Volunteer Coordinator

Summary

Maranatha Christian Academy is a private school serving Grades Pre-kindergarten through 12 in Brooklyn Park, MN. We are an influential school of collaborators, innovators, and explorers, grounded in Christian faith, empowering co-creators of tomorrow.

This part-time (15 hours per week) volunteer coordinator position supports the advancement department and the academy's events. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and competency satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to perform the essential functions. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned).

Teaching

• Professes Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; models a consistent, daily walk with Jesus Christ in attitude, speech, and actions. 
• Follow Matthew 18 principles when dealing with students, parents, staff, volunteers, and administration.
• Serve on planning committees to determine event volunteer needs.
• Develops, promotes, and maintains a wide range of volunteer opportunities within the organization
• Meet regularly with the event director.
• Collect and provide the event director with the names of volunteers for events.
• Coordinate with the event director and assign volunteers to tasks or stations for events.
• Recruit and provide training, if needed, to volunteers for events
• As needed, communicate needs and information to event workers, volunteers, and onsite staff.
• Be at the event to serve where needed and be available to determine appropriate responses to problems and emergencies.
• Review and observe the work activities of volunteers to evaluate effectiveness.
• Organize and participate in volunteer recognition and appreciation programs.
• Maintains volunteer database and provides timely activity reports on volunteer participation.
  

Supervisory Responsibilities                                            

Supervises the event volunteers for Maranatha Christian Academy and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures. Responsibilities include training volunteers; planning, assigning, directing, and evaluating work; addressing questions and complaints; and resolving problems.

Competencies                    

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Spiritual Characteristics

• Authentic Christ-followers who are spirit-led, displaying a genuine interest in pursuing spiritual growth.
• Accomplished learners who are intelligent, wise, and discerning, being ever mindful of the Christian worldview.
• Believers possessing self-awareness and integrity and are willing to serve as role models to students seeking to live an abundant life of faith and love in the world without belonging to it.

Professional Characteristics

• Passionate and enthusiastic about Christian education, about their academic discipline, professional expertise, and personal scholarship, as well as about the Maranatha community as a whole.
• Intentional about their quest for excellence as well as for continuous improvement in all things, (and supportive of high, but not necessarily uniform, standards of performance appropriate to roles of peers, coaches, staff, administrators, and students).
• Highly responsive to students and parents in order to promote the individual growth and healthy development of all students as unique physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and relational beings.
• Adaptable and flexible about teaching and instructional methods, including the use of technology and strategic approaches to the preparation of students for assessment.

Personal Characteristics

• Hopeful, optimistic, and graceful in their relationships and interactions with peers, colleagues, students, and families.
• Supportive, nurturing, mentoring, consistent, and empathetic mindset with respect to their professional and student relationships.
• Effective and clear communicators as well as active listeners.
• Servant leaders in heart and attitude.

Education and/or Experience                               

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.