Goal of Position: Assist with a variety of shelter tasks that are determined based on the needs of the shelter at the time of volunteer arrival.
Responsibilities:
- Taking direction and guidance from shelter staff.
- Maintaining clear communication with supervisor and peers.
- Reporting accurate information as assigned.
- Maintaining cleanliness of the shelter's common spaces by cleaning door knobs, chairs, tables, children's toys, etc.
- Receive guests upon arrival to Travel Center and guide to dorm seating area
- Help Play “Welcome Speech” for 8am transfer
- Help guests store luggage
- Serve breakfast, lunch or dinner along with coffee and/or tea
- Clean and sanitize dining area
- Discard leftovers in appropriate bins
- Hand out snacks to guests at 4pm
- Guide guests outside while the play area and dormitory are being sanitized .
- Move furniture from dorm to playroom
- Put together hygiene kits.
- Fill snack baggies of powder milk or baby formula
- Build bags of snacks for shelter guests that are traveling and the guests at hotel.
- Help distribute snack bags at hotel. (must have own transportation)
Qualifications:
- Complete volunteer waiver.
- Interview with Shelter staff.
- Background check.
- HIPAA Privacy/Security training.
- Vaccine attestation.
- Ability to function in a dynamic and busy environment with little or no supervision, adapting to change.
- Ability to apply basic food safety in all feeding areas.
- Active listening skills and ability to work well with others.
- Able to lift/carry up to 30 lbs.
- Spanish not necessary, but is helpful in some tasks.
- Flexibility. Tasks may change quickly with very little notice.
- Volunteers ages 13-17 should be accompanied by a parent/guardian during the shift.
- Must have your own transportation
Time Commitment:
- Both staff and volunteers invest a good amount of time with training and onboarding duties for this opportunity. To make it worth everyone's time, we'd love it if volunteers could help for at least a few months' time on an ongoing basis.
- Volunteers must provide 24 hours’ notice of cancellation if they are unable to make a scheduled shift. Missing three shifts without appropriate notice could result in an indefinite hold on volunteer service with the JFS Migrant Shelter. This is because Shelter staff relies on volunteers to welcome guests and provide quality services to guests while they are in our care.
