Volunteer Manager (Full Time) | 826CHI

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Mission
826CHI is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. More information can be found at www.826chi.org.

Culture
826CHI is a creative organization that highly values collaboration, creativity, and strategic thinking. There is a lot of laughter in the 826CHI office, yet we take our work seriously and operate with a high degree of professionalism. 826CHI staff members work hard, care about details, and work both independently and as part of a team. Our model is inherently community-based and values building strong relationships with Chicago’s many communities.

Commitment to Inclusion
As an organization committed to encouraging youth in their creative expression, personal growth, and academic success, 826CHI recognizes the importance of diversity at all levels and in all aspects of our work. In order to build and maintain the safe, supportive 826 environment in which great leaps of learning occur, we commit to inclusion: we will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, nationality, marital status, language, parental status, military service, or (dis)ability. We strive to put our values into action through planning, decision making, and community building.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Role
The Volunteer Manager oversees all aspects of volunteer engagement at 826CHI. This includes the planning, execution, and evaluation of volunteer initiatives. The Volunteer Manager mentors volunteers and interns to ensure 826CHI delivers the highest quality support to Chicago students and furthers the mission.

826CHI seeks someone with experience building community-based relationships and managing a diverse team of volunteers. This person is a skilled communicator (to all ages and all levels of learners), flexible with their schedule (this position requires some evening and weekend availability), willing to travel across Chicago to engage volunteers in a range of community settings and neighborhoods. The successful candidate will exhibit an attitude that is equal parts can-do and can-inspire-others-to-do.

The Position
The Volunteer Manager plays the essential role of bringing volunteer support to all areas of operations, primarily educational programs. Through recruitment, training, management and appreciation, the Volunteer Manager advances 826CHI organizational priorities set forth in our strategic plan. This is an ideal opportunity for a self-directed, highly organized person with a passion for youth education, community development, and civic engagement.