Volunteer Coordinator Position
Northwest Hospitality relies on volunteers to build healthier communities by strengthening and expanding our programming and the services we provide. The main goal of the Volunteer Coordinator is to nurture the relationships with those volunteers to ensure that they feel well-supported and that the programs we have established are consistently staffed by engaged, active, and satisfied volunteers.
The Volunteer Coordinator may or may not be on Northwest Hospitality’s Board of Directors. They will work closely with the Executive Director and Committee Chairpeople to find volunteers to meet the needs of the organization and our neighbors. Expected commitment of two to three hours per week.
Responsibilities and Duties
Recruitment of new volunteers (including deputy Volunteer Coordinators as needed)
Answer questions, facilitate supply provision, and meet other needs of the organization and its volunteers to drive positive engagement with existing/past volunteers.
Check-in regularly with Chairpeople and Executive Director to review the needs of the organization
Maintain Northwest Hospitality’s Volunteer Network Database
Qualifications
Strong interest in helping our unhoused neighbors
Agreement with the values and principles posted at nwhospitality.org/goals-values
Familiarity with Airtable and Google Drive, or ability to learn new software systems
Strong candidates will be self-motivated and enjoy sending emails and making phone calls
Please email Anton Preisinger (Founding Executive Director) for more information about this position: anton@nwhospitality.org
