Volunteer & Education Programs Coordinator

Be a part of Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, and its one‑of‑a‑kind Free Enterprise Center which serves JAMGL’s 52‑county footprint. JA is looking for dynamic and accomplished team members who want to be a part of exciting growth. Be a part of this award‑winning non‑profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of our area youth.

To ensure smooth operation of the Junior Achievement educational programs in Barry, Ionia and Montcalm Counties by developing and maintaining positive working relationships with volunteers, businesses, teachers, and school personnel. Responsible for veteran volunteer re‑enlistment and the procurement of new volunteers and volunteer sources to fill all scheduled classes. Maintains and assists in maintaining accurate and complete education constituent records in database management system.

Assists in the entering of class information and the understanding of the timely submission of class registrations with the national office. Provides student and volunteer information to education and development staff as requested through writing/running database queries and reports.

• Renews veteran consultant commitments through timely and appropriate means of contact. Coordinates the placement and scheduling of trained consultants. Takes a lead role to renew veteran consultant volunteer commitments each semester.
• Through the development of new relationships with individuals, businesses, and civic organizations, recruits and places new volunteers in appropriate classes. Establishes new, on‑going relationships with business and civic organization liaisons who will serve as partners in volunteer placement.
• Works to establish local ties and gain on‑going volunteer support from agencies and organizations with which JA has a national partnership.
• Assists in the planning and execution of volunteer recognition and retention events as needed.
• Initiates new school relationships to introduce JA programming into local classrooms. When appropriate, establish school coordinators and orient all educational staff for a successful relationship.
• Work with education staff to prepare and submit letters and articles regarding volunteer opportunities for placement in school publications, local media, and organization publications.
• Ensure that all new volunteers receive the required training and assists supervisor in carrying out training sessions as required.
• Records and updates constituent and class event information in database management system, including all fields required by JAMGL and JA USA.
• Composes and runs constituent queries, exports, and reports as needed for the education department. Performs mail merges as appropriate to process letters, labels, reports, and other communication.
• Assures program quality by providing service and support to teachers, volunteers, and liaisons through phone calls, emails, class or school visits, and written communications as appropriate or directed.
• Retrieves or completes paperwork as needed, such as class registrations, class request forms, evaluations, time sheets, and expense reports. Assists in processing and submitting all class registrations to JA USA in a timely fashion.
• Help manage, recruit, plan, and work, day of education events (i.e. JA Titan Business Challenge, JA Girls Dream Fair, etc.)
• Participate in regional advisory board meetings as needed and provide education documentation for meeting as requested.
• Serve as a staff member, facilitating JA Finance Park up to 2 days a week.
• Work collaboratively with the Experiential Learning staff team to actively participate in creating meaningful experiences for students visiting the learning lab.

• Attend all local community meetings, staff meetings, and Education Department meetings as assigned.
• Participate in JAMGL special events as requested/required.
• Provide weekly status reports to supervisor regarding work, timelines, issues, etc.
• Engages in problem solving with all matters related to volunteer placement and program execution, taking a positive approach at all times.