Jun 2, 2025 | volunteer
Volunteer Coordinator Position Description
Time Commitment
Flexible; 5-10 hours/week at onset, less once program is established
Duration
Minimum six-month commitment preferred
Reports to
Admin Manager or Executive Director
Do you enjoy connecting with people and helping them find meaningful ways to contribute?
As a Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll help create a warm and supportive experience for all volunteers—from their first inquiry through to ongoing involvement. This role ensures that every volunteer feels welcomed, informed, and appreciated, while also helping Bethlehem Centre run smoothly through thoughtful coordination and communication.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond to volunteer inquiries and promote current opportunities
- Interview prospective volunteers to assess their skills, interests, and suitability for Bethlehem Centre’s needs
- Assist with scheduling and role-matching based on skills and interests
- Help welcome new volunteers (onboarding, orientation, training, and initial support)
- Maintain volunteer records and contact lists, Maintain volunteer records and contact lists, safeguarding privacy at all times
- Communicate regularly with volunteers to provide updates and support
- Liaise with staff to identify volunteer needs
- Help coordinate volunteer appreciation and recognition efforts
Skills and Qualities
- Friendly and approachable
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Comfortable with basic computer tools
- Strong communication and people skills
- Flexible and supportive
- Able to maintain confidentiality and uphold Centre values
How to Apply
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form
Jun 2, 2025 | volunteer
Time Commitment
1 or more shifts per week (4 hours/shift preferred); flexible scheduling possible
Duration
Minimum three-month commitment preferred
Do you enjoy meeting new people and being a welcoming presence?
The reception area is the heart of our guest arrival experience. Help us keep things flowing with warmth and care.
Support includes greeting guests, answering phones, processing gift shop sales, tidying the space, and offering general assistance to our guest services team. (A basic level of computer comfort is helpful for this role.)
Key Responsibilities
- Interact with and welcome guests upon arrival
- Keep current with our website and the many programs we offer
- Answer phone calls and take clear messages in logbook
- Support check-in and check-out processes
- Guide guests to guest house or venue(s) as needed
- Tend to Centre Shop (restock, price, rotate items; keep clean and tidy)
- Process and record sales accurately
- Support Guest Services team with other tasks as needed
Skills and Qualities
- Friendly
- Reliable
- Detail-oriented
- Flexible
- Basic comfort with phones and computers
- Able to maintain confidentiality and uphold Centre values
How to Apply
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form
Jun 2, 2025 | volunteer
Spiritual Lending Library Position Description
Time Commitment
1–2 shifts per month (approximately 2 hours per shift preferred); flexible scheduling possible
Duration
Minimum three-month commitment preferred
Do you love books and quiet spaces?
Our cozy library is a place of reflection and learning for guests. We’d love your help in keeping it organized and inviting.
Duties include shelving books, maintaining order, and entering new titles into the database.
Key Responsibilities
- Keep the library tidy, organized, and inviting
- Shelve returned books and arrange materials in proper order
- Screen donations for suitability
- Enter new titles and update information in the database
- Assist with cataloging and labeling as needed
- Call guests with books not returned
Skills and Qualities
- Enjoys quiet, focused tasks
- Organized and attentive to detail
- Comfortable with basic computer tasks
- Reliable and self-directed
- Able to maintain confidentiality and uphold Centre values
How to Apply
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form
Jun 2, 2025 | volunteer
Time Commitment
2-4 shifts per month ( 2 hours or more/shift preferred); flexible scheduling possible
Duration
Minimum three-month commitment preferred
Reports to
Volunteer Coordinator or designate Do you enjoy working with your hands and helping keep spaces beautiful and functional? Support the stewardship and care of this sacred land so guests feel welcomed inside and out. Assist with odd jobs in and around the buildings, keeping both the grounds well maintained, including Chartres Walking Labyrinth.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with lawn care, gardening, and seasonal yard work
- Monitor walkways and outdoor areas for safety and cleanliness
- Support light maintenance tasks such as minor repairs, painting, or upkeep
- Notify staff of larger repair or safety concerns
Skills and Qualities
- Enjoys physical, hands-on tasks
- Comfortable working outdoors in various weather
- Reliable and self-directed
- Attentive to safety and detail
- Able to uphold Centre values of care, hospitality, and stewardship
How to Apply
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form
May 30, 2025 | volunteer
Housekeeping and Set up Volunteer Position Description
Time Commitment
2–4 shifts per month (2 hours or more per shift preferred); flexible scheduling possible
Duration
Minimum three-month commitment preferred
Reports to
Volunteer Coordinator or designate
Do you take joy in creating peaceful, clean spaces for others to rest and recharge?
Join our cheerful housekeeping team to prepare guest rooms, common areas, and gathering spaces. A few focused hours—especially on quick turnover days—make a big difference in ensuring a warm welcome.
Key Responsibilities
- Support room turnover by making beds, tidying, and light cleaning
- Assist with restocking supplies in guest rooms and washrooms
- Help refresh common areas (dusting, vacuuming, wiping surfaces)
- Follow Centre guidelines for cleanliness and guest privacy
- Notify staff of any maintenance or supply needs
Skills and Qualities
- Enjoys physical, hands-on tasks
- Detail-oriented and takes pride in creating tidy spaces
- Comfortable working independently or as part of a team
- Reliable and punctual
- Able to uphold Centre values of care, hospitality, and stewardship
How to Apply
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form
May 29, 2025 | volunteer
Centre Garden Volunteer Position Description
Time Commitment
2–4 shifts per month (2 hours or more per shift preferred); flexible scheduling possible
Duration
Minimum three-month commitment preferred
Reports to
Volunteer Coordinator or designate
Do you love growing fresh, nourishing food and working with the rhythms of the earth?
Join our food garden volunteer team to help tend the Centre’s vegetable and herb gardens. Your care directly supports our community by contributing fresh produce to our kitchen, nurturing a sense of connection with the land, and helping create a beautiful, sustainable space for guests and residents to enjoy.
Key Responsibilities
- Weed, water, and mulch vegetable beds and herb plots
- Assist with planting, harvesting, and composting as needed
- Support seasonal garden tasks such as seed starting, pruning, or cover cropping
- Help keep garden areas tidy and functional for shared use
- Clean and store garden tools properly after use
- Follow Centre guidelines for organic gardening and ecological care
- Communicate any issues related to pests, irrigation, or tool maintenance
Skills and Qualities
- Enjoys working outdoors and engaging in physical, hands-on tasks
- Interested in growing food and learning about sustainable practices
- Pays attention to detail and works with care and intention
- Comfortable working independently or alongside a small team
- Reliable and committed to the Centre’s values of care, hospitality, and stewardship
How to Apply
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form
