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This is a Dwight Hall Volunteer Coordinator position supporting Fellowship Place at 441 Elm Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Fellowship Place has provided rehabilitation services for adults living with a mental illness for over sixty years. See their website for more information: https://fellowshipplace.org/ Fellowship Place would like volunteers at their resource drop-in sessions and breakfast services. Dwight Hall has partnered with Fellowship to identify and support a Volunteer Coordinator who will assist the organization in meeting their goals. Drop-in volunteers help sign up adults for free laundry services, showers and psychosocial assistance; these hours take place M-F from 7:30am to 12:00pm. Breakfast services require 2 meal servers; breakfast hours take place M-F from 8:30am to 10:00am. The VC should be available for a portion of at least one weekly shift. The Volunteer Coordinator (VC-Fellowship) is primarily responsible for: - being a reliable presence at Fellowship Place (at least once a week) - recruiting Yale students to volunteer - being the point person facilitating communication between the site, Dwight Hall and the Yale student volunteers - ensuring that attendance and reporting requirements are met - being a strong representative of Dwight Hall amidst this new partnership - 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 Fellowship Place schedules - Spend a portion of least one shift on-site at Fellowship Place with the volunteers, completing activities provided by Fellowship Place. (Drop-in assistance, M-F from 7:30am to 12:00pm; breakfast service, M-F from 8:30am to 10:00am) - Attend each new volunteer’s first experience, whether by joining part of their service session or walking them over to 441 Elm Street - Help Fellowship Place run a hygiene product drive closer to the winter holiday season. - 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. |