Volunteer Coordinator - Meals on Wheels - South Brevard

Job description

For over 59 years, Aging Matters in Brevard has provided Brevard County seniors in need with life-sustaining services that allow seniors to age in place. Come onboard and join a team of passionate professionals seeking to develop innovative approaches to solving community problems through teamwork with staff, volunteers, and other community organizations. Are you looking to fulfill a life purpose and have what it takes?

If yes, come join our team in the role of VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - 30 HOURS PER WEEK – ASSIGNED TO MEALS ON WHEELS LOT ON EAU GALLIE BLVD.

Aging Matters in Brevard is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

Summary

The Volunteer Coordinator has the responsibility of seeing that meals in the home delivered program are delivered to the clients. The task is accomplished with volunteers using their own cars on pre-established routes to pick-up food from a central point and delivers the food to clients in their homes. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for establishing a route structure efficiently sized and geographically organized to deliver the food within the time frame during which the food can be held hot. Changes in the route structure are made in consultation with the Area Supervisors, the Data Operations Lead and the Program Director. The coordinator is also responsible for recruitment, enrollment, and training of volunteers in their respective areas and will drive routes as needed. This full-time position assists in coordinating and distributing items to other Volunteer Coordinators as needed and conducts month-end close out at the main office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Train new volunteers in the delivery procedures on the job and acquaint new drivers with the route to which they are assigned. Schedule formal training for the new volunteers at periodic intervals, as needed.

Maintain a list of volunteers with proven reliability to serve as backup in case an unforeseen event causes a cancellation of the scheduled volunteer.

Make daily contact, as needed, with drivers scheduled for daily delivery.

Meet the volunteer drivers at the delivery point before the scheduled arrival of the truck. Verify that new drivers have route addresses and maps, as needed. Advise volunteers of any changes in procedures. When the truck arrives, verify that the volunteers receive the correct meals to correspond with their assigned routes. Encourage and motivate volunteers and support their needs.

Contact volunteers in “Outpost Areas” (not seen directly by coordinator) the day prior to their delivery to ensure reliability of the delivery system or, alternately, if there is an “Outpost area designated volunteer” (volunteer who will wait until all routes are picked up and then reports absences), that person will be contacted prior to the delivery date to insure reliability of the delivery system. Verify that new drivers have route addresses and maps as needed. Advise volunteers of any changes in procedures. When the truck arrives, verify that the volunteers receive the correct meals to correspond with their assigned routes.

Show volunteers appreciation for their work on a daily basis and by planning an annual volunteer appreciation event.

Periodically, determine what type of training and review of volunteer procedures is needed and coordinates information with the other coordinators when a volunteer handbook or newsletter is being prepared.

Contacts the Meals Service Coordinator in the AM and PM to do the meal count for the route sheet counts and verify the number of meals.

Responds to requests between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, regardless of the work hours.

Assist in distributing other items than food (i.e. tray favors, birthday cakes and cards, etc.) to clients through volunteers, as needed.

Performs miscellaneous duties, as needed.

Time Allocation for Duties:

Refer to most recent grant application, if applicable.

Education/Experience Requirements

High School Diploma required. Two years of experience in a job situation requiring work with groups of volunteers. Highly desirable to have past experience as a volunteer.

Skills/Competency Requirements

Have a reliable registered car, valid Florida driver's license and insurance.

Physically able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.

Emergency Disaster Assistance

As part of the obligation of Aging Matters in Brevard being a lead agency on agency, all employees, unless otherwise specified, may be required to be available prior to, during and post disaster. Assignments, as required, will be issued in accordance to directive from Senior Resource Alliance, Brevard County Government and AMB Administration.

Qualifying Statements

A review of this description has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incident to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or ability. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This job description is not intended to be a contract for employment, and the employer reserves the right to make any necessary revisions to the job description at any time without notice.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• Do you wish to claim Veteran's Preference?

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Melbourne, FL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $13