Family Partnership Center Ambassador Volunteer ...
Family Services Inc - Poughkeepsie, NY
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Family Partnership Center Ambassador Volunteer OpportunityFamily Partnership Center Ambassador Volunteer OpportunityFamily Partnership Center (FPC) Ambassadors are unpaid volunteers who create a welcoming environment for FPC visitors and assist with connecting people to services. The FPC is available to the community as a place to come together for conversation and the exchange of ideas, to participate in athletics and arts programming, and where a variety of nonprofits co-locate and collaborate to offer enhanced services that create real access. It is estimated that the Center serves between 45,000 and 70,000 individuals a year with more than 110,000 service interactions.Ambassadors enthusiastically support, practice, and communicate the agency's mission and statement of values.Our Agency ValuesIntegrity - Being honest and trustworthySubmit your CV and any additional required information after you have read this description by clicking on the application button.Compassion - Extending empathy and understanding to othersHope - Believing in the strength of the human spirit and heart, to emerge and thrive in the face of challengeDiversity - Promoting a vision of community comprised of wide-ranging assetsRespect - Treating all individuals with dignity and without judgmentCommunity - Recognizing and reinforcing the importance of our world as being comprised of people of differing strengths and perspectivesJustice - Promoting social and economic equity and fairnessQuality - Striving for excellence in every aspect of our workRequirements:Genuine interest in connecting with the community and providing help to people in needWillingness to learn about Family Services, the Family Partnership Center, and best practices in providing information and referralsResponsibilities:Provide friendly greeting and warm welcome to all FPC visitorsUse active listening skills to serve as an ambassador of the FPC and assist with building directions, escorting visitors to their destination, identification of available services and a warm hand-off to service providers, and other reasonable visitor and staff requests.Alert Security and/or Facilities as needs ariseKeep main entryway neat, orderly, and invitingProvide or assist with building tours as neededAssist at FPC events including greeting, ushering, and providing directionsComfortability approaching and interacting with a diverse population in a kind, respectful, and professional mannerPersonal alignment with agency valuesOther Requirements:Complete the standard Family Services background checksComplete required training, including on-site orientationHave reliable transportation to and from the Family Partnership Center for selected shiftsCommitment to at least one 4-hour volunteer shift each monthWork Environment:Mostly indoors in a comfortable, climate-controlled, accessible multi-floor building.We are an equal opportunity employer and our goal is to be a diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. Family Services, Inc. follows federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring and employment. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants in violation of those laws.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Created: 2024-10-23