AmeriCorps Seniors Coordinator

Full Job Description

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of Community Access, Bureau of Volunteer Iowa is seeking an AmeriCorps Seniors Coordinator (Job Classification: Program Planner 2) to join our team!

Join Volunteer Iowa as an AmeriCorps Seniors Coordinator to promote volunteerism, engage volunteers, and support nonprofits. Based in Mahaska and neighboring counties, you'll foster service and address local needs through impactful volunteer opportunities.

Geographical Information:
Located in Mahaska County. Regular travel around Mahaska, Keokuk, and surrounding counties required, with occasional travel to Des Moines.

Responsibilities: Recruit, screen, place, train, support, and provide recognition to AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, ensuring eligibility and proper documentation.

Recruit and support volunteer host organizations ensuring compliance with grant requirements and providing training on best practices.

Coordinate programming with partners and address community needs through meaningful service opportunities.

Requirements: Seeking candidates with expertise in volunteer engagement, leadership, project management, and communication skills, plus proficiency in training and using computer applications.

Candidates should have either a bachelor's degree and three years of experience in nonprofit management or volunteer engagement, or equivalent.

Travel throughout Mahaska and neighboring counties required.

Benefits
Working for the State of Iowa comes with its perks. In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional growth:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Health and dental insurance packages to keep you and your family healthy at a low cost with outstanding coverage!
• Paid Time Off: Take time to recharge with paid time off, including vacation (96 hours/year to begin, increasing with years of service), sick leave (144 hours/year), and paid holidays (9 days/year).
• Retirement Plans: Participate in retirement plans such as IPERS (employees contribute 6.29% and the State of Iowa contributes 9.44%) as well as our Retirement Investors Club (RIC), Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan (the State of Iowa matches dollar for dollar up to $75/month).
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Take advantage of flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care expenses.
• Insurance Coverage: Benefit from life insurance and free long-term disability insurance for added peace of mind.
• Employee Assistance Program: Access resources and support through our Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional challenges.
• Employee Discount Programs: Enjoy discounts on a variety of goods and services through our employee discount programs.

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Background Checks
Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA EmployerHHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply.

Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov

Qualifications

1) Six years of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility).

2) All of the following (a and b):
a. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
b. A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Program Planner 1.

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