Volunteer - Hays County Health Department (unpaid)

Volunteer Position

The Volunteer shall assist the Hays County Health Department in supporting community outreach, public health initiatives, and event coordination. Performs a variety of administrative and community-facing tasks, gradually increasing in level of responsibility as the Volunteer receives on-the-job training related to public health programs, behavioral health initiatives, and community engagement efforts.

• Assists with setup, coordination, and breakdown of community health events and outreach activities.
• Supports distribution of public health materials, resources, and information to community members.
• Assures services delivered meet quality, professionalism, and timeliness standards.
• Enters, organizes, and tracks outreach data and event participation information.
• Assists with organizing materials, supplies, and resource inventories.
• Documents and files materials related to outreach, events, and programming.
• Interacts daily with staff, community partners, and the public.
• Assists with behavioral health and public health projects as assigned.
• Performs a variety of duties related to community outreach strategies, health education, and program implementation while learning the mission, structure, and operations of the Health Department.
• Supports community engagement efforts including mental health awareness, prevention programming, and health promotion initiatives.
• Effectively utilizes standard office software (data management, spreadsheets, presentations, and word processing) in completing assigned projects.
• May assist with logistical or administrative tasks during peak event periods.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May attend community meetings, coalition meetings, or public health events as needed.

• Interest or experience in Public Health, Behavioral Health, Social Work, Psychology, or related field preferred.
• Experience with community service, outreach, or volunteer work is a plus.
• Experience with personal computers and basic software applications.

Valid Texas driver's license