Volunteer Coordinator position
with the CDCA
The CDCA is currently seeking a coordinator for its volunteer
program.
Position: Volunteer
Coordinator
Duration: A stay of at
least one year is required, to
begin in January 2012.
Compensation: Room and
board, in a private room. Free access to
our community medical clinic and pharmacy.
Description:
The CDCA has monthly delegations from the United States,
ranging from 12-25
people. There are also usually a number
of long-term volunteers who assist with daily functions of the
organization. The Volunteer Coordinator
will work to facilitate the stays of group volunteer delegations as
well as
individual volunteers here at the CDCA.
This includes being responsible for email correspondence before
and
after volunteer visits, as well as serving as a liaison between the
CDCA staff
and volunteers during their stay. For
group delegations, this will entail the planning and scheduling, as
well as informal
interpretation, tour guiding, and overall supervision and coordination
of their
1-2 weeks stays. For the longer-term
stays of individual volunteers, the V.C. also helps to find work
projects
within their areas of interest in which they can be of help to the
communities
here. These responsibilities to not
typically fill up an entire workweek, so the coordinator will be
expected to
work in other CDCA projects wherever help is most needed.
Qualifications:
Fluent English required.
Proficiency in Spanish required (ability to converse in Spanish
in
person and on telephone). Flexibility,
patience and organizational skills are a plus, as well as previous
work/volunteer experience in Latin America.
The volunteer coordinator position requires
responsibility, versatility, resourcefulness, and the ability to
improvise when
need be. The Volunteer Coordinator must
be willing to put in very hard work when needed (and not to mention
someone who
can keep a sense of humor, even in tough situations).
Ability to drive a manual gearshift (or willingness
to learn) is necessary.
Work Week: The
Volunteer Coordinator is expected to work 8-5 Monday through Friday and
some
evenings and weekends when there are delegations, and a few weekends with long-term volunteers. Vacation
time will be given during the year
in coordination with other staff members.
To Apply: Please
look thoroughly at our website at www.jhc-cdca.org If you are still interested in the position
after reading the information about our
work, please...
Contact: volunteers@jhc-cdca.org
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