Help Your Community By Providing Volunteer Reception
ORGANIZATION: Community Action Marin
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Volunteer Receptionist
Purpose:
A Volunteer Receptionist will join the Agency in strengthening onsite, in-person services to the community we serve. The receptionist is expected to interact with community members and clients and maintain the visitor logbook.
Agency contacts:
Volunteer Services - volunteer@camarin.org
Chris Miranda, Safety Net Services Manager - cmiranda@camarin.org
Responsibilities and duties:
Welcome and greet visitors in a polite and friendly manner.
Maintain the reception and other Agency common areas according to local, state, federal, and Agency social distancing guidelines and periodically sanitize high touch surfaces.
Ability to assist clients with completing health screening form and demonstrate proper health and safety protocols.
Receive training on directing clients to services
Answer the phone as clients call and help them access services by sharing about the agency as well as completing materials on their behalf, as instructed by Safety Net Services Manager
Communicate with Agency personnel appropriately.
Adhere to Agency privacy and confidentiality standards, and code of ethics.
Communicates with individuals in a respectful manner and responsive approach to differing beliefs and practices, sexual orientations, disability statuses, gender identities, ages, cultural preferences, linguistic needs, and other state and federal protected statuses.
Time commitment:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays: 10am - 2:00pm
Required skills and qualifications:
Skills & Qualifications
18+ years of age
Customer Service experience desired
Ability to engage with the public in an empathetic, culturally responsible manner
Basic technical knowledge (i.e. iPad, Microsoft Office, walkie-talkie)
Organized, creative, and detail-oriented
Verbal communication skills
Demonstrate a positive attitude and welcome a collaborative work environment
Proficiency in English; proficiency in Spanish preferred
Benefits to volunteer:
Volunteer for Marin County's largest nonprofit social services provider
Assist Community Action Marin with embodying a whole-family approach
Professional development
Make a tangible impact within the community
Fun, inclusive, and engaging work-environment
Location:
555 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903
Reasonable Accommodations:
This opportunity may involve physical demands (e.g. climb stairs, carrying, lifting, etc.) as the actions are essential function to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities to perform essential functions.
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About Community Action Marin
Location:
555 Northgate Drive, Suite 201, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, US
Mission Statement
Our Vision: All of us in Marin have an equal opportunity to live our lives with dignity and respect. Mission: We make it possible for people to achieve well-being by providing the education, mental health, and vital services they need. Together, we break down the barriers that get in the way of fair and lasting change in service to better outcomes for all. Promise: Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. What We Do: We strive to improve stability, quality of life and community connection through a variety of different social services that provide the foundation to develop and sustain life skills. Our programs support clients through financial management, career coaching, free and affordable child care support, energy assistance, better nutrition, advocacy and support for families living with mental illness and overall pathways to self-sufficiency for those of low-income living in Marin. Our services are unique and broad and we are available to provide a sense of relief and guidance to our clients and have designed our services to address their needs holistically and personally. Community Action Marin's programs include: BASIC HUMAN NEEDS: Emergency Family Needs Fund, Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) EARLY CHILDHOOD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT: Head Start and Early Head Start, Marin Community Child Development Centers for families of low income FINANCIAL EDUCATION & TAX PREPARATION: Sparkpoint Marin financial, budgeting, and career coaching, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Homeless Outreach Team and housing supportive services Each program offers volunteer and employment opportunities geared toward specific program needs. Email us today and let us know how you want to get involved: volunteer@camarin.org
Description
OUR VISION: All of us in Marin have an equal opportunity to live our lives with dignity and respect.
PROMISE: Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
What We Do:We strive to improve stability, quality of life and community connection through a variety of different social services that provide the foundation to develop and sustain life skills. Our programs support clients through financial management, career coaching, free and affordable child care support, energy assistance, better nutrition, advocacy and support for families living with mental illness and overall pathways to self-sufficiency for those of low-income living in Marin. Our services are unique and broad and we are available to provide a sense of relief and guidance to our clients and have designed our services to address their needs holistically and personally. Community Action Marin's programs include:
- BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
- EARLY CHILDHOOD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
- FINANCIAL EDUCATION & TAX PREPARATION
- MENTAL HEALTH
- CARE: Homeless Outreach Team
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
San Rafael, CA 94903
DATE POSTED
November 24, 2021
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