Help Put a family on the Road to Self Sufficiency: Be a Vehicles for Change Office Assistant
ORGANIZATION: Northern Virginia Family Service
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Vehicles for Change volunteer will assist staff with client intake process to help low-income individuals gain access to transportation to work so they can become self-reliant.
Volunteers will field incoming calls, screen potential clients for eligibility, and answer their questions, about the program, check and return voice messages, compile and assign numbers to applications and record in database, periodically complete follow-up surveys using Survey Monkey (training provided), light filing and other office duties as necessary
Qualifications:
- 20 years or older
- Submit to background check
- Must be comfortable using excel and be willing and able to learn program-specific software.
- Must have excellent oral communication skills and be comfortable speaking with people from a variety of nationalities
- Spanish speaking preferred, but not required
- Develop and enhance office skills
- Expand knowledge of database systems, including Excel
- Help someone less fortunate get on the road, literally, to self-sufficiency
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About Northern Virginia Family Service
Location:
10455 White Granite Drive, Suite 100, Oakton, VA 22124, US
Mission Statement
To empower individuals and families to improve their quality of life, and to promote community cooperation and support in responding to family needs.
Description
Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) is dedicated to helping individuals and families find new paths to self-reliance and brighter futures. Over 36,000 individuals and families turn to us each year for support in the following areas:
- Housing
- Early Child Development
- Workforce Development
- Health & Mental Health
- Intervention and Prevention
- Child Placement
- Legal Services
Programs include job training, homelessness prevention, counseling, affordable medical care referrals, foster care, debt management and child abuse prevention.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
10455 White Granite DriveSuite 100Oakton, VA 22124
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- one three hour shift minimum