Empowering the community to alleviate hunger and improve health. That’s the mission, how will you drive it?
The Community Engagement Coordinator oversees volunteer-related tasks, from recruitment to training and recognition. Flexibility is key, as this role requires adaptability to changing needs. Additionally, the coordinator effectively communicates with organizations and leaders independently.
This is what you’ll do!
· Participate in the development and implementation of volunteer recruitment strategies; manage active recruitment of volunteers and assess effectiveness
· Build and maintain relationships with key volunteers, both individual and corporate groups.
· Present innovative ideas to drive volunteer engagement and recruitment and have the ability to work autonomously
· Dive into record-keeping of volunteer demographics and service hours, ensuring pinpoint accuracy for funding requests, legal obligations, and strategic planning endeavors.
· Your role involves constant engagement, ensuring our web info is spot-on, and seizing social media chances to connect with volunteers.
· You’ll conduct orientations and assist staff with volunteer training, excellence in speaking is a must.
· Participate in the development and implementation of Volunteer Services initiatives
· Educate potential volunteers on opportunities to serve our mission
· Coordinate volunteer appreciation events and activities
· You’ll raise staff awareness of the role and function of volunteers; create and maintain volunteer position descriptions, policies and procedures as required
· Consult with program leaders to identify / develop volunteer engagement activities. You’ll administer applicable background checks for volunteers as required
· You'll cultivate relationships with Partner Agencies and facilitate their volunteer needs
· Cultivate and establish relationships with corporations and community organizations
· You’ll manage volunteer activity at TAFB sponsored distributions and provide on-site direction
· Ensure TAFB safety procedures are observed and followed in all volunteer activities
· Lastly, you’ll support, as needed, other members of the External Affairs Team, including assisting with events and/or volunteer recruitment for events.
This is what you’ll need to succeed!
· Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree and two-three years of volunteer coordination experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
· Technical Proficiencies: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook and knowledge of social media platforms and volunteer databases
· Communication Skills: Ability to speak effectively with diverse audiences; Bilingual in Spanish a plus. Ability to respond to inquiries and complaints in a tactful and helpful manner
· Other Competencies: Ability to coordinate and empower volunteers to be effective in their roles; ability to organize work and set priorities to meet deadlines; compassion for TAFB mission
This is where you’ll work!
· You’ll work in an office environment and, on occasion, may work in warehouse or at outdoor events
· This position requires occasional walking, standing, sitting and occasional lifting up to 40 pounds
· Occasional travel in service areas; must have reliable transportation and possess a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. Don’t worry, you’ll be reimbursed for mileage
· Requires work schedule flexibility with occasional weekend and evening availability
Join Our Team!
Thank you for your interest in joining the Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) team through our jobs and internships. Your talents might be just what we’re looking for to continue growing our team. Whether you’re working on our administrative side or working hands-on to distribute food, you’ll be making a difference.
Visit our Careers page to submit your application!
https://tafb.org/careers/
Our Vision Statement
Communities where everyone has access to the food they need.
Our Mission Statement
Empowering our community to alleviate hunger and improve health.
Our History
Tarrant Area Food Bank was founded in 1982 by a group of Fort Worth residents concerned about hunger in their community. Three months after opening in October 1982, the organization had distributed donated food to 50 charities in Fort Worth, thanks to commercial donors and a holiday food drive by the Fort Worth community.
We value and embrace a culture of fairness and inclusion as fundamental to our vision of empowering communities where no one has to go hungry.
We believe that access to healthy food is a basic human right. All people should have access to regular, nutritious meals.
We are committed to conducting honest dialogue with all community partners. Through this dialogue, we will strive to continuously improve.
Who We Serve
People seeking food assistance include low-wage workers and their families, senior citizens living on fixed incomes, victims of family violence and of disasters, the chronically ill, the severely disabled, the homeless, the under-employed and the temporarily and long-term unemployed. More than one third of those served by Tarrant Area Food Bank and its network are children.
Where We Serve
TAFB serves 13 counties in North Texas: Tarrant, Bosque, Cooke, Denton, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell and Wise.