For more than 126 years, Epworth Children's Home has grown and adapted to the individual needs of children and families by providing a safe and nurturing environment, evidence-based practices, and programs across the continuum of care. Epworth Children's Home is a nonprofit agency, with over 150 staff members with a diverse array of programming and opportunities for employment statewide. If you love working with children and families and you want a position that is not just a paycheck but a calling to transform lives, apply today!

Summary:

Coordinate all areas of volunteer related experiences including: recruitment, training, matching, scheduling, evaluating and advancing.

Primary Performance Objectives:

• Enhance quality of care and increase opportunities for children, youth and families served by Epworth to be involved in typical community and family activities through healthy relationships with volunteers
• Identify and encourage deeper levels of volunteerism and financial giving from prospects, visitors and volunteers

Job Task Summary:

• Communicate with staff members from all service areas to glean volunteer needs and opportunities that augment staff and promote healthy life skills and relationships with residents and clients
• Implement a recruitment program that meets the needs of each service area through volunteerism
• Schedule training and coordinate approvals and clearance of volunteers for service
• Match volunteers to service areas based on volunteer gifts and campus needs
• Coordinate with area supervisors and volunteers to schedule campus visits and service days
• Develop and implement an evaluation process for purposes of improving the overall volunteer program on campus
• Advance the giving of time and financial resources by volunteers to promote the overall development of Epworth
• Participate as appropriate in the PQI process as assigned
• Understands and follows personnel policies and practices as outlined in the ECH Staff Manual and/or department manuals and in compliance with the SCDSS group home regulations as well as those outlined in the Fixed Price Bid Contract with the South Carolina Department of Social Services
• This description is not all-inclusive. Additional duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees volunteers and volunteer groups serving Epworth as scheduled

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, Communications or related field
• One year related experience
• Must be able to pass standard background checks, including: drug screen, employment physical, SLED, DSS Central Registry and Sex Offenders Registry
• Has a belief system and engages in faith practices that are compatible with those of the United Methodist Church

Personal attributes and Skills:

• Positive, enthusiastic and calm presence in all situations.
• A proven ability to work positively and professionally with diverse groups of individuals.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Must have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work nights and weekends on a regular basis.
• Excellent communications skills in written and verbal form.
• Organized with an attention to detail.
• Sensitive to public relations and fund development impact of volunteer coordination.

The mission of Epworth Children's Home is to serve children, youth and families through caring, safe, Christian communities, where hurts are healed, hope is nurtured, and faith in God, self, and others is developed.