Volunteer Coordinator

Please send you resume and cover letter before April 30, 2021

Role description

• Supervise the volunteers on our hotline and in one-on-one peer support service;

• Coordinate and assign hotline shifts, and cover shifts that are not filled by peer support volunteers by answering hotline calls and providing support to survivors;

• Support volunteers in their own experiences;

• Recruit, interview, and train new volunteers;

• Provide ongoing training and workshops for volunteers;

• Update and enhance our volunteer training manual, protocols, and volunteer support materials;

• Coordinate with outside organizations and speakers to provide ongoing learning opportunities for volunteers;

• Update the resource list used by volunteers for referrals to conjugal violence-related programs and services;

• Organize Peer Support Volunteer Meetings on a minimum of a monthly basis;

• Regularly check-in with volunteers to ensure their development within the organization and their satisfaction with the support provided;

• Implement volunteer recognition strategies to value and retain volunteers;

• Participate in Board Committee meetings when appropriate;

• Ensure that service stats are logged by the volunteers; and

• Ensure volunteer timesheets are completed and attend to other volunteers-related administrative tasks.

You are:

• A survivor of conjugal or intimate partner violence;

• A woman (cis or trans), non binary, or gender non-conforming person;

• Organized and efficient;

• Equipped with excellent interpersonal skills and positive attitude;

• Able to take initiative, and also to take direction from the Executive Director and the Board of Directors;

• Capable of prioritizing and carrying out multiple tasks;

• Able to work with little supervision;

• An empathetic and active nonjudgmental listener; and

• Committed to the organization’s values: feminism, empowerment, anti-oppression and harm reduction in intervention approach and politics. *

REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated experience working in a non-profit organization in a coordinating role, preferably with volunteers;

• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English and French;

• Comfort using Microsoft Office, Google Drive, and Zoom;

• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with volunteers; and

• *A post-secondary degree, preferably in a related field.

Women AWARE values and encourages everyone from marginalized groups and experiences to apply. Black, Indigenous, people of colour, people with disabilities, women, two-spirit and queer people, trans and gender nonconforming people, immigrants and refugees, sex workers, and other candidates who experience marginalization and oppression are encouraged to apply and, if comfortable, disclose their positionality. Positionalities can be stated in the letter of interest, whether in the main text or more simply in a separate paragraph stating “I would like to be considered for employment equity.”

Please send your CV and a letter of motivation before April 30th, 2021.

Please note that applications that do not include a letter of motivation or candidates who don’t disclose lived experience of conjugal violence will not be considered.

Please include your pronouns in the letter of motivation.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Salary: $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff and volunteers are working from home

Language:

• French (required)

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

COVID-19 precaution(s):

• Remote interview process
• Virtual meetings