Volunteer Coordinator
Redwood City, CA - USA
Job Summary
Founded in 1950 Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City California. Serving over 50000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care stroke care and a birthing center. Additionally Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and recently was awarded the AMA/ASAs Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement recognizing the hospitals commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.
As our Volunteer Coordinator you will develop implement and evaluate volunteer program goals and objectives to ensure alignment with our organizations mission. You will serve as the primary point of contact for prospective and current volunteers managing everything from the full recruitment cycleincluding screening interviewing and onboardingto the ongoing supervision and maintenance of our volunteer recognition program.
Each day you will oversee the daily operations of the Volunteer Services Office collaborating with department leaders to assess service needs and managing volunteer schedules across clinical and ancillary departments. Your responsibilities include ensuring proper compliance with regulatory requirements keeping volunteers informed through regular updates and reinforcing organizational policies safety protocols and core values.
To excel you must demonstrate strong judgment problem-solving abilities and a commitment to maintaining professional communication with staff volunteers and external partners. You are required to possess excellent writing and verbal communication skills the experience to speak effectively before groups and the ability to type at least 45 wpm to successfully manage our program operations
- Develop implement and evaluate goals and objectives for Volunteer Services ensuring alignment with the mission of the organization. Report to Director on-going basis.
- Collaborate with organizational department leaders to assess need for volunteer services in specific areas develop volunteer position descriptions and advertise volunteer positions through appropriate channels to meet
operational goals. - Complete the full recruitment cycle including: application review interview reference checks selection of eligible candidates and assess volunteer applicants for placement. Facilitate new-volunteer onboarding process
including orientation hospital compliance requirements policy review and departmental introductions.
- High school graduate upon hire and one (1) to three (3) years in volunteer management required or
- Bachelors of Arts upon hire and one (1) to three (3) years in volunteer management preferred
- Experience speaking before groups
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
- Type 45 wpm
- Must demonstrate good judgement interpersonal communication skills and problem solving
Preferred
- Google workspace desirable
Required Experience:
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