Open Positions
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Job Title: Compassion Week (CW) Project Coordinator
Employment Status: Part-time
Work Schedule: April – October
o April-May 10-15 hours per week
o June-July 15-20 hours per week
o Aug 20-25 hours per week
o Sept 30-40 hours per week
o Oct 20 hours per week through Oct 11th, then
10 hours per week
Compensation: $22-$25/hour based on qualifications
Compassion Week is a week of service hosted by Los Altos United Methodist Church
and other community partner organizations, which offers 120+ service opportunities
and draws over 3,500 volunteers from communities across Silicon Valley.
Compassion Week provides service and social justice opportunities that enable
individuals and families to build a stronger, more inclusive, and more empathetic
community by expanding community members’ understanding of and engagement
with local and global needs.
The Compassion Week project coordinator oversees the tactical and logistical details
of the 120+ service opportunities, working closely with the Compassion Week
Planning Team, staff at partner organizations, and Compassion Week project
leaders.
Responsibilities will include:
● Actively participate in planning meetings, supporting other committee
members and workstreams as needed. Record and distribute meeting
minutes and action items, ensuring that planning tasks are on track.
● Manage all aspects of Project List (spreadsheet & registration system),
ensuring information is up to date.
● Oversee and support volunteer project managers to ensure that all aspects of
projects are addressed.
● Document and update CW playbook, Roles & Responsibilities, etc., as
needed.
● Collaborate with the website manager to keep the website up to date.
● Track and report on metrics including but not limited to website, registration
numbers, and marketing efficacy.
● Provide execution and logistics support to the CW team as needed.
Qualifications include:
● Strong organizational skills, including the ability to effectively prioritize across
multiple tasks and objectives.
● Strong interpersonal skills capable of working closely with teams across
multiple organizations.
● Team management and leadership skills.
● Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and attention to
detail even under pressure.
● Excellent verbal and written skills.
● Familiarity with Google Docs and Google Spreadsheet.
● Resourcefulness and problem-solving skills.
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Employment Policies & Information
Equal Opportunity
LAUMC is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want the best available person in every job. Church policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, sex, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.
Qualifications
All Los Altos United Methodist Church staff members must:
- be sympathetic with the Christian faith and purposes of the United Methodist Church;
- possess the special aptitudes, skills and capacities that are required in their respective fields of work;
- win and hold the cooperation and good will of the people they serve, as well as their associates;
- maintain and keep confidences;
- demonstrate the capacity to learn and to improve their abilities.
Benefits
LAUMC offers a medical and dental insurance plan for employees scheduled to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Eligibility for this coverage begins on the first day of employment. Premiums are paid in full for full-time employees (40 hours per week) and 75% for part-time staff (30-39 hours per week). All covered employees contribute a small monthly fee to defray the cost of insurance. Vacation and sick leave are accrued for all employees. A generous holiday schedule is posted each year. As a nonprofit, religious organization, we do not participate in the California Unemployment Insurance Program or the State Disability Program (SDI).
At Will Employment
Employment at LAUMC is “at will,” which means that employment may be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time by an employee or by the Church. No supervisor or employee of the Church has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make any agreement for employment other than at-will.
Suggestions for improving LAUMC are always welcome. We maintain an “open door” policy and provide steps to follow to express an employee’s issues of concern without fear of retaliation. We hope each LAUMC employee finds their work here rewarding and challenging. We select our new employees carefully because we believe that every member of the staff plays a key role in the success of the Church.