Full Time Volunteer Coordinator at Christian Retirement Services Inc – Iowa City, Iowa

Oaknoll has a new opening for a Volunteer Coordinator! Interested applicants should be sure their application is submitted no later then 12pm on April 15th. As the Volunteer Coordinator at Oaknoll, you'll do more than just coordinate the volunteers within our community! You'll help develop special connections between volunteers, staff, and residents; bringing people together for fun, caring, and companionship, helping to CREATE home for our residents. Oaknoll is a not-for-profit community that provides resident-centered care and services through our CREATE culture.

CREATE is an acronym for our values: caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We believe that people should experience joyful, active, and connected lives as they age. We believe people should have the opportunity to receive competent, caring, and compassionate health care when they need it. We believe our community is both special and unique because of the people who live here, the people who work here, and the relationships that they build together. We strive to make the lives of our residents and our staff meaningful and fulfilling. If you want to share in these values and the relationships that they allow us to build, we are looking for YOU!

Oaknoll is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to work full-time hours, with the exact schedule varying with the needs of events taking place, and some weekends and holidays being required. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the volunteer programs at Oaknoll. They will also develop new volunteer programs when a need for one is recognized. Working with all departments across all levels of care, the Volunteer Coordinator establishes responsibilities for volunteers, implements training programs for volunteers, manages the recruitment and scheduling of volunteers at Oaknoll, and maintains up-to-date records on all volunteers.

Why choose Oaknoll? Not only are we a community focused not-for-profit, but we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: competitive pay, paid time off, retirement plan with company contributions, 40% off employee meals, free use of our gyms and pool, weekly access to a Nurse Practitioner free of charge, onsite parking, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, and student loan repayment assistance, along with medical, dental, vision, life, FSAs, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurances for eligible employees.

Come check us out and learn why Oaknoll is right for you!

About Oaknoll

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an independent, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community in Iowa City, IA. We provide resident-centered service, driven by our values of caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We’re proud of our excellent reputation as a premier place to live and work. There’s a strong sense of family at Oaknoll, so coming to work is like coming home.

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or other reason prohibited by law.

• High School diploma or equivalent, with higher degrees in social sciences, communication, or a related field preferred.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task, establish priorities, and organize efficiently.
• Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable.