Activities Coordinator Volunteer, YouthCare's Orion Center

The Activities Coordinator Volunteer (ACV) will be responsible for maintaining existing regular structured activities open to Orion drop-in clients. The ACV will plan and implement new activities as well. The ACV will coordinate all on-site and off-site activities. In addition, the ACV will be responsible for providing support to the Drop-In program. This includes providing appropriate referrals and interventions to Orion clients, implementing appropriate behavior management techniques, sorting mail, contributing to communications log, serving meals, and maintaining a safe and supportive milieu.

At times, the ACV will plan and staff off-site recreational activities with Orion staff in order to provide supervision to participating clients. ACV will supervise community volunteers that come to assist with activities. The ACV will partipate in street based outreach 1-2 nights per week and provide basic food, clothing, and hygiene items to youth. The ACV will have the opportunity to initiate and build additional relationships with community organizations in order to enhance activities programming. The ACV will be part of the community outreach center team and will work collaboratively with the Orion Center staff. Due to technical difficulties with the National AmeriCorps website, this position is currently not posted on the national website. Please be aware that we are currently recruiting for the Sept 1, 2008- July 15, 2009 AmeriCorps term. If you are interested in one of our positions, please complete the attached application and submit it to americorps@sygw.org.