Event Volunteer

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DEPARTMENT: Programs Team

ROLE TITLE: Event Volunteer

REPORTS TO: Program Manager/Program Director

LOCATION: Olympia, Washington State

LEVEL/SALARY: Volunteer

DESIRED HOURS: Friday, February 28, 2025 through Sunday, March 9, 2025; Varied

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: C.A.R.E. Wellness Center & Services

C.A.R.E. Wellness Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity with a mission of providing a safe farm stay, holistic retreat, and wellness programs for BIPOC community and allies for equality. Its programs are focused on persons of color and work with vulnerable populations such as BIPOC with justice-involvement, foster youth, and those suffering mental health challenges. The person in this role must be sensitive to these populations and center their duties on wellness.

Our Mission is to provide a safe farm stay, holistic retreat, and wellness programs for black, indigenous, people of color and allies, to recover from Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome via Spirituality, AgroTourism, and Racial Justice.

Our Vision is Connectivity: to Nature; to God; and to Self. Our goal of acquiring farmland is to establish a safe spiritual retreat for people of color to escape constant trauma and begin repairing their fractured foundation and realize self-actualization. Our programs are a research community project with a goal of empowering others to heal from PTSS.

The Founder, Chair, and CEO is a woman of color, Pansexual, and person with disabilities fully committed to the growth of both C.A.R.E. Wellness Center (nonprofit) and C.A.R.E. Family Services, LLC (for-profit), also doing direct services for children and youth. We highly encourage an ethical, organized, and ambitious student or seasoned professional to help support the foundation of this new and unique nonprofit for the community. This is a home-based office welcoming volunteers, guests, and visitors for meetings while fundraising for farmland to headquarter wellness programs.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are in need of hands-on support during an upcoming retreat on a local, organic farm.

• Welcome/Greeter
• Check-In and consierge
• Housekeeping and facilities maintenance
• Kitchen staff and meal prep
• Workshop administration and support

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

We are looking for professional, highly motivated, and enthusiastic volunteers who are available and interested in volunteering in person to help leadership and facilitators at an upcoming wellness retreat in rural Washington. These persons are naturally extroverted, organized, punctual, with authentic communication and strong customer service experience. This is a volunteer position that will be project-based and short-term only.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support Admin Team with emails, calls, check-in and check-out, consierge
• Support Vegan Chef with kitchen organization, cleaning, and meal prep
• Support Workshop Facilitators with course organization, set-up and cleaning, and administration
• Support Program Team with programming, housekeeping, facilities maintenance

PROGRAMS USED:

• Microsoft Suite
• Slack
• Canva
• Office Machinery

WORK CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The Program & Partnership Manager works flexible shifts remotely with some scheduled time in office, meeting and event settings during quarter sessions for programs, with minimal bending, stooping, sitting, and kneeling. May require long periods of standing. Exposure to animals, plants, perfume/incense, and nuts. May require infrequent lifting up to 50 lbs. May require some local travel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong communication and negotiation skills, and interpersonal skills for effective team collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

• Ability to understand and articulate instructions focused on event objectives.

• Knowledge of health and wellness issues, especially those relevant to the target population.

• Confidentiality, sensitivity and tolerance for diversity, equality, and inclusion.

C.A.R.E. Wellness Center is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all stakeholders.

NEXT STEPS: Please Apply HERE! https://forms.gle/TEe1B5c7krmZxRap7