Volunteer Services Administrator

The DE Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Volunteer Administrator recruits, trains, schedules, and supervises Ombudsmen Volunteers who enhance the quality of life for residents in long-term care (LTC) or assisted living (AL) facilities.

Requirements

• Recruits, interviews and selects volunteers.
• Schedules interviews with agencies and completes follow-up.
• Serves as a liaison between volunteers and agency staff to promote acceptance of volunteers' role.
• Assesses the need for volunteers within an agency through consultation with agency; explains the concepts and potentials for utilization of volunteer resources.
• Develops and implements recruitment plans in the community through group contracts, media and individual contracts; prepares recruitment materials.
• Confers with professional staff from departments or agencies to assign volunteers to specific areas.
• Promotes volunteerism through participation in community-wide events, contact with local media and membership in professional organizations.
• Develops and conducts orientation and training.
• Develops and implements recognition plans to promote the efforts of volunteers in public and private organizations.
• Maintains records and reports.