Coordinator of Friendship at Heart

$20/hour | 40 hours per week | Full Time

About us
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Norwescap is a 60-year-old anti-poverty organization with a mission to strengthen communities by creating opportunities that improve the lives of low-income individuals and families. Our vision is to help build a community that transforms poverty into opportunity.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a well-established, highly respected nonprofit organization that supports over 30,000 individuals and families each year and helps to create opportunities and positive change in communities throughout Northwestern New Jersey.

Norwescap is seeking a Coordinator of Friendship at Heart responsible managing and supporting volunteers with individuals needing companionship and support. This involves recruiting, screening, training, and managing volunteers, coordinating visits with clients, and providing ongoing support to ensure the program's effectiveness.

• Identify, recruit, and interview potential volunteers, ensuring they meet the program's requirements and fit the role well.
• Provide ongoing support, training, and supervision to volunteers, ensuring they have the resources and tools to fulfill their duties successfully.
• Establish and maintain client relationships, understand their needs and preferences, and ensure volunteers provide appropriate and meaningful support.
• Plan and coordinate visits between volunteers and clients, ensuring they are scheduled and conducted safely and effectively.
• Evaluate the program's effectiveness regularly and make recommendations for improvement, ensuring that the program continues to meet the needs of both volunteers and clients.
• Maintain accurate records of volunteer hours, client interactions, and program activities, and prepare reports as needed.

• Valid Driver's License and reliable transportation required
• Experience in community outreach and Program Coordination preferred
• Proficient in using technology as a management reporting tool, as well as proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Zoom, fax and scanning technologies required

• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc. However, this position may require occasional site visits for specific needs or advisement].

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location:

Morristown, NJ, On site

Norwescap provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.