Volunteer Coordinator

OHS Mission Statement:

Ohlone Humane Society strives to inspire respect and compassion for all animals, advocate for their interests and welfare, and instill in our community that all living beings have a right to be treated humanely. Ohlone Humane Society is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that serves the Tri-City area in the East Bay. We care for animals and the community through humane programs and services. Ohlone Humane Society is primarily privately funded and relies on the generous support of our community through donations and volunteering.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Works with/for the Executive Director to manage and improve overall volunteer recruiting, hiring, retention process.
• Recruits volunteers for various shifts for scheduled events, works with other events personnel to coordinate staffing, attends the event or designates event set up, staffing clean up, photographers, and reporting
• Oversees the program and any volunteering program staff to assist vetting and greeting of potential volunteers to ensure they are being directed to the correct program manager for the best success.
• Works with staff to create new or modify job descriptions for each role in the Volunteering Program
• Helps create and modify processes for each role in volunteering
• Make sure each new volunteer recruited completes paperwork: OHS General Volunteer Application, OHS Volunteer Orientation/Handbook, and non-owned vehicle driving documents if driving for OHS so they are covered by insurance; applicants working with youth need additional screening and complete Youth Protection Training.
• Oversees maintenance of personnel records.
• Notify OHS Secretary to issue an OHS email/drive if needed (jobs that require volunteer accesses others’ personal information) and ensure new volunteer is added to group mailing lists as needed
• Post and monitor job ads on Idealist or other ad sites based on feedback from additional volunteering staff and program managers
• Join OHS as a member
• Responsible for monthly Volunteering program report and metrics reporting to the board (# volunteers by program, volunteer hours, etc)
• Attend monthly general board meetings or assign representative

Skills/Competencies:

• Work well with others, enjoys meeting and recruiting new people
• Writing skills and computer proficiency
• Management experience preferred but not mandatory

Who should apply:

• Someone with leadership skills and passion for helping others, with passion for animals
• Anyone with interest in recruiting and promoting the mission of OHS
• Must live in Fremont, Newark, or Union City or be willing to be onsite at least monthly or for scheduled events

Required time expected:

• Flexible hours;. 5-10h/week; monthly board meeting; attend events or assign representative
• Virtual training (possibly some onsite training)