A career with a purpose in the community you love!
Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.
What it’s like to work here:
At Salt Lake County, our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with:
Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Our community is more than a place; it's our heart and service that brings us together.
We encourage work-life balance:
Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with us includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and one personal day every year. Some positions have a hybrid work environment, giving you the flexibility to manage working from home and being in the office.
Additional Benefits Include:
- Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% employee contribution
- Medical coverage, including a 100% county-paid premium option
- Dental and Vision coverage with coverage for adult designees
- Health Savings account with a county contribution of up to $1200 per year, or a Flexible Spending Account
- 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and employee-paid Short-Term Disability options
- Professional Development and professional membership fees paid
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Plus: Onsite medical clinic and gym; hospital insurance, auto insurance, and home insurance, and discounts at County facilities
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JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for performing various clerical functions and providing administrative support to the activities of the Patron Services Manager, Usher staff, and programs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Public Administration, marketing/communications, or other closely related field; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Preferred six months of supervisory experience.
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Recruits, selects, orients, and trains volunteers on policies and procedures.
- Develops volunteer job descriptions and prepares training materials.
- Participates in the development of an annual recruitment plan.
- Functions as a liaison between volunteers and program staff.
- Works with staff to identify needs and opportunities for volunteers and designs programs to fill those needs.
- Develops promotional materials for recruitment and public outreach.
- Monitors and evaluates the daily work of volunteers. Processes the enrollment of volunteers following program and division procedures and Federal, State, and County rules and regulations.
- Maintains current schedules, attendance records, and other files regarding volunteers. Ensures adherence to Federal, State, and County regulations regarding funding sources.
- Plans recognition events for individuals and service groups.
- Represents the agency’s volunteer program to the public. Works with the Communications Manager in preparing articles and public service announcements and distributes program and agency recruitment materials.
- Resolves issues that may arise involving volunteers or the program.
- Creates and maintains a variety of records, reports, and correspondence. Manages outcome data collection as part of reporting requirements
- Creates and manages a centralized schedule for Arts & Culture events to ensure proper scheduling for staff (volunteers and paid employees).
Knowledge of:
- Marketing strategies and techniques used in volunteer programs
- Volunteer development and management
- Management and supervisory principles and practices
- Computer software related to job-specific duties
- Event Coordination
Skills and Abilities to:
- Provide leadership and direction
- Develop and give effective presentations
- Exercise good analytical judgment
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the community and private organizations
- Act independently
- Relate to the interests and needs of adults passionate about animals
- Organize workloads and prioritize tasks to adhere to deadlines
- Interact with customers in a way that provides superior customer service
- Relate to individuals from various social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting. Interaction with volunteer staff is done mainly through phone and email.
Patron Services Usher Volunteer Staff consists of 300+ people. May be required to stand for long periods of time.