Lutheran Community Services NW is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving communities throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho with a wide range of services for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. As an employer of choice, we’re deeply committed to supporting our employees—because when you’re empowered, our mission thrives. We provide resources, tools, and care that allow you to focus on what matters most: delivering Health, Justice, and Hope to the communities we serve. We’re proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and peace of mind.
Requirements
- Serve as a core member of a small local team to help implement and coordinate Safe Families for Children programming in the Treasure Valley.
- Identify and engage local churches to establish partnerships and expand program reach.
- Work closely with participating Safe Families churches in the Treasure Valley to ensure continual growth in their ministry and to promote volunteer engagement.
- Recruit, train, coach and build relationships with church Ministry Leads; help them develop their ministry teams (circles of support) through new volunteer recruitment.
- Train Ministry Leads and Family Coaches in understanding resource networks for the families they serve.
- Ensure churches and their volunteers are made aware of specific volunteer opportunities and that volunteers have adequate support to meet the needs of parents and children.
- Oversee the volunteer onboarding process, including completion of fingerprinting, background checks, reference checks, and other administrative steps for volunteer approval.
- Work with Program Manager to complete home studies of volunteer Host Families.
- Coordinate and facilitate volunteer trainings at partnering churches; support Program Manager in development of Family Coach and Ministry Lead trainings.
- Ensure continued volunteer compliance with safety standards, including annual reassessments and weekly home checks of Host Families during active placements.
- Ensure effective communication between Safe Families staff, volunteers, ministry leads and other partnering community organizations.
- Assist the Program Manager in strategically matching families in need with Host Families, Family Coaches, and other volunteers to ensure the best possible care and support.
- Work with Program Manager to coordinate debriefs with volunteers after families exit the program.
- Work with Program Manager to organize and facilitate monthly Parent Café peer support meetings, including organizing volunteer support.
- Help maintain and improve data tracking and reporting; manage and organize information related to volunteer onboarding.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance coverage at no cost to you
- Up to 2 weeks of vacation in your first year (based on hours worked)
- Up to 2 weeks of sick leave (based on hours worked)
- 12 paid agency recognized holidays
- 2 floating holidays to use your way
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching (eligibility applies)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Potential eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit status
