Volunteer Services Coordinator

Summary Statement This is the first level in the series. Essential Functions Recruits, interviews, and selects volunteers; assigns volunteers to a variety of settings. Schedules interviews with agencies and completes follow‑up; serves as liaison between volunteers and agency staff to promote acceptance of volunteers’ role. Assesses need for volunteers within an agency through consultation; explains concepts and potentials for utilization of volunteer resources. Develops and implements recruitment plans in the community through group contracts, media and individual contracts; prepares recruitment materials. Confers 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 efforts of volunteers in public and private organizations. Maintains records and reports. Job Requirements Six months experience in volunteer recruitment. Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures. Six months experience in narrative report writing. Knowledge of planning, developing, implementing and evaluating programs. Conditions of Hire Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E‑Verify system, where the State will provide the federal government with each new hire’s Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources. Pre‑employment drug testing: Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre‑employment drug testing as part of the hiring process. Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire. All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County. Benefits To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at Equal Opportunity Employer The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. #J-18808-Ljbffr State of Maryland