Volunteer Program Coordinator 

Mission Statement

Our mission is to unite neighbors in a volunteer capacity, build pride in the neighborhood, and create an attractive community in which to live, work, and play. 

Description

We are looking to grow and expand and need public safety and engagement programming throughout the Midtown Neighborhood. For Spring 2022, we are working on several projects. Currently, we are seeking the assistance of an intern to help us manage our current projects, as follows:

• Midtown Neighborhood Association: Works with residents to make sure their homes are following City code compliance, provides safety updates based upon police data and information and works to provide engagement opportunities to residents of Midtown. We are also looking to grow our office space the “HUB” as a centralized space where residents can come and enjoy a coffee or just visit. 

• Monthly Community Information Sessions: For 2022, Midtown will be providing our residents with practical public safety tips and direct support to residents to improve their quality of life through wellness and safety.

• Data Collection: Every quarter we collect data to help inform our program work and how we engage with the community directly with our programming.

• Social Media and Outreach: We working on revamping our community engagement and public safety program plan.

The ideal candidates for this role are:

• Current high school graduate, undergraduate, graduate college student, or graduate 

• Highly organized and comfortable adhering to deadlines and open communication 

• Strong professional communication written, oral, and audio/visual (e.g., comfortable creating short videos and managing Zoom presentations)

• Able to work and stay focused and on task comfortably with a large degree of autonomy and personal decision-making freedom...so long as it aligns with the mission and vision of the organization

Qualifications:

• Current high school graduate, undergraduate, graduate college student, or graduate 

• 5-10 hours per week availability

• Able to commit to ONE virtual (e.g., Zoom) team meeting per week

• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint a must

• Strong presentation skills a must

Why You'll Love Volunteering With Us

• Enhance your skills while supporting a local organization 

• Gain samples of work & references to add to your portfolio

• Directly impact a community organization on the ground

• Create your schedule

This position is unpaid/college credit possible.

To apply send a letter of and resume to midtowngrandrapids@gmail.com