Care-A-Van Community Outreach Volunteer

Job summary

Support mobile outreach services by accompanying staff in a van to provide food, supplies, and compassionate support to individuals experiencing homelessness. Assist with organizing, receiving, and restocking donations while maintaining a welcoming and non-judgmental presence.

Job details

Looking for a fun, rewarding opportunity where you can share your time with others and make a difference? Join our Care-A-Van family! Catholic Social Services is looking for volunteers to support our Care-A-Van Program by assisting with mobile outreach services that provide food, essential supplies, and compassionate support to individuals experiencing homelessness. Responsibilities: Support face to face engagement with individuals experiencing homelessness by providing a welcoming, respectful, and non-judgmental presence. Attend and participate in mandatory Care-A-Van volunteer training sessions Support scheduled Care-A-Van outreach activities by accompanying staff in the van following staff guidance at all times. Assist staff by handing out food, water, hygiene items, and seasonal supplies. Use a relationship based and trauma informed approach when interacting with community members, recognizing diverse lived experiences and personal boundaries. Help organize, receive, sort, and restock donations, including food, clothing, hygiene items, and seasonal supplies Desired Skills/Abilities: Good interpersonal and relationship building skills Effective communication and listening skills Reliable and trustworthy Mature, caring and non-judgmental attitude Respectful of people from diverse cultures, economic and educational backgrounds, sexual orientations, and life circumstances Ability to maintain and model healthy, appropriate personal boundaries Schedule: Flexible, weekdays, 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm. Reference letters are available upon request after 25 hours of service.

What you’ll do

Support mobile outreach services by accompanying staff in a van to provide food, supplies, and compassionate support to individuals experiencing homelessness. Assist with organizing, receiving, and restocking donations while maintaining a welcoming and non-judgmental presence.

Requirements

Candidates should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills with a mature, caring, and non-judgmental attitude. The ability to maintain healthy personal boundaries and respect diverse life circumstances is essential.

Benefits

• Reference letters

Listed skills

• Reliability · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Interpersonal skills
• Relationship building
• Communication
• Listening
• Trauma informed approach
• Non-judgmental attitude
• Reliability
• Trustworthiness
• Cultural competence
• Boundary setting
• Trauma Informed Approaches
• Effective Communication
• Compassion
• Social Work
• Listening Skills
• Relationship Building

Job areas

• Social Services
• Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
• Volunteer
• Unclassified Unit Group
• Unclassified Detailed Occupation
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