Volunteer Coordinator

Description

If building meaningful connections through creativity, wellness, and community engagement is your passion, then you’ll enjoy being part of our team. Here’s your chance to make a lasting impact!

Become an Activity and Volunteer Coordinator at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia

Being an Activity and Volunteer Coordinator at Devereux has its Advantages:

You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• An opportunity to be exposed to all facets of development and marketing in a supportive environment.
• Exposure to a large network of volunteers, organizations and community partnets
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• A chance to make a real difference in the lives of youth
• Comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation

In this role, you will:

• Plan, coordinate, and evaluate youth activity programs with community partners, including creative, recreational, spiritual, and service-oriented events.
• Develop and maintain structured daily/monthly volunteer schedules and supervise volunteer engagement.
• Collaborate with Development and Recreation Therapy teams on program planning, equipment needs, and event support.
• Maintain clean and organized activity spaces before and after use.
• Support volunteer recruitment, onboarding, and training in alignment with agency policies.
• Assist with development-related events, fundraisers, and special projects.
• Participate in professional development, report concerns, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia provides programs and services for adolescent with developmental diagnoses. Located in Kennesaw, GA.

Keywords: volunteer coordinator, program development, community outreach, behavioral health, nonprofit programs

Qualifications

BA required.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Company Overview 

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.    

Our Mission:Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.    

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care. 

Our Culture, Our Expectations  

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.  

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time. 

What Devereux Offers You 

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;  

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services. 

• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance. 

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage. 

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program. 

Visit www.mydevereuxbenefits.org to see why Devereux is a great place to work!  

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

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