Volunteer Specialist

Job Summary 

The Volunteer Specialist plays an important role in engaging the people who live, work, and play in the Greenway landscape in stewardship activities to deepen connections with the natural world and improve habitat for salmon and other wildlife. They support the implementation and administration of ecological restoration volunteer events at parks across the Greenway landscape with groups of 20 to 100 volunteers. The volunteer specialist facilitates both mid-week and Saturday events for school groups, corporate teams, community service organizations, affinity groups, and the general public. Depending on the season, they lead a mix of tree planting, tree potting and invasive weed removal events. This position also supports the education, restoration, and recreation programs.  

Essential Job Functions 

Lead Volunteer Events (60%) 

• Lead volunteer events with up to 100 participants from the community, school groups, and corporate groups at sites around the Greenway landscape.
• Educate participants about ecology, salmon recovery, native plants, and ecological health.
• Cultivate an inclusive environment by maintaining respectful, supportive, and compassionate relationships with coworkers, volunteers, and partner staff.
• Teach volunteers to safely and effectively use tools such as shovels, loppers, and metal rakes.
• Prepare for events by conducting site visits, meeting with staff from partner groups, and completing tool maintenance.
• Load supplies (i.e., tools, gloves, event A-frame sign) into a truck, transport to the event site, and set up before the event begins.

Data Entry and Synthesis (15%) 

• Track key volunteer data in an online database, including number of volunteers, square feet of weeds removed, number of trees planted, etc.
• Assist with program documentation, including completing event reports in Salesforce and taking and uploading event photos.

Cross-Program Support (20%) 

• Education events: support education field trips and stewardship events with groups of 4th to 12th grade students.
• Restoration activities: assist the restoration team with planting trees and shrubs or removing introduced plant species.
• Trail events: support the recreation team with trail building and volunteer supervision at trail volunteer events.
• Support communication projects, which may include contributing to quarterly e-newsletter, writing a blog, or posting on social media.

Other (5%) 

• Perform other duties as situations require or as assigned by supervisor.