Volunteer Coordinator

About the role

Alive provides its team members the ability to combine passion for healthcare and love of community in ways that impact us all. The Volunteer Coordinator assists the Director of Volunteer Services in planning and conducting volunteer service activities, including recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Respond to inquiry calls requesting information about volunteer opportunities.
• Interview, orient, assign, and supervise office and patient care volunteers.
• Collaborate with other Volunteer Coordinators in assigning patient care volunteers when requested and complete required documentation related to the assignment process and statistics.
• Conduct follow-up calls to patient care volunteers as requested and document such calls.
• Assist the Director of Volunteer Services in maintaining volunteer personnel and medical files, including compliance of annual competency reviews and evaluations.
• Assist with facilitating volunteer events, trainings, and meetings, including requisition and storage of recognition awards.
• Assist the Director of Volunteer Services in the collection of data for performance improvement.
• Oversee preparation and mailing of all Volunteer Services materials, including ongoing correspondence to volunteers, volunteer newsletters, patient care documentation to volunteers, and other materials as needed.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to remain abreast of current patients; notify interdisciplinary team members of updated information on volunteer contact with patients and educate staff on appropriate utilization of volunteers.
• Assist the Director of Volunteer Services in maintaining the volunteer information database and update information as needed.
• Assist the Director of Volunteer Services in assigning volunteers for the agency's special events.
• Organize and facilitate Volunteer Recruitment events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Volunteer supervisory experience preferred.
• Current driver’s license and automobile insurance as required by Tennessee State Law.

Schedule

Full-time, 32 hours per week.