Care-A-Van Community Outreach Volunteer

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.