High Impact Volunteer Position Descriptions
Leading-edge position descriptions that give volunteers the opportunity to put their skills and experience to work...
NOTE: These are examples from public libraries in California and should be reviewed and modified to ensure fit with local policies and culture.
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English Language Tutor for K-12 Students - Chula Vista
This volunteer job description, initially designed for the ELLI (English Language Literacy Intensive) program could be used in a library that wants to help K-12 students struggling with English.
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2007 |
ESL Conversation Club Facilitator
San Jose Public Library recruits volunteer leaders to enhance the library’s services to English language learners by overseeing and implementing volunteer-led English Conversation Clubs.
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2011 |
ESL Conversation Club Program Coordinator
This volunteer plays a leadership role in coordinator the library's English Conversation Clubs and their volunteer facilitators.
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2014 |
Facilitator - ESL Conversation Circle
Fresno County Public Library recruits volunteers to facilitate small groups of adults learning English as a second language in improving their conversational English skills.
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2011 |
Family Literacy "Gift Giver" - San Jose Public Librry
The Gift Giver coordinates the distribution of children’s books and family materials to parents, guardians and children who participate in the family literacy program.
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2012 |
Family Place Monitor - Sacramento
This volunteer helps families feel at home at the library, and interacts with them to ensure they get the most from their library visit.
Keywords: Early Literacy
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2013 |
Fundraiser - Huntington Beach Public Library
This volunteer position is one that Huntington Beach Public LIbrary uses to assist their fundraising efforts.
Keywords: Fundraising and Grantwriting
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2012 |
Fundraising Executive Coordinator
Roseville Public Library recruits volunteer leaders to plan, coordinate and carry out fundraising activities and events for the library.
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2011 |
Genealogy Catalog Associate - Huntington Beach
This volunteer enters data from hand and typewritten cards into the library’s electronic catalog. Each card corresponds to a book in the Genealogy collection and digitizing the cards makes the books findable by local and remote researchers through the library website.
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2011 |
Graphic Designer
Covina Public Library recruits skilled volunteers to serve as graphic designers to design print, electronic and video media to promote the library.
Keywords: Graphic Design, Marketing and Publicity
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2011 |