Volunteer Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description : ABOUT US

Women's Lunch Place is a safe, welcoming daytime shelter and advocacy center for women experiencing hunger, homelessness, and poverty. We offer a supportive community that provides healthy meals, housing support, wellness programming, and other critical services designed to restore dignity and empowers women to make positive changes in their lives.

POSITION SUMMARY

As Volunteer Coordinator at Women’s Lunch Place, you’ll be the heart and soul of our incredible volunteer community. From recruiting and training to scheduling and celebrating, you’ll make sure our volunteers are not only equipped to support our mission—but inspired and empowered every step of the way. If you’re passionate about people and love creating meaningful experiences, this role is for you!

Reports to : Director of Corporate & Volunteer Engagement

Exempt Status : Exempt

Position Status : Full Time (40 hours per week, Mon-Fri), Occasional Evenings & weekends

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Volunteer Program Management

• Schedule volunteers for daily shifts, special events, and administrative tasks; manage last-minute cancellations to ensure coverage.
• Oversee volunteers at Women’s Lunch Place events.
• Recruit, screen, and onboard new volunteers through orientations and trainings.
• Maintain accurate volunteer records, including hours and assignments.
• Match volunteer skills and interests with organizational needs.
• Supervise student volunteers – write work agreements, evaluations, letters of recommendation, etc.
• Coordinate volunteer opportunities for community or school groups - respond to inquiries, perform shelter tours, follow up.
• Proactively do outreach to new areas of the community to engage volunteers.
• Assist Director of Corporate & Volunteer Engagement with corporate group engagement.

Engagement & Retention

Collaboration & Communication

Administrative & Reporting

Other Responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required.

Education and / or Experience :

Language and Communications Skills :

Other Skills and Abilities :

Physical and Environmental Requirements :

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical activities include :

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or feel controls. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision and hearing abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision and ability to hear conversations in office and group settings. Attendance at appointments, meetings or events in the community is required.

Requirements :