Suggestion for Youth Cluster Position with United Way

United Way of Wapello County

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Department: Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Volunteer Engagement Project Director Incumbent: Reports to: Ali Wilson, Volunteer Engagement Director Supervises: Last Review: Volunteers FLSA: Last Update: Non-Exempt – Full Time (40 hours per week) New Position to begin July1, 2014

Mission United Way of Wapello County advances the common good through sustainable, measurable improvements to our communities’ education, income, and health.

Volunteer Center Vision The vision is communities in which people’s lives are improved through the dedicated time and talent of volunteers working to achieve measurable outcomes in the areas of education, financial stability and health.

Primary Goals . To drive more impact in the areas of education, financial stability and health by providing real strategies and opportunities for people to create sustainable change through volunteering their time, talent, voice and expertise. . To build and deepen relationships with people who care about their communities by inspiring and inviting them to take an active role in helping United Way advance the common good in their communities.

Position Summary The RSVP Director/Manager supports and advances United Way’s mission by managing the development and implementation of all Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) activities. This position helps to improve lives by ensuring that volunteer time and talent is aligned with producing positive results and measurable outcomes in the Community Impact areas of education, income and health.

 Manages the day to day operations of the RSVP initiative including the program budget, evaluations and compliance requirements. Annually, compiles and prepares the data for the annual program grant renewal with the Federal government.

 Creates, develops and conducts overall senior volunteer recruitment strategies that are aligned with United Way of Wapello County Community Impact focus areas.

 Creates and maintains collaborative partnerships necessary to identify/create/promote a continuum of senior volunteer engagement in the Community Impact focus areas. Key external partners include targeted local non-profit agencies. Key internal partners include the Volunteer Engagement staff and Community Impact staff.

 Develops the capacity of targeted non-profit organizations to manage RSVP volunteers that is in alignment with program guidelines and expectations. Provides training, consultation and technical assistance in volunteer engagement for the organizations.

 Represents RSVP & United Way through community networking and participating in activities that connect senior recruitment strategies to established Community Impact focus areas. United Way of Wapello County

 Manages and directs the RSVP Program Coordinator position to ensure the best possible use of time and talent.

 Designs and implements both individual and group recognition strategies for the RSVP volunteers. This includes hosting group events and creating a periodic newsletter.

 Keeps abreast of issues and trends in senior volunteering by networking with local, state and national sector knowledge.

 Fosters organizational teamwork by participating in special projects and organizational activities.

 Aligns work behavior and work based on the UWWC Code of Ethics and Organizational Values.

Additional Responsibilities:  This position also initiates or is directed by the President, to perform additional duties or tasks to support the United Way’s mission.

2. Competencies, Knowledge and Experience

Competencies:  Relationship Building: Ability to establish and maintain good rapport and cooperative relationships with customers and coworkers.  Management Skills: Ability to achieve desired outcomes by setting goals and priorities that deliver results.  Problem Solving: Ability to recognize courses of actions that can be taken to handle to handle problems or potential problems, and apply contingency plans to solve those problems.  Presentation skills: Ability to effectively present information to a group.  Communications skills, Oral: Ability to send verbal messages, and listen to others’ responses in order to convey information.  Communication, Written: Ability to write concise, clear letters, reports, articles, or emails including proofing and editing.  Supervision: Ability to direct, support and motivate employees to meet performance goals.  Self-motivated: Ability to reach a goal or perform a task with little or no supervision.

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.

Experience:  Three to five years’ experience in the field of volunteer management as a supervisor or program director, including recruitment of volunteers. Computer Skills  Strong proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office Products, including database programs. Facilitation Skills:  Experience with community planning, community organization and working in a team planning process to bring a group to consensus.

Other Requirements  Basic knowledge of community agencies and non-profit groups.  Ability to empathize with and manage low income senior citizens.  Well-organized and detail oriented and able to work well with people across various socio- economic backgrounds.  Must be able to take initiative, demonstrate leadership, work inter-dependently and produce consistently high quality work.  Valid driver’s license, dependable transportation and proof of adequate automobile insurance United Way of Wapello County

 Position is subject to a three part criminal history check which will include fingerprinting, statewide criminal history repository check and a National Sex Offender Public Registry Check.

3. Values-Based Behaviors This position will demonstrate and advance United Way of Wapello County’s Organization Values

 Integrity  Commitment to Community Success  Accountability and Transparency  Inclusiveness  Customer-Centered  Innovation/Continuous Improvement  Operational Excellence

4. External Factors and Physical Requirements

Environmental Conditions: Work is performed primarily indoors with regular local travel between buildings in the tri-county area of Wapello/Monroe/Jefferson counties. Overnight travel occurs potentially once a year with stays of two to three days.

Physical and Mental Demands: The physical and mental demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The United Way of Wapello County reserves the right to review each requested accommodation and determine if such poses an undue hardship.

The description given is intended only to provide information about the general nature of the job and is not an all-inclusive list of the job duties, skills or abilities which may change from time-to-time.