Writing Accurate & Useful Volunteer Position Descriptions

This one hour Get Involved webinar was presented on March 25, 2020 by Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager of Education and Training with VolunteerMatch. In addition to this video, Jennifer's handouts are also available in the Clearinghouse:

Webinar Slides: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/training-materials/writing-accurat…

Sample Tech Helper Volunteer Position Description: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/position-descriptions/tech-helper-…

Sample ESL Coordinator Volunteer Position Description: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/position-descriptions/esl-coordina…

Position Description Template: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/position-descriptions/position-description-template-volunteermatch

A second Volunteer Job Description Template developed by Carla Lehn of the Get Involved Initiative can be found here: https://getinvolvedclearinghouse.org/position-descriptions/template-volunteer-job-description

In addition to these, remember that you can search for volunteer job descriptions created by your peers in the Get Involved Clearinghouse. Click on "Position Descriptions," then use the keyword dropdown menu to find positions of interest in a variety of library programs. You can download and revise them to meet your specific needs.