Volunteer Leadership Assistant

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Share My Smile Volunteer Leaderership Assistant Job Description

Purpose
Volunteer leaders are essential to the success of Share My Smile (SMS). They help ensure our programs and fundraising events run smoothly and effectively and are integral in providing services to the foster and adoptive families we serve.

Volunteer Leadership Assistant Roles and Responsibilities
Share My Smile has a limited number of paid staff members to oversee day-to-day operations. Volunteers are needed to carry out tasks associated with daily operations, major events such as Operation Holiday Smiles, and major fundraising events such as Smile Fest and the Gala.

Under the guidance of the Board President, the Leadership Assistant will:

• Primarily support the Board President by managing administrative tasks relating to scheduling, coordination, communications, and overall operations
• Participate in special event planning and execution
• Data Management
• Problem-solving
• Share their talents and skills for the betterment of the organization

Volunteer Leadership Assistant’s Required Skills

Interpersonal Skills
Successful SMS volunteer leaders will have the ability to build relationships. Leadership Assistants feel confident in their interpersonal skills to form the relationships and partnerships that sustain a program.

Reliability
Volunteer leaders need to be reliable. Leaders have strong communication skills, voice concerns respectfully, respond to questions and feedback in a timely manner, follow through on commitments and assigned tasks, and have regular attendance at meetings and assigned events.

Organizational Skills

Leadership Assistants may oversee many moving parts or at times be in charge of projects that require attention to detail and organization skills. Leadership Assistants need to have a knack for staying organized and have developed helpful skills for handling pressure or fast paced environments that are consistent with events.

Passionate and Community-Minded
Leadership Assistants must be passionate about the work and mission of Share My Smile in order to stay engaged with the organization and give 100 percent while volunteering for SMS.

Leadership Team Statement:

Volunteer leaders have the unique opportunity of making a difference in the lives of the foster and adoptive children and families we serve. There are multiple aspects of the Leadership Team that allow an individual to get involved in a capacity that best highlights their skills and talents to best support Share My Smile.

25 South 15th Street, Suite A, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, US

Our mission is to provide family strengthening events and care programs for foster families to encourage true, honest, and happy smiles in children.

Share My Smile provides support to foster and adoptive families in Iowa. We have three main programs to assist our families including Project Birthday Joy, Care for You Action, and Operation Holiday Smiles. These provide support for childrens' birthdays, backpacks full of necessities when children enter a new home, and financial support around the holiday season. Share My Smile hosts free or affordable family strengthening events to give our families a chance to spend time with one another in the community.