High Rocks- Challenged Athletes

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; West Virginia; On-site; USD 13,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Education award

Stipend

Living Allowance

Job summary

Challenged Athletes of West Virginia (CAWV) seeks dedicated volunteers to expand adaptive sports access for children and adults with disabilities. You will promote outreach, recruit volunteers and support events, camps and programs across the state.

Join CAWV to mentor participants, help plan camps, and grow community partnerships while delivering meaningful outdoor activities and education opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong communications and public speaking skills are essential.
• Ability to recruit, mentor and coordinate volunteers.
• Proven leadership and community outreach capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Promote and engage volunteers through outreach, social media and events.
• Create programs to enrich volunteers' experience with CAWV.
• Coordinate volunteer information sessions and trainings.
• Engage volunteers in informational sessions, trainings and experiences.
• Promote CAWV services through social channels and events.
• Assist in planning veterans family winter camp and summer sports camp.
• Support camps through hospitality and mentorship.

Skills

Communications

Public Speaking

General Skills

Recruitment

Leadership

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Teaching/Tutoring

Job description

Challenged Athletes of West Virginia (CAWV), a non-profit 501(c)3, has been providing adaptive sports opportunities to children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities since 1996. Our mission is to enrich the quality of life for individuals with disabilities through outdoor sports and recreation. From humble beginnings, we have grown to become a leader in the Mid-Atlantic Region. CAWV primarily provides equipment and instruction for adaptive alpine skiing and snowboarding as well as, education and training opportunities for professional and volunteer staff. We also provide equipment and support for handcycling, adaptive bicycling, whitewater rafting, camping and other outdoor opportunities.

Member Duties :

• Promote and engage both adult and youth volunteerism through community outreach, social media and web, school visits, events, etc.
• Create programs to encourage and enrich volunteers experience with CAWV
• Coordinate volunteer information sessions and trainings
• Help engage those volunteers by getting them involved in informational sessions, trainings and experiences
• Promote CAWV services to the community and beyond through social media, web, in person events and speaking opportunities
• Help to plan our annual veterans family Winter Snowsports Camp and Summer Sports Camp
• Support the camp through hospitality and mentorship for the veterans, family, etc.
• Be a supportive mentor to the participant athletes we serve on a daily basis
• Be involved in the development of our newest program offering, mountain biking
• Help to promote the program to the community and beyond
• Help coordinate and promote any other special activities/events i.e.

Program Benefits :

• Training
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Stipend
• Living Allowance.

Terms :

• Permits working at another job during off hours
• Car recommended
• Permits attendance at school during off hours.

Service Areas :

• Veterans
• Community Outreach
• Health
• Children/Youth.

Skills :

• Communications
• Public Speaking
• General Skills
• Recruitment
• Leadership
• Community Organization
• Computers/Technology
• Teaching/Tutoring.