Volunteer Services Administrator AmeriCorps Program Officer

Essential Functions

Recruits, interviews and selects volunteers.

Schedules interviews with agencies and completes follow-up.

Serves as a liaison between volunteers and agency staff to promote acceptance of volunteers' role.

Affairs with professional staff from departments or agencies to assign volunteers to specific areas.

Promotes volunteerism through participation in community-wide events, contact with local media and membership in professional organizations.

Develops and conducts orientation and training.

Develops and implements recognition plans to promote the efforts of volunteers in public and private organizations.

Maintains records and reports.

Job Requirements

• Three years experience in volunteer recruitment.
• Six months experience in budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining, monitoring, projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating programs.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Six months experience in supervising volunteer groups.
• Knowledge of grant writing.
• Knowledge of staff supervision acquired through course work, academic training, training provided through an employer, or performing as a lead worker overseeing the work of others; OR supervising staff which may include planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others; OR supervising through subordinate supervisors a group of professional, technical, and clerical employees.