Volunteer Services Program Assistant

Position Summary

The Program Assistant supports the Volunteer Services Manager in delivering high-quality volunteer engagement, nonprofit capacity building, and disaster readiness services across CVNL’s service counties. This role provides essential coordination, administrative, and programmatic support to ensure volunteer recruitment, matching, recognition, events, trainings, and emergency response activities operate smoothly and consistently. This position plays a vital role in advancing CVNL’s mission of equipping strong nonprofits with confident and prepared leaders and volunteers.

Volunteer Recruitment & Program Support

• Maintain calendars for department activities, meetings, and events.
• Support CVNL’s online volunteer matching portal (VolunteerNow.org), including posting opportunities and assisting partners / agencies with navigation and troubleshooting.
• Track and maintain accurate volunteer data, including volunteer hours, assignments, volunteer leaders, and opportunities.
• Support planning and execution of Days of Service, corporate volunteer projects, and other volunteer engagement activities (registration, scheduling, materials, confirmations, day-of logistics).
• Assist with volunteer and agency outreach and recruitment efforts.
• Assist with volunteer recognition efforts, including tracking milestones, preparing acknowledgements, and supporting recognition events or communications.

Administrative Responsibilities

Disaster Readiness & Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) Support

Requirements

Preferred :

Physical Demands & Work Schedule

Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm (37.5 hour work week), with occasional evening / weekend support for events. Frequent travel across Sonoma, Marin, Solano and Napa Counties (mileage reimbursement provided).

Benefits

Compensation :

The budgeted starting salary that CVNL reasonably expects to pay for this position is $22.59 to $25.04. This takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, external market comparisons for similar positions in similar geographic locations and size. Offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

CVNL is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications. The Agency policy prohibits unlawful discrimination in any employment decision based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religious creed, color, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.