Volunteer Coordinator

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
   

MINIMUM SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ability to foster a workable, effective, and productive relationship with other staff, administration, volunteers, agencies, and clients.
• At least two (2) years’ volunteering and administrative experience; experience in a non-profit organization preferred.
• Must be knowledgeable of or be willing to learn and promote Catholic Social Teachings.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to read, write, and speak English fluently; bilingual fluency in English and Spanish strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated skill with various software packages including Excel, Word and Power Point.
• Must have strong presentation, verbal and written skills.
• Must demonstrate teamwork and collaboration through effective communication, flexibility, dependability, punctuality, and accountability of one’s work within the department.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member, willingly providing assistance to other staff members.
• In the team environment, must demonstrate tactfulness and humility.
• Experience interviewing, assessing needs, and applying problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use call center type equipment to answer and respond to incoming calls.
• Ability to accurately enter information into a computerized system.
• Ability to preserve and protect confidential information.
• Ability to adapt to a changing caseload while maintaining standards of high quality and integrity.
• Must apply creativity and take initiative as a problem solver as needed.
• Must be able and willing to assist other staff in unexpected and/or emergency situations.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a valid Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and evidence of insurability.
• Position requires frequentdriving in personal vehicle and/or Agency vehicle to include freeways and highways to satellite offices, job fairs, and offsite meetings and events, throughout the 10 counties Catholic Charities serves from Galveston to Richmond and surrounding towns as needed during the day, evenings and/or weekends. 
• Must be available to work non-traditional work hours to include nights, weekends, and overtime as needed in order to meet program, project and Agency deadlines.
• Must be knowledgeable of or be willing to learn and promote Catholic Social Teachings.
• Must exhibit positive, supportive, and cooperative behavior.
• Must be able to work all on and off-site events and promotional appearances.