Volunteer and Student Services Coordinator - Guelph, Canada - Schlegel Villages

Schlegel Villages

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Guelph, Canada

4 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Our Village of Riverside Glen located in Guelph, Ontario
has an exciting opportunity for a Temporary Full-Time 1 year
Contact for a Volunteer and Student Services Coordinator **to join our village team.

You can be you while being a part of our family.

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation, village design and culture change, but we know the key to our village success, and our residents' satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience.

We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously:
"to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident".

We'd love to talk to you about what makes us different.

As a new Volunteer Coordinator joining our village, you will:

Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture and be proud to deliver and support a comprehensive volunteer engagement program to our residents.

You will work as key members of our village and neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams to understand residents', neighbourhood and overall village needs to development volunteer engagement programs that enhance village life.

Working closely with our Director of Recreation, you will engage our residents, team members and wider local community and corporate service partners.

To be successful as our new Volunteer Coordinator, you will:

Ensure effective safety procedures are developed and managed to comply with statutory obligations, in conjunction with relevant organizational policy (health and safety, emergency procedures
Provides leadership for volunteer and student programs including recruitment, orientation (warm welcome), engagement, supervision, ongoing education, evaluation and recognition activities
Explores opportunities for ongoing volunteer and student community building including to ensure volunteers and students feel connected to each other, the Village and the community at large
In collaboration with the People Team, implements a process to enhance student recruiting and retention ratios, improving the conversion of student to new team member
Be excited by our objectives, our Village philosophy and the family values that shape all aspects of life in a Schlegel Village
Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members

It would be an asset if our new Volunteer Coordinator has:

Hold a Certificate in Volunteer Management or demonstrate relevant experience
Postsecondary education in a human services related field (Social Services, Recreation, Volunteer Services, Gerontology, etc.)
A current Heart Save level of CPR/First Aide (or a willingness to obtain)
Experience supporting volunteers in a social service setting

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process.

If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.