General

General volunteer jobs.

Volunteer Coordinator

Recruit for all volunteer roles at the Center (with the exception of Board of Directors); serve as a joyful motivator for volunteers; keep abreast of volunteer needs through communication with volunteer leadership and then communicate with general membership about available volunteer opportunities.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Along with appropriate volunteer leader(s), recruit and help fill open volunteer roles
    • Use resources such as one-on-one meetings and conversations with potential volunteers,
    • send out emails to the KC group, post open roles on Kadampa website and Volunteer Spot, print

Communications Coordinator

To express an interest or if you have questions, please contact Jill Marie at centermanager@kadampa-center.org 

 

Communications Coordinator 

Primary Purpose:

This role is the main hub for marketing and communication. We are at a time of growth and transition and the person taking on this role will be reimagining and then staffing a full team to support the Communications goals.

During this time of growth, the Communications Coordinator will lead the effort in creating a Communication Team; they will find parts of this major role that can be broken out and staffed by other members of their

Holy Day Assistant

Holy Days Assistant

The Holy Days Assistant helps facilitate planning for holy days by working with the Spiritual Program Coordinator (SPC) and Holy Day Coordinator. The assistant would keep track of the yearly schedule, help communicate the events with instructions from the Coordinator, put Volunteer jobs on VolunteerSpot, be available to help at the center on holy days to keep the center open and other duties as delegated by the SPC.

Qualifications
- Comfort and ability with technology (websites, email)
- Good communication skills
- Ability to create schedules and initiate reminders,

Introductory Class Assistant

Introductory Class Assistant 

Job Description

The intro class assistant provides assistance to Meditation 101 and Buddhism in a Nutshell leaders. The job duties are:
- Come a half hour before class begins and help with any setup per the leader’s request.
- Stand at the front door and happily greet students as they arrive, helping direct newcomers to the bathrooms, shoe area, water/tea, and gompa. The assistant should stay at the door until about 10 minutes after class has started, to help catch people who come in late.
- Help pass around the microphones in the gompa if needed.
- Provide a

Care Squad Coordinator

Care Squad Coordinator

Job Description

The Care Squad Coordinator will coordinate between members with requested needs (see care squad initial guidelines) and a group of volunteers, who have identified areas where they are willing to provide assistance. The role of the coordinator is to screen requests per guidelines from members and work with a database of volunteers to initiate the process of matching a volunteer to the person making the request. 

Purpose:  The Care Squad Coordinator will help to build community, give our members a chance to show generosity to our community, and give

Volunteer Coordinator

To express interest in this role, please contact Jill Marie at centermanager@kadampa-center.org

Volunteer Coordinator – recruit for all volunteer roles at the Center (with the exception of Board of Directors); serve as a joyful motivator for volunteers; keep abreast of volunteer needs through communication with volunteer leadership and then communicate with general membership about available volunteer opportunities.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Along with appropriate volunteer leader(s), recruit and help fill open volunteer roles
  • Use resources such as one-on-one meetings and conversations with

Assistant Facilities Manager

If interested in this position, please contact Joey Gooch, Facilities Manager, at facilities@kadampa-center.org 

 

Assistant Facilities Manager

Closing Date for Applications: Saturday, February 14, 2015

Overview of position:
This role will assist Facilities Manager in overseeing volunteers particular to the tasks named below and possibly overseeing additional volunteers needed for special projects, etc.

Roles and Responsibilities
Number of Hours per Week:  variable; from as little as 2 to 5 hours a week.  To assist Facilities Manager in the following duties:

Grounds
Assist Facilities

Volunteer Appreciation Lead

Volunteer Appreciation Lead 

Primary Purpose:
This position will work throughout the year to find varying and innovative ways to appreciate our volunteers, the backbone of the Center. This role will cultivate an environment of gratitude for volunteers in an ongoing, consistent way, through offering often small acts of appreciation. 

This position reports to: Volunteer Coordinator

This position oversees: no one

Hours & Time Required: 2 hours per week

Frequency of work/meetings: Attendance at quarterly volunteer leadership trainings, available to stop by at the start of most standing meetings

Prison Project Course Leaders

Prison Project Course Leaders

The Kadampa Center Prison Project leads classes in nearby prisons based on meditation practices. We typically meet at the prison either weekly or biweekly. Our classes are based on a variety of Buddhist-based texts, but are typically taught in a secular manner (i.e., the class is appropriate for anyone interested in meditation and improving how they deal with their mind and emotions).

Right now, most of the classes we lead are at prisons that require a drive of 45-minutes to 2 hours from Raleigh. Most classes are held in the afternoon or early evening.

Hospitality Lead

Hospitality Lead 

Primary Purpose: Working at the direction of the Membership Coordinator, this position is one of the frontline, public faces of Kadampa Center. The Hospitality Lead sets the tone for the greeters and those interacting with Center newcomers. This role will oversee all aspects of hospitality for anyone coming to the Center, such as working with the Kadampa Café and Potluck leads.

This position reports to:  Membership Coordinator

This position oversees: Greeter Lead, Kadampa Café Lead, Potluck Lead

Hours & Time Required: Initially perhaps 3-5 hours per week to build

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