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This is a Dwight Hall Volunteer Coordinator position supporting the Co-Op After School Program at Cooperative Arts & Humanities “Co-Op” High School, an arts-focused public high school located in Downtown New Haven (177 College St, New Haven, CT 06511). For several years, Dwight Hall has partnered with “Co-Op” and Connecticut’s Department of Education to offer Co-Op After School (CAS), a variety of enrichment programming on Monday-Thursday afternoons. Offerings include basketball, a musical, the Gay/Straight Alliance and much more. You can learn more here: https://dwighthall.org/co-op-after-school-cas/ CAS seeks Yale student volunteers to provide tutoring on a range of high school academic subjects in the Co-Op library from 2:15pm to 4:15pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays. Dwight Hall is hiring a Volunteer Coordinator who will play a key role in supporting the program. The Volunteer Coordinator (VC-CAS) is primarily responsible for: - being a reliable presence at the after-school program (at least twice a week) - recruiting Yale students to volunteer at CAS - screening Yale students for availability, interest, and ability to volunteer. - ensuring that all volunteers complete required trainings - being the point person facilitating communication between CAS, Dwight Hall and the Yale student volunteers - ensuring that attendance and reporting requirements are met. - recruit volunteers by reaching out to a maximum number of students (via residential colleges, student organizations, academic departments, professors, friends, classmates, etc.) and using a variety of methods (emails, flyers, posters, social media, canvasing, etc.) who are reliable, sensitive to people’s lived experiences, and excited about service - Help new volunteers plan their CAS schedules - Frequently attending programming to the best of the Volunteer Coordinator’s abilities. - Attend each new volunteer’s first experience, whether by joining part of their service session or walking them over to the location. - Submit weekly reflections and keep Dwight Hall staff informed about program activities and progress - Troubleshoot any problems that may arise Additional responsibilities - Attendance at Volunteer Coordinator Orientation the evening of Friday, September 4th. - Availability to meet all new Volunteer Corps members on Monday, September 14th at mandatory orientation/training for volunteers from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. - Attendance at regular weekly meetings with all other Volunteer Coordinators. (Exemption granted if there is an unavoidable overlap with classes.) - Fostering of a Volunteer Corps social community by frequently attending Saturday evening socials, nominating volunteers for “Volunteer of the Month” and encouraging camaraderie amongst all assigned volunteers. |