Event Orga­nizer Assistant

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Do you have a passion for individuals with disabilities? Do you want to help provide family events for diverse communities?

Objective:

Assist Fam­ily Sup­port Spe­cial­ist and Event Orga­nizer in orga­niz­ing events, such as train­ings and fam­i­ly out­ings, to max­i­mize our capac­ity to serve mul­ti­cul­tural fam­i­lies with chil­dren who have disabilities.

Task and jobs before the event:

• Help­ing fam­i­lies to reg­is­ter for the event two months prior to the event.
• Food prepa­ra­tion one day before the event
• Set­ting up chairs/tables/reconfigure the room
• Dec­o­rat­ing for events/setting food area/art and craft areas/photo booth (for indoor event) 3-4 hours before the event
• Meet­ings with the event coordinator
• Help with trans­porta­tion arrangements

Task and job dur­ing the event:

• Registration/ Greet­ing: check-in, help­ing parent/families to fill out three forms (peo­ple who know dif­fer­ent lan­guages are encour­aged to volunteer)
• One-on-one sup­port to chil­dren with autism and related dis­abil­ity dur­ing the event
• Food serv­ing
• Clean up
• Enjoy the event with Open Doors staff/ fam­i­lies and their won­der­ful children

Qual­i­fi­ca­tions:

• Atten­tion to detail
• Friend­li­ness
• Cre­ativ­ity

Other Com­pe­ten­cies (skills, abil­i­ties, behavior):

• Must pos­sess a com­mit­ment to the belief that all peo­ple have the right to dig­nity, respect, oppor­tu­nity and full com­mu­nity inclusion.
• Must have a phi­los­o­phy that is con­sis­tent with the Mis­sion, Vision, and Core Val­ues of the organization

Com­mit­ment:

• 10-15 hours per event
• The vol­un­teer pledges to arrive on time and par­tic­i­pate in the day’s events