Volunteer Positions – Social Services

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Food Pantry  
·        Sort and pack food and grocery items. 
·        Stock food pantry shelves.  
·        Weigh in food deliveries.  
·        Break down large quantity food items into 1 lb. Bags.  
·        Report food items that are needed to manager.  
·        Pack mobile food boxes and personal care bags.

Receptionist
·        Welcome clients and guest.
·        Maintain sign-in sheet.  
·        Issue and receive intake form with required documentation.  
·        Answer phone.  
·        Make appointments.  
·        Pull records and file records.

Interviewer
·        Client needs assessment.  
·        Authorize services as qualified.  
·        Provided referrals as needed.  
·        Broker services with other organizations.

Mobile Program
·        Collect Mobile Program food and personal care items.  
·        Stock Mobile Program food and personal care items.  
·        Pack Mobile Program food and personal care items.  
·        Fill Mobile Program food and personal care orders.  
·        Inventory Mobile Program food boxes and personal care bags.  
·        Report needed items to manager.

Volunteer Positions – Thrift Shop

Cashier
·        Check out customers at cash register.  
·        Maintain no cost clothing/merchandise documentation. (Green Letter)  
·        Provide customer service.

Greeter/Bagger
·        Welcome and greet each person that enters the Thrift Shop.  
·        Bag merchandise at check out for customers.  
·        Take price checks to Sorter/Pricer Volunteer.  

Personal Shopper  
·        Assist customers with shopping needs.  
·        Provide clients with the list of items received at no cost.  
·        Fill clothing orders from LICS Mobile Program.  
·        Maintain Inventory of Natural Disaster Room.

Receive and Receipt Donations
·        Greet donor.  
·        Receive donations into building.  
·        Issue receipt for tax purposes.  
·        Maintain donation storage.  

Sort and Price Donations
·        Prepare items to be given away at no cost or to sell.  
·        Determine if item is needed for the Natural Disaster Room.  
·        Determine if item is overly used. If so pass on to the Salvation Army.  
·        Price all misc. items.  
·        Hang or stack items in sorting room by department.

Inventory Clerk
·        Stock thrift shop, as inventory requires.  
·        Maintain high quality inventory.  
·        Remove aged or damaged items from the thrift shop.  

Display Designer
·        Display seasonal merchandise.  
·        Dress window displays.  
·        Display holiday items.  
·        Provide easy and safe access to all merchandise.

Volunteer Positions – Community Relations  

Receptionist
·        Welcome visitors.  
·        Answer telephone.  
·        Provide basic operation information.  
·        Assist with mailings.  

Tracking Volunteer Hours
·        Gather volunteer hours from all locations.  
·        Total volunteer hours.  
·        Computer Data Entry of volunteer hours.  

Sales Audit
·        Compare Thrift Shop Sales to Thrift Shop Deposits  
·        Compare Authorized Merchandise at No Cost to No Cost Sales  

Volunteer Relations
·        Volunteer correspondence.  
·        Volunteer training and support.  
·        Volunteer appreciation.  

Special Projects Coordinators
·        Meet scheduled groups for community service projects.  

Events Coordinators
·        Organize volunteers for various year-round events.  
·        Form committees for developed fundraisers.  

Community Relations Team
·        Information booths to promote community awareness.  
·        Marketing/Advertising.  
·        Media Spotlights.  
·        Public Service Announcements.  
·        Photographs/videos.  

Buildings Maintenance Team
·        Minor repairs and maintenance of buildings.