Special Events Assistant
Volunteer Position
Department
Community Engagement
Responsible to:
Brielle Balazs, Development Director, and Teresa Schock, Community Engagement Coordinator
MH Development Director, Manzanita House clients and community participants, other MH Special Events volunteers, MH Staff, and community partner agencies and interpreters
Description of Role
Special Events Volunteers assist in many diverse capacities depending on the occasion. Examples of events include MH community participant celebrations, Tea Tasting & Bazaar, Back-to-School Block Party, and promoting Manzanita House alongside staff at outside events like service and/or resource fairs.
Primary Responsibilities:
Dependent on event type and needs. May include but are not limited to:
Arrive at appointed time to set-up before celebrations or events
Clean up after celebrations
Serve food,
Greet and/or sign-in participants at events
Distributing resources (ie. Food boxes, winter coats, school supplies)
Managing a booth area (such as simple children's games)
Secondary Responsibilities:
Maintain confidentiality of all MH program participants and community members
Uphold MH mission and values
Accurately record volunteer hours via the online log (linked here)
Read and respond to email communications from appropriate MH staff coordinating event
Participate in offered continuing education opportunities according to availability and desire.
Skills/Qualifications Needed
Volunteers in this position need to have a commitment to the mission and vision of Manzanita House. In addition, they need to be reliable and have a welcoming, hospitable attitude, and an ability to follow directions and ask for clarification if needed. No specific language skills are needed.
Time Commitment
Flexible & varies dependent on event
Manzanita House is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V/SO. It is essential that all staff and volunteers have a strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Manzanita House. Hiring, including volunteers and interns, is conducted without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual.
