Virtual Volunteer Recruiter

POSITION GOALS: New York State of Mind Virtual Volunteer Recruiter role is an integral member of the New York State of Mind team working in direct correlation with our Human Resources Manager, and Volunteer Leadership. This position serves to recruit individuals as New York State of Mind Volunteers in order to provide assistance to our non profit and for profit organization in various community events throughout the year.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Working primarily with the Human Resources Manager and the Director of Non Profit Activities, the Virtual Volunteer Recruiter's primary function will be to perform the tasks necessary to meet the talent acquisition needs of our clients. All of the work will be telephone and computer-based unless there is some kind of special circumstance or client need that requires face to face interaction. The role will be intensely orientated toward screening candidates and forwarding candidates who have passed the screen to the Human Resources Manager.

PREFERRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

Interest in helping people and the local community.

Customer service mind-set including professionalism, tact and courtesy in dealing with individuals served.

Strong listening and comprehension skills.

Basic computer and internet skills. Must maintain a valid individual e-mail address for training, counseling and communication purposes.

Willingness to work with and recruit a culturally diverse volunteer and client population.

Ability to demonstrate and remain free from any conflict of interest as a recruiter.

Ability to work independently and initiate projects.

Good written and oral communication skills.

Good attention to details and the ability to follow through.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific responsibilities include:

Source, pre screen & Recruit local people who want to become volunteers to work at various corporate and nonprofit events and

Source local schools, organizations or agencies interested in partnering with New York State of Mind;

Perform some marketing in collaboration with the New York State of Mind HR team and volunteer leadership for the

purpose of recruiting;

Works in collaboration with the New York State of Mind HR team and volunteer leadership to develop and implement a

local recruitment plan;

Evaluate the success of the recruitment plan based upon stated goals and objectives;

Attends and completes all required New York State of Mind HR team training, as scheduled by the Director of Non Profit Activities;

And (Where applicable) Assist with local program recruitment, targeting special

Maintain applicant tracking system and monthly reports via excel and cloud based software

Continually refine recruitment plan based upon volunteer needs locally and program expectations;

Perform recruitment presentations to potential volunteers; and

Work in collaboration with the Liaison and volunteer leadership to plan recruitment events.

VOLUNTEER BENEFITS:

Gain experience in staffing and recruitment. Ability to improve the lives of fellow citizens, professional training classes and resource materials, local and statewide volunteer recognition events, awards or items for eligible volunteers, mentoring and technical assistance, and reimbursement of pre-approved program expenses.

PLEASE SUBMIT COVER LETTER & RESUME TO:

nysomhr@gmail.com

Required Age:

Must be 18 or over

Please send resumes to

About Us:

We provide volunteer staffing for community events held by partnering Non Profit, Corporate, & For Profit organizations.

New York State of Mind is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Our goal is to create an inclusive workplace for all.

For more info about our organization, please visit our website at www.nysomgroup.org