VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

The template below provides some ideas for the type of skills and duties that can be included on a job description for a Volunteer Coordinator. The duties should be amended, improved, added to or deleted to suit the circumstances of the club, but in particular to suit the person taking on the job e.g. their current commitments, skills, time constraints etc.

JOB TITLE: Volunteer Coordinator

RESPONSIBLE TO:
The Club Executive Committee

SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Approachable and a good listener
• Well organised
• Able to delegate
• Confident and effective communicator
• Enthusiastic and a good motivator
• Tactful and discrete
• Prepared to make a regular time commitment

MAIN DUTIES:
Supervise/ oversee all club volunteers
Ensure that opportunities for feedback and training are provided
Act as the main contact for all volunteers
Liase with the Chairperson to ensure that all tasks required to run the club efficiently are carried out
Ensure that each task has been assigned to a volunteer
Ensure that each volunteer understands their job and their role within the organisation
Get to know all club volunteers and potential volunteers by name
Ensure that all jobs have a job description - consult volunteers and executive committee to write job descriptions
Motivate volunteers through recognition and feedback
Co-ordinate the 'volunteer of the year' award
Co-ordinate the implementation of the volunteer recruitment plan
Annually monitor and evaluate the plan for effectiveness, and report back to the committee.