Volunteer Coordinator - Home Care

We invite you to take a bold step with us. Join the team that’s offering expert care, peace of mind, comfort, guidance, and hope to people affected by serious illness or grief around Kansas City.  At Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, we work together – one team, one vision, that each person in our community is valued from life through death and each family is supported in their grief.

We Strive to be the Best Place to Work:

• We offer generous and competitive wages and benefits!
• Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
• Must reside in the Kansas City metropolitan area! 

Position Description:

The Hospice Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and strengthening volunteer services for hospice home care programs. This role manages multiple volunteer teams and specialized programs, ensuring volunteers are effectively recruited, trained, supported, and recognized while maintaining compliance with hospice standards and regulations. The Hospice Volunteer Coordinator collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to enhance the quality of care and support provided to patients and families.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess the Following Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Business, Non-profit Management or related field, preferred.
• Motivation to work with the dying and bereaved, required.
• Minimum one (1) year relevant work experience in the field of Non-profit Development and/or Volunteerism required.
• Experience coordinating volunteers, preferably in a hospice, healthcare, or nonprofit environment preferred.
• Prior work experience with Non-profit Hospice programming, preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, emotionally sensitive environment required. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required; working knowledge of Google applications preferred.
• Prior database management experience preferred.

Our Benefit Offerings Include:

Insurance: Medical Insurance HRA, Dental, Vision, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Voluntary Life, Short and Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness, Pre-Paid Legal and Identity Theft, Pet Insurance

Time Off: Generous PTO accrual program, Generous Bereavement Leave, Parental Leave, Personal Day

Tuition Assistance and Reimbursement Programs:

• Tuition Assistance 
• Additionally 2-Year Loan Assistance Agreement 
• Federal Student Loan (Perkins Loan) Forgiveness:  As a Benefit of working at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, a qualified employer non-profit organization, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness. Contact your lender for additional information.
• Career Growth and Annual Scholarship opportunities including Certified Hospice Palliative Nurse (CHPN) reimbursement, Company paid CEU’s and ongoing training

And More!!!: Company Paid Employee Assistance Program offering 10 sessions per year, per event, Smart Shopper Healthcare Consumer Savings Program, Flexible Spending Account, Mileage Reimbursement, 403b Retirement Savings Plan and Company Match, Wellness Plan Discounts to include monthly incentives for participation and discounted gym memberships, Free Monthly Online Yoga Class, Generous Employee Referral Program

** All benefits are available to regular full-time employees hired to work 60 hours or more per pay period, benefits offered differ for PT employees

Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care is an equal-opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace.  We don’t just accept differences—we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our community. Our diversity defines us. It binds us. It makes us great.

Job Type: Full Time