Volunteer Coordinator

Takara Hospice; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Takara Hospice is seeking a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator in California to plan, coordinate, and manage all volunteer program activities. You will develop training, recruit volunteers, and support the hospice team while ensuring high-quality patient and family care.

Responsibilities include supervision, data tracking, and ongoing program evaluation. The role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and community groups to promote hospice services and continuous quality improvement.

Qualifications

• College degree, advanced degree in human services preferred.
• Minimum of two years experience in a health care setting. Hospice and/or volunteer experience preferred.
• Ability to supervise, coordinate, and evaluate volunteer services.
• Understands hospice philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain volunteer training and orientation program sufficient to meet the volunteer needs of the patients and families.
• Recruits, educates, and selects volunteers from at least three recruitment sessions a year.
• Establish a need for volunteer services with the patient and family/caregiver and entire hospice team.
• Supervise and evaluate volunteers in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Maintains monthly statistics. Records services of volunteers, including the type of service performed and the time worked.
• Maintains current personnel files.
• Reevaluate volunteer program as necessary.
• Coordinate support/education meetings.
• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Provides information to individuals and community groups about hospice volunteer services.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvements teams, activities and reviewing and revising written volunteer policies and procedures.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities.

Skills

Volunteer supervision

Program coordination

Training & orientation

Community outreach

Data/statistics

Education

College degree

Advanced degree in human services

Job description

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing all volunteer program activities in the organization.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Developand maintain volunteer training and orientation program sufficient to meet the volunteer needs of the patients and families.
• Recruits, educates, and selects volunteers from at least three (3) recruitment sessions a year.
• Establish a need for volunteer services with the patient and family/caregiver and entire hospice team.
• Supervise and evaluate volunteers in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Maintains monthly statistics. Records services of volunteers, including the type of service performed and the time worked.
• Maintains current personnel files.
• Reevaluate volunteer program as necessary.
• Coordinate support/education meetings.
• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Provides information to individuals and community groups about hospice volunteer services.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvements teams, activities and reviewing and revising written volunteer policies and procedures.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities.

Position Qualifications

• College degree, advanced degree in human services preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in a health care setting. Hospice and/or volunteer experience preferred.
• Ability to supervise, coordinate, and evaluate volunteer services.
• Understands hospice philosophy.
• Ability to organize and develop volunteer hospice personnel for both patient and organizational needs.
• Ability to manage a group of individuals providing volunteer time and who will be considered employees.
• Hourly: $25.00 - $32.00