INTERIM VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR (10-15 HOURS PER WEEK*)
CFRU 93.3 FM at the University of Guelph is hiring an Interim Volunteer Coordinator!
CFRU is a volunteer-driven student and community radio station, committed to broadcasting high-quality, innovative, and entertaining music and spoken-word programs that provide an alternative to the mainstream media. The station works with local artists and organizations to raise awareness of community events and is committed to providing a forum for historically under-represented voices.
CFRU Radio Gryphon is a unionized workplace as a sub-local of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1281. This position is in the bargaining unit, with an hourly wage of $24.05 per hour plus all provisions under the Collective Agreement.
In accordance with CFRU’s Collective Agreement, only CFRU volunteers are eligible to apply for this position.
Date of Notice: May 4, 2022
Application Deadline: Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:59pm
To apply, please send your cv and a cover letter to info@cfru.ca with the “CFRU Interim Volunteer Coordinator” in the subject line.
*The specific number of hours per week for the Interim Volunteer Coordinator position (within the range of 10-15 hours) will be set by the CFRU Board of Directors, following consultation on this point with the successful applicant and CUPE 1281. The successful applicant may decline to take more than ten hours per week.
Radio Gryphon (CFRU 93.3 FM) INTERIM VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR (10-15 HOURS PER WEEK)
Duties of leadership include:
Administrative Responsibilities
- In collaboration with other staff members, develops and coordinates a volunteer program (including volunteer recruitment, retention, assessment and evaluation) for the station.
- Coordinates volunteer recognition and appreciation events
- Communicates and collaborates with other staff about volunteer opportunities within the station, oversees the creation of updated task lists, and works with other staff to coordinate volunteer placements.
Training and Mentoring
- With the Operations Coordinator, monitors skills development needs of volunteers and coordinates skills development workshops.
- Directs, motivates, and monitors volunteers, and is attentive to volunteer concerns. Effectively communicates new volunteer opportunities around CFRU to volunteers, in conjunction with other staff members.
- Oversees volunteer training opportunities and ensures volunteer awareness of these opportunities.
- Schedules, oversees, and conducts General Orientation training sessions for volunteers
- May oversee or conduct other designated orientation sessions as necessary
- Coordinates training for volunteers to train other volunteers
Standard Duties and Responsibilities
- Contributes as a positive and innovative member of the CFRU team
- Nurtures an opportunity rich volunteer culture that optimizes the volunteer experience at CFRU.
- Ensures that volunteers are mentored and given learning opportunities in areas of responsibility at CFRU.
- Keeps transparent, easily accessed, up-to-date documentation in areas of responsibility.
- Work to propose and maintain policy documents around area of responsibility (as approved reviewed by the policy committee for approval by the Board).
- Contributes to team planning, committees, special events and projects as they arise.
Please note that the position of Station Manager is currently vacant and that its responsibilities may ultimately be dispersed among other positions. CFRU will remain a collaborative working environment, and the absence of a Station Manager will not change the fundamental responsibilities of any staff position.
CFRU Radio is an employment equity employer. All qualified candidates are welcome. Preferences will be given to and applications are encouraged from all equity-seeking individuals including people of color, Indigenous peoples, people living with disabilities, women, working class people, queer and/or trans people (an umbrella term recognizing many identities outside of the gender binary, including but not limited to: transgender, transsexual, Two-Spirited, genderqueer, gender-fluid, etc.)
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All applicants are encouraged to fill out the attached survey questions and self-disclose through our Employment Equity Form on the following section. CFRU will provide additional training necessary for this position. (see links below)
CFRU Survey & Employment Equity Self-Disclosure Form (fill online)
CFRU Survey & Employment Equity Self-Disclosure Form (download form)