Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer Coordinator

Alive provides its team members the ability to combine passion for healthcare and love of community in ways that impacts us all. Come serve with us!

The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Director of Volunteer Services in planning and conducting volunteer service activities including recruiting volunteers, communication with volunteers, volunteer recognition activities and volunteer interviewing, training and support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Responds to inquiry calls requesting information about volunteer opportunities.
2. Interviews, orients, assigns and supervises office and patient care volunteers.
3. Collaborates with other Volunteer Coordinators in assigning patient care volunteers when requested and completes required documentation related to the assignment process and statistics.
4. Conducts follow-up calls to patient care volunteers as requested and documents such calls.
5. Assists Director of Volunteer Services in maintaining volunteer personnel and medical files, including compliance of annual competency reviews and evaluations.
6. Assists with facilitating volunteer events, trainings and meetings including requisition and storage of recognition awards.
7. Assists Director of Volunteer Services in the collection of data for performance improvement.
8. Oversees preparation and mailing of all Volunteer Services materials, including, on-going correspondence to volunteers, volunteer newsletter, patient care documentation to volunteers, and other materials as needed.
9. Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to remain abreast of current patients; notifies interdisciplinary team members of updated information on volunteer contact with patient and educates staff on appropriate utilization of volunteers.
10. Assists Director of Volunteer Services in maintaining volunteer information database and updates information as needed.
11. Assists Director of Volunteer Services in assigning volunteers for agency's special events.
12. Organizes and facilitates Volunteer Recruitment events.
13. Other duties may also be assigned.

Requirements:

Associates degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; three years 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.