Volunteer Coordinator

City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 51,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator for the Code Compliance Department. This role oversees and coordinates the volunteer service program for the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control division, collaborating with staff, volunteers, and the community to support animal care, enrichment, and adoption events.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate effective communication, diplomacy, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills in a diverse environment, with a bachelor’s degree and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Business Administration, Public Administration, Marketing, Humanities, Psychology or Public Relations or related field
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in volunteer service programs or related fields
• Valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Interacts with community groups, civic organizations, the public and other stakeholders to communicate clearly and effectively
• Assesses organizational needs for volunteer services and plans recruitment in assigned departments
• Develops and implements volunteer recruitment plans across multiple channels
• Designs, plans and implements program strategies for volunteer services
• Recruits, interviews, screens and refers volunteers to appropriate sites
• Maintains administrative and statistical reports on volunteer services and performance

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

Driver’s license

Volunteer programs

Job description

Pay Range: $24.67 - $30.83/hr. | $51,308- $64,135 annual compensation

Workdays & Hours: Scheduled days rotate. Shifts are typically scheduled 9a-6p; Weekend/Holiday work required. This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week with occasional mandatory overtime.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Volunteer Coordinator position is available with The City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department. The position will oversee and coordinate the volunteer service program for the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control division. Volunteers play a crucial role for Fort Worth Animal Care and Control. They provide valuable resources by assisting staff in numerous amounts of tasks including animal care, animal enrichment and adoption events. The selected individual must be an effective communicator who is able to demonstrate diplomacy, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills while working with a culturally and ethnically diverse staff, volunteer, and community base.

• This position requires the flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed
• This position may require you to travel to various locations and drive city vehicles
• This position will require you to handle animals

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Marketing, Humanities, Psychology or Public Relations or related field
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in volunteer service programs or related fields
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in animal welfare, animal behavior/handling and shelter settings with the experience in identifying volunteer opportunities through a needs assessment
• Experience in organizing and conducting outreach at community events to recruit a diverse pool of volunteers

The Volunteer Coordinator job responsibilities include:

• Interacting frequently with community groups, civic organizations, the public and other stakeholders with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Assesses organizational needs for volunteer services and plans for recruitment in assigned departments including program coordination at community facilities
• Develops and implements volunteer recruitment plan; maintains continuous recruitment for volunteers through various sources including career fairs, flyers, public meetings, and mass media
• Designs, plans, and implements program strategies
• Recruits, interviews, screens, and refers volunteers to appropriate sites within assigned department; develops and conduct in-service training programs for specific assignments and programs; prepares and maintains procedural and training manuals
• Prepares administrative and statistical reports on the nature, extent, and value of volunteer services. This includes maintaining daily, weekly, monthly and annual records
• Serves as a liaison between administration, staff, and volunteers; resolves personnel problems and issues
• Build relationships with volunteers to help improve retention and help continue building a positive atmosphere

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typical require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment

Medium work – Positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in The City of FortWorth’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.