Opportunities From: United Way of East Central Iowa

Put your organizational skills to good use by assisting with printing documents and preparing mailings for our organization.  Senior citizens still rely heavily on traditional methods of communication and this is a critical way to get our message out to a wide variety of people who may be interested in our programming. You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you might be the person who helped someone find our organization and programming in addition to keeping them informed about what we are offering.

Description:

Communications Assistants are responsible for preparing mailings to be sent out to lists of individuals who have expressed interest in our programming or who may be interested in our programming in the future. This may include copying documents, sorting documents, folding documents, filling envelopes, applying postage, and delivery to a postal station.

Qualifications:

Communication Assistants should possess a moderate level of finger and hand dexterity.

Times Needed:

Communication Assistants have some flexibility as to when they can do their assignment.  The assignment can be done at the LEC during our regular programming times of Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings or, if desired, depending on assignment, may be done from their home.

All volunteers are required to be interviewed prior to volunteering and to attend an orientation to our organization as well as an orientation to their specific volunteer assignment.

Are you someone who enjoys talking to a wide variety of people and doesn’t shy away from talking on the phone? Do you feel equally at home with new technology such as texting? While senior citizens still rely heavily on traditional methods of communication such as phones many are comfortable with texting also. Phone calls and texting are critical ways to get our message out to a wide variety of people who may be interested in our programming.  You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you were the person who helped someone find our organization and programming in addition to keeping them informed about future offerings.

Description:

Communication Assistants are responsible for making phone calls and sending texts to lists of individuals who expressed interest in our programming or who may be interested in our programming. Calls maybe giving them information about our programming or programming in the community that may be of interest to them.

Qualifications:

Communication Assistants must have a clear speaking voice and hearing should be normal or better. They must possess strong customer service skills. They should be able to work with a low level of independence. They should be able to communicate well with a wide variety of individuals from various social and cultural groups.  Communication Assistants should possess a moderate level of finger and hand dexterity.

Times Needed:

Communication Assistants have some flexibility as to when they can do their assignment.  The assignment can be done at the LEC during our regular programming times of Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings or, if desired, depending on assignment, may be done from their home.

All volunteers are required to be interviewed prior to volunteering and to attend an orientation to our organization as well as an orientation to their specific volunteer assignment.

Volunteer Job Description

Are you an individual who thrives on social interaction and the knowledge that you have helped senior citizens feel less isolated and alone through activities and resources? Do you enjoy learning about history and experiences across generations and social groups? Then you are a perfect fit for being a program host at the Life Enrichment Center.

Description:

Program Hosts are at all program sessions to which they have scheduled themselves to act as a host to senior citizens in attendance. Program hosts may be working alone, or ideally, will be working with a co-host. Program hosts arrive at least ½ hour before programs begin and are responsible for all set up for a program. This will include set up for refreshments (drinks and snacks), table and seating arrangements, sign-in sheets, and name tags. They will meet and greet speakers, if appropriate, and assist them with set up that may be required. Program hosts will meet and greet all attendees, assist them to sign in, find seating, and offer refreshments. Program hosts interact and socialize with attendees. Program hosts are responsible for tear down and clean up after the session has concluded.

Qualifications:

Program hosts must possess strong customer service skills and be able to work with a significant level of independence. They should be able to communicate well with a wide variety of individuals from various social and cultural groups. Program hosts should have the physical ability to lift, reach, carry and move objects under 10 lbs.

Times Needed:

Mondays 12:30 to 4:00, Thursdays 8:30 to 12:00. Volunteers have flexibility to choose the days and times that work into their schedules.

All volunteers are required to be interviewed prior to volunteering and to attend an orientation to our organization as well as an orientation to their specific volunteer assignment. Most volunteers will be with an experienced volunteer at least twice or until they feel comfortable with the assignment they will be doing.

Volunteer Job Description

Do you enjoy helping older adults with their phone or technology questions? Do spreadsheets send a thrill down your spine? Does Facebook have a special place in your heart? Do you have skills in social media just waiting to be used? Then you are the perfect person for this volunteer assignment. In addition, you will get a great deal of satisfaction in helping those of us in the baby boomer generation with technology skills that we just have not quite developed as much as we’d like.

Description:

The technology support volunteer will be responsible for one or more of these tasks based on the volunteeer’s skills and/or interests. 1) Assisting with developing and maintaining LEC websites and social media sites, or creating documents within a variety of computer programs. 2) Setting up spreadsheets, mailing lists and creating mail merge documents for sending out to our members. 3) Maintaining databases of information important to our organization.

Qualifications:

Technology support volunteers should have a moderately high level of ability and comfort with major computer programs such as Word, Excel, and Canva. Comfort with social media creation and maintenance are important to this assignment.  An ability and willingness to learn other computer programs needed to run our organization is desirable.

Times Needed:

Communication Assistants have some flexibility as to when they can do their assignment.  The assignment can be done at the LEC during our regular programming times of Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings or, if desired, depending on assignment, may be done from their home.

All volunteers are required to be interviewed prior to volunteering and to attend an orientation to our organization as well as an orientation to their specific volunteer assignment