Volunteer Services Operations Coordinator (34297)

San Francisco-Marin Food Bank; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank seeks a Volunteer Services Operations Coordinator to support expanding volunteer engagement, including the CalFresh Community Works Program, and collaborate with internal teams and partner agencies.

You will manage referrals, lead volunteer orientation, track hours, and ensure accurate records in a fast-paced warehouse setting. This fixed-term full-time role offers an hourly salary of $29.20–$30.11 and a values-driven environment that serves a broad community.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years direct service or customer service experience.
• Experience working with volunteers is preferred.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Excellent conflict resolution, de-escalation and active listening abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage referral process and ongoing placements from county agencies.
• Act as primary liaison for internal Community Partnerships team.
• Lead volunteer orientation and onboarding.
• Accurately track hours and report to county agencies.
• Coordinate with Community Engagement Team to ensure seamless operation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Collaboration

Participant experience

Cultural sensitivity

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Details. Job Location: San Francisco - San Francisco, CA 94107. Salary Range: $29.20 - $30.11 Hourly.

Are you a skilled professional who believes in lending your skills to end hunger during these unprecedented times? If so, consider being the Volunteer Services Coordinator, CalFresh for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Join our friendly, collaborative, and hardworking development team, reporting to the Director of Community Engagement.

Volunteer Services Operations Coordinator

The Volunteer Services Operations Coordinator is a new position created to support the Food Bank's expanding volunteer engagement efforts with external partners. A portion of this role will support the CalFresh Community Works Program (CCWP), the Food Bank's response to evolving CalFresh work requirements. This role will also collaborate with Food Bank teams who support external partners via the volunteer program at the Food Bank as we are uniquely positioned to serve as a key community resource through one of the largest volunteer programs in San Francisco and Marin.

Who We Are:

The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin counties. We envision a community free of the root causes of hunger, where everyone has access to nutritious food of their choosing and is uplifted by a network of support.

Together with more than 250+ community partners, we work to address hunger head-on through a coordinated network of neighborhood food pantries, CalFresh enrollment, home-delivered groceries, and policy and advocacy efforts. We work with our community to provide food for people facing hunger today while working to end the hunger of tomorrow. This fiscal year, we are serving 42,000 households per week. Nearly 70% of what we distribute is fresh fruits and vegetables. Visit sfmfoodbank.org to learn more.

Who You Are:

• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills
• Customer service oriented
• Values collaboration and teamwork
• Provides a positive participant experience
• Are sensitive to cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating

What You Would Be Accountable for:

• Manage referral process and ongoing placements from various county agencies
• Act as primary liaison for internal Community Partnerships team
• Lead volunteer orientation and onboarding
• Accurately track hours
• Upload volunteer hours weekly to the county
• Report on aggregate hours/number of participants supported

What You Would Be Doing Right Now:

• Lead Volunteer Orientation & Onboarding & Retention for CCWP
• Create schedule for volunteer orientations, arranging for language accessibility
• Confirm RSVPs with volunteers/county agencies
• Conduct participant orientation
• Create volunteer schedule with each volunteer and schedule in volunteer portal
• Send bi-weekly/monthly email updates to participants, including a regular satisfaction survey
• Coordinate with Community Engagement Team
• Ensure smooth operation between community and service volunteers
• Properly set up volunteer schedules
• Accurately track hours
• Report on aggregate hours and number of participants who successfully retain benefits
• Give tours/manage volunteer check in as needed
• Lead volunteer activity as needed
• Lead evaluation of programming
• Document and refine program processes and procedures
• Coordinate with Operations and Programs Staff
• Check in with project leaders and site managers about volunteer performance
• Elevate any performance issues to Associate Director of Community Engagement
• Coordinate with Strategic Partnerships, Advocacy and Voice Team (SPAV)
• Submit referrals for CalFresh Ambassador Program
• Submit referrals for Peer Navigator Program
• Track and report on any volunteer hours from SPAV roles
• Coordinate with County Agencies for referred community service programs
• Verify participant information and requirements and provide volunteer and program orientation
• Track and ensure service hours are accurately captured in SFMFB volunteer platform and on county required paperwork
• Complete and sign required county paperwork, and when necessary, provide letter of verification
• Maintain accurate records and update participant account to ensure compliance with program requirements
• Coordinate with Community Partnerships Team
• Partner with community partnerships team to recruit volunteers for partners
• Post volunteer opportunities for partner agencies as requested
• Request attendance reports from partner agencies where volunteers have been referred
• Attend Community Partnerships Team meetings as needed

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 1-2 years Direct Service Experience or 1-2 years customer service experience

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with volunteers
• Spanish or Cantonese language capacity preferred
• Experience engaging with communities experiencing food insecurity, poverty, or social injustice

KEY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & £ ABILITIES:

• Excellent conflict resolution, de-escalation, and active listening skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills
• Comfortable with public speaking & leading tours
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, etc.)
• Strong communication skills in person, on the phone, and in writing
• Comfort working in a variety of settings and physical environments
• Ability to carry up to 20 pounds of materials

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: N/A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: This position is set in a warehouse work environment. The physical and environment demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. San Francisco-based position with occasional on-site work at our San Rafael office.

POSITION COVERED BY OPEIU LOCAL 29 BARGAINING UNIT.

SALARY

The position is fixed-term full-time anticipated to end on July 31, 2028. The starting salary for this position ranges from $29.20-30.11, with exact salary depending on experience.

BENEFITS

All positions are offered generous holiday and sick time as well as retirement savings. This position also qualifies for medical, dental, life, long-term disability, and vacation time.

The San Francisco-Marin Food bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value having staff who come from communities that we serve. We especially encourage people of color, folks from the LGBTQIA2+ community, and people with disabilities to apply. In accordance with and support of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage formerly incarcerated individuals and those with arrest and conviction records to apply.