West Neighbourhood House

About West Neighbourhood House

identifying potential new sources of volunteers and conducting appropriate outreach in keeping with the House’s mission and principles; screening, interviewing, orienting, training and providing ongoing support to volunteers; promoting volunteering through public education campaigns identifying the need for, impact of and the benefits of involvement; participating in networks and events; identifying community members who have not had the opportunity to volunteer and working with them to overcome barriers to volunteering in conjunction with other staff; assessing program needs for volunteers, resolving the working relations between volunteers and programs; organizing and matching high school, college and undergraduate student placements; organizing and matching episodic volunteers (groups interested in one-off volunteer activity); evaluating the experiences of volunteers within the agency to improve volunteer satisfaction and retention; developing and implementing ongoing training and development for volunteers and for staff who work with them; compiling, maintaining and reporting statistics on volunteers for internal and external purposes (e.g. reports, proposals) working with the Coordinator to plan and implement annual events (e.g. the volunteer recognition event, Community Sweep, some fundraising events etc.); and, participating as a member of the Community Response and Advocacy Team on House-wide events and participating on other House committees and activities as required. Qualifications: thorough knowledge of, and a commitment to the principles of volunteerism; minimum of one year relevant experience working with volunteers in a non-profit agency setting combined with knowledge of House program activities; skill in recruiting and screening large numbers of individuals and defining their personal skills/attributes and goals;. * basic knowledge of marketing in order to attract and retain volunteers; ability to direct, orient, train and support students/volunteers and to exercise initiative in effectively problem solving when issues arise; excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to speak publicly, deliver presentations, and contribute to communications about volunteer program; ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people in a team based setting; ability to work effectively within an anti-oppression framework; computer literacy in word processing and database software and ability to collect data, statistics and review/note trends; ability to work some evenings and occasional weekends; excellent communication skills in English and Portuguese; strong organizational skills and strong event planning skills. Status: Permanent Part Time Start Date: ASAP Hours: 15 per week Rate: $23.39 per hour Unit: Community Response & Advocacy Immediate Supervisor: Volunteer Coordinator Posting Date: February 26, 2020 Closing Date: March 11, 2020 Note: West Neighbourhood House provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. Applicants should make their needs known in advance. Please send resumes by 5:00 pm on the closing date to: Hiring Committee 588 Queen St. W. Toronto, Ontario M6J 1E3 [email removed].

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