As the Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll work closely with the Development team to ensure volunteer projects are adequately supported. You’ll work on all aspects of volunteer recruitment and management, marketing and communication, and recognition tools and follow-ups for special-interest volunteers.
Service Activities
You’ll support the development of Breakthrough's volunteer communication strategy and design targeted outreach to diversify volunteer pipelines. This includes marketing to new volunteers and developing new opportunities that strengthen engagement. You’ll assist with volunteer management and recruitment, including database maintenance, tracking, and promotion. You’ll work closely with BTSV’s leadership to re-engage and cultivate past, current and prospective volunteers, identify needs and opportunities, support the volunteer base's growth, and advance individual relationships and group partnerships that benefit BTSV students and volunteers.
Volunteer events take place throughout the year; highlights include Career Exploration Day for middle school students, resume and interviewing workshops for high school students, and a professional networking event for BTSV graduates. You’ll also work with BTSV’s volunteer tutors who support students at all grade levels.
Community Need Addressed
The specific need that this position will address will be vital academic resources for young students within the community. Services will be provided through year-round support, including academic advising, leading cohorts, out-of-school-time academic and enrichment programs, and recruiting volunteers to enhance services.
Position Outcomes
The desired result will be to have BTSV Students increase math skills, also to increase the number of 7th-12th graders who meet grade-level academic and college-readiness milestones, and support low-income, first-generation college students to enroll into college immediately after high school. Another desired result would be to have BTSV students excel with resources such as tutoring, career exploration, and developing professional career navigational skills.
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Living allowance, Student loan forbearance
Education Benefits
College Degree
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Lead group discussion, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner, Turn taking, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise, Provide relevant expertise, Select and implement well-considered solution
Teamwork
Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others, Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Anticipate the consequences of decisions, Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Carefully consider which tools or technological solutions are appropriate for a given job, Consistently choose the best tool or technological solution for the problem at hand, Operate tools and equipment in accordance with established operating procedures, safety standards, and ethical guidelines, Seek opportunities to improve knowledge of tools and technologies that may assist in streamlining work and improving productivity
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create environment of contribution, Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time, Demonstrate the effective allocation of time and resources efficiently, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Provide personalized, prompt, and efficient service to meet the requirements, requests and needs of customers, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment