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This is a Dwight Hall Volunteer Coordinator position supporting the Urban Resources Initiative ahead of their alternating Thursday, Friday and Saturday programming. The Urban Resources Initiative (URI) would like volunteer assistance following greenery-promotion initiatives: - Canvassing in the New Haven community to promote free tree planting at individual residences on Thursdays, September 24th, October 1st and November 12th from 4:30pm to 6:00pm (weather-permitting) - Watering of the New Haven Green with Alder Elias Theodore. Tentative dates are September 25th and October 23rd. - Installation and greenery management of the Botanical Garden of Healing, a site to honor victims of gun violence, on Saturdays September 19th, October 17th and November 7th (weather permitting; 105 Valley St, New Haven, CT 06515; transportation provided by URI) See their website for more information: https://uri.yale.edu/ The Volunteer Coordinator (VC-URI) is primarily responsible for: - being a reliable presence at URI programming - recruiting Yale students to volunteer - being the point person facilitating communication between URI, Dwight Hall and the Yale student volunteers - ensuring that attendance and reporting requirements are met - being a responsible 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 URI schedules - Frequently attending greenery initiatives 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 on 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. |