Volunteer & Special Events Coordinator

Position Type:     Volunteer and Special Events Coordinator – Regular Full-Time

Pay Range:         $17.54 - $26.31/hour

About this opportunity:

Key responsibilities:

• Manages volunteer and staff bell-ringing activities for Red Kettles, as well as community outreach activities with Collier County schools and other organizations. Identifies and maintains a list of volunteer opportunities within Collier County.  Recruits, trains, coordinates, and monitors the work of volunteers ensuring ample staff to meet program needs; prepares records and reports regarding the same.

• Under the direction of the Director of Development oversees, plans, and coordinates special events.  Provides administrative detail and on-line record-keeping of all special events and volunteer activities for the Development Department.

• This position requires a flexible schedule, including some nights and weekends.  Requires an outgoing, detail-oriented, event-planning professional who can form/build vendor, community, and donor relationships with an awareness of the Development Department’s overall fundraising goals.

What we are looking for in you:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, or a related Business field, and

• four (4) years progressively responsible experience in public relations developing and coordinating special events and volunteer relations or

• any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.

Duties are usually performed seated.  Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking.

Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Holidays and generous Paid Time Off Program
• Retirement Plan
• Discounted Childcare
• Life Insurance and more!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period:  5-8-2024 – 6-8-2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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