Volunteer Programs Coordinator - Education & Outreach

Harris County; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris County is seeking a dedicated Volunteer Programs Coordinator to assist with the management of AgriLife program volunteers, schedule meetings, and collaborate with Horticulture agents on educational activities.

The role involves recruiting volunteers, planning classes, maintaining records in Excel, and ensuring background checks. Working hours are Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM. Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Requires a B.S. in Education, Management, Horticulture or related field.
• Requires experience in public or private education, public service, administrative, or management.
• Intermediate to advanced word processing, spreadsheet, and database software experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with management of AgriLife program volunteers.
• Provide assistance, schedule meetings, and collaborate with Horticulture agents on volunteer activities and programs.
• Aid volunteers to assume increased roles as trainers and public educators.
• Identify program needs, track programs, meet with volunteer program coordinators to assess program objectives and program’s educational goals.
• Frequent communication with volunteers through e-mail, telephone, and scheduled meetings.
• Develop and implement effective strategies to recruit the right volunteers with the right skills.
• Help to plan and facilitate volunteer classes and continue education training.
• Help to maintain an online volunteer signup system and volunteer hours reporting system. Aid to recertification and background checks.
• Maintain program and activity records, calculate volunteer hours recorded, prepare spreadsheets using Excel.
• Prepare support materials, confirm appointments, attend meetings, prepare reports, assist with annual planning, assist with programs and schedule volunteers. Will provide educational programming and assistance with Cylinder Gardening, School Gardens, and Community Gardens
• Liaise with volunteers and Agents for Greenhouse, irrigation systems, and other demonstration garden facilities.
• Identify areas for quality improvement related to education and volunteer management, suggest changes where appropriate.

Skills

Volunteer management

Public education

Administrative

Data management

Education

B.S. in Education

B.S. in Management

B.S. in Horticulture

Tools

Excel

WordPress

PowerPoint

Job description

Harris County is seeking a dedicated Volunteer Programs Coordinator to assist with the management of AgriLife program volunteers, schedule meetings, and collaborate with Horticulture agents on educational activities.

The role involves recruiting volunteers, planning classes, maintaining records in Excel, and ensuring background checks. Working hours are Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM. Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.