Volunteer Coordinator
Organization: The Stop Community Food Centre http://www.thestop.org
Location: Toronto, Ontario
One year contract with possibility of renewal
The Stop began over 30 years ago as one of
North America’s first food
banks, and has grown into a vibrant community centre, using food as a
gateway to addressing many issues, including poverty, the environment,
social isolation, and health in one of Toronto’s lowest-income
neighbourhoods. The Stop’s mission is to increase access to healthy
food in a manner that maintains dignity, builds community and health,
and challenges inequality.
The Volunteer Program at The Stop has two key objectives: to recruit,
screen, match and place the hundreds of volunteers required to support
our diverse programs and fundraising events, as well as ensure that
diverse and often marginalized community members and program
participants have opportunities to volunteer in a supportive
environment. With such a crucial and complex role, the ideal candidate
will demonstrate a unique mixture of intuition, tact, diplomacy and
humour, as well as an unflinching ability to engage in challenging
conversations. The successful candidate will also be organized,
strategic, resourceful and creative, able to think and work
effectively across sites, programs and differences.
Responsibilities
• Coordinate all aspects of the volunteer engagement cycle for all Stop
programs
• Provide ongoing assistance to program staff as they work to train
and support diverse volunteers
• Train and supervise the Volunteer Program Assistant
• Perform a variety of administrative functions, particularly tracking
volunteers and creating regular volunteer schedules for programs
• Provide a variety of referrals to both volunteers and potential volunteers
Qualifications
• Relevant post-secondary degree or equivalent experience, preferably
in volunteer management
• Minimum two years work experience in volunteer management,
preferably in a social services setting
• Demonstrated experience working with marginalized people and people
of diverse cultures and abilities in a community-based setting
• Excellent program planning, team building and supervisory skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Solid conflict resolution skills
• Adept at communicating effectively with a variety of stakeholders,
including staff, community members, volunteers, donors and supporters
• Knowledge of and experience with food security issues and programs an asset
• Second language (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Vietnamese) and
knowledge of the Davenport West community are assets
Salary: $46,900/year + competitive benefits package
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Start date: March 12, 2015
Please send your cover letter and resume by February 6th, 2015 to:
Hiring Committee – Volunteer Coordinator,
The Stop Community Food Centre; P.O. Box 69, Stn. E; Toronto, ON M6H
4E1 or email to:
amanda@thestop.org
No faxes or phone calls please.
The Stop is committed to employment equity and encourages applicants
from equity seeking groups. We regret that only those applicants being
considered will be contacted.
