Rural Alliance Dignity Volunteer corr

Overview

Rural Alliance Dignity Volunteer corr Jobs in Alamosa, USA at AmeriCorps

Position: Rural Alliance for Dignity Volunteer corr

Responsibilities (Community Volunteers)

• Interview and screen all community volunteers to ensure the safety and well-being of the volunteer as well as La Puente staff, volunteers, Ameri Corps members, and clients.
• Coordinate, develop, and expand volunteer opportunities in concert with program leaders and supervisors.
• Explain the different volunteer opportunities to those interested in volunteering.
• Match volunteers’ skills and interests with specific programs and coordinators.
• Create specific positions and responsibilities for volunteers (for example: managing and organizing all book donations).
• Create and organize a volunteer appreciation program.
• Maintain all community volunteer applications, waivers, time sheets (if applicable), and contact with probation officers and case managers.
• Collaborate with other volunteer organizers and program leaders to determine and develop appropriate and safe projects for community volunteers.
• Confront and guide community volunteers through behavioral issues.
• Visit community groups (civic groups, college clubs, churches, etc.) and give presentations on the heart of La Puente and opportunities for volunteering.

Volunteer Workgroup Responsibilities

• Recruit, coordinate, plan, and facilitate transportation and lodging for all volunteer work groups.
• Contact workgroup leaders to discuss all the details of their trip prior to their arrival.
• Work with other Volunteer Coordinators and site supervisors to schedule activities and projects for the volunteer work groups.
• Secure needed supplies and resources for workgroup projects.
• Give the volunteer work groups a tour of all the La Puente programs.
• Guide the volunteer work groups with their projects during their time here.
• Lead work groups in experiential learning activities to increase knowledge of rural homelessness, hunger, and poverty.

Qualifications

• Education level:
  High school diploma/GED.
• Age Requirement:
  Minimum 21, Maximum 99.
• Skills:

  Community Organization, First Aid, Team Work, Public Speaking, General Skills, Conflict Resolution, Communications.

• Program Type:
  Ameri Corps State / National.
• Program

  Location:

  COLORADO.

• Program Start/End Date: 08/05/2026 – 08/04/2027.
• Work Schedule:

  Full Time.

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Title: Rural Alliance Dignity Volunteer corr

Company: AmeriCorps

Location: Alamosa, USA

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