Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer Coordinator

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered 'yes', to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you're looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world's greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

The Volunteer Coordinator Role supports World Relief's efforts of building a vibrant community engagement structure that positively impacts clients, World Relief, the church, and the community. This is accomplished through ensuring volunteers are engaged in the development of authentic relationships with immigrants, in fostering welcoming communities for mutual transformation through building a strong volunteer onboarding and training experience, coordinating engagement with different programmatic areas, and providing ongoing support and development of volunteer engagement pathways.

The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for the successful implementation and oversight of the overall volunteer program including recruitment & onboarding, training, placement, engagement, retention and recognition. Because the Volunteer Coordinator oversees the entire lifecycle of all of our volunteers and creates meaningful relationships with individuals that are serving, we see this role as an integral, long-term role within the Church and Community Engagement Department.

This is a Hybrid position: 3 days in office, 2 work from home.

Role & Responsibilities:

Program, Training, Support, and Recognition:

• Ensure a strong and dynamic volunteer base enabling the Fort Worth office to effectively support service delivery and community outreach objectives.

• Establish a comprehensive volunteer engagement plan including formal recruitment, training, communication and recognition plans

Recruitment & Onboarding:

• Collaborate with other Church & Community Engagement staff to develop and implement recruitment strategies for critical volunteer opportunities, assessing and refreshing priorities on an ongoing basis

• Develop, promote, and maintain a wide range of volunteer opportunities to further connect volunteers with the needs of programs and those they are serving

• Represent World Relief at events in order to promote and recruit volunteer opportunities

• Maintain a consistent, efficient and thorough application and screening process of all volunteers that complies with National Performance Standards

• Respond to volunteer inquiries from the public in a timely, professional manner

Training and

Coaching:

• Ensure the provision of orientation and training to all incoming groups and volunteers

• Develop and conduct refresher and leadership development training sessions for existing volunteers and provide continual coaching throughout their service commitment

• Maximize use of World Relief's e-learning platform "the Workshop" to develop learning pathways for churches and volunteers

Placement:

• Closely track database and manage volunteer assignments. Develop frequent targeted emails, phone…