Short- to Long-Term
Below is a list of our current entry-level and skilled volunteer opportunities. Scroll to the bottom to view times and opportunities by program.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Please click on the title of a position below to learn more. For more information or to apply, please contact Volunteer Services at nloso@voaor.org or 503-595-2009.
Senior Services
Positions now available at the Lambert House in outer SE Portland.
Kitchen Assistants help prepare
meals, serve & chat with seniors, and perform light cleaning. This
is an entry-level position with all training provided - a terrific way to get started with this community or gain job skills.
Activity Facilitators are skilled at developing
and leading appropriate activities for seniors, and work with our
Activity Coordinator to implement a monthly calendar of enriching and
exciting opportunities for our participants. We are currently looking for leaders at Marie Smith Center to facilitate Gospel singing from 11am - noon on Tuesdays or a women's craft group from 11am - noon on Wednesdays.
Child & Family Services
High School Summer Internship: Make new friends and build your resume while serving at-risk children in our community. Join a team of other teens to design and implement field trips for young children with the support of adult volunteers and staff. Special projects also available. All it takes is a few hours for 8 weeks this summer, and availability the week of June 18th for training.
Applications are due in May, so get a jump start on your summer and contact nloso@voaor.org for an application packet!
Family Relief Nursery Assistant: Serving children from 6 weeks to 5 years old, there are many ways to bring your skills, talents, and life experiences. Current positions are available for special projects and Bus Buddies, who ride our bus with children to and from "school". This is a great first step towards volunteering in one of our three therapeutic classrooms. Choose to make a difference where and when it’s really needed…the children are expecting you!
Teen Support Groups & Summer Outdoor Activities for Kids: Be a positive, supportive adult for children and youth living in one of seven low-income housing facilities through getting involved with one of a variety of activities we host. Current openings include weekday evening support groups for teen boys and teen girls, and now recruiting for summer outdoor activity assistants!
Domestic Violence Advocates: Get involved in being an advocate
and social changer through the movement to end violence against women
and children. We have opportunities for compassionate people to work in
our children's program, restraining order advocacy, or answering our
hotline. The next 40-hour training will be held in Fall '12, and covers dynamics of domestic
violence and basic advocacy. Call or email today to be added to our follow-up list!
Volunteers with 3-6 months of experience are eligible to co-facilitate
women's and children's support groups and/or accompany petitioners to
restraining order hearings.
Treatment & Public Safety:
If you have outreach, marketing, or administrative skills, please see opportunities available under "Business & Administration" that support our treatment and public safety programs!
Men's Residential Center: Support services for men with criminal histories to start a new life free from addiction. Current openings for Kitchen Assistants to prep and serve meals to residents and Clothing Closet Coordinator, a more independent position on a flexible schedule.
Asian Services: Use your knowledge of Vietnamese language and cultural to expand gambling treatment services. Provide on-call translation services for a few hours a month and know you are supporting individual, family, and community sobriety.
Business & Administration
Scholarship Marketing Associate: The Al Forthan Scholarship is awarded to high school
students who compete in an essay contest about how their lives have
been touched by addiction. We need your experience in marketing to
help us increase awareness within schools about this scholarship
opportunity and/or to network within the business community for
additional fundraising support. Use your passion and skill in marketing to engage the
community in raising a new generation of healthy, innovative youth.
Several entry-level and job-training positions are available 7 days a week:
Retail Sales Associate: Assist customers at Thrift It on 182nd & Division by stocking displays, greeting shoppers, promoting sales, and keeping the store tidy. This is a great opportunity for teens, people with disabilities, those with court-mandated hours, or anyone wanting to build job skills and be part of a team raising funds to support social service programs!
Catering Assistant: Are you looking to build job skills in a professional kitchen? Want to share your cooking skills to support a catering company that offers job training and raises funds and awareness for the most vulnerable in our community? Expand the capacity of quality food service to VOA's programs, partner agencies, and business clients through meal planning, preparation, and delivery. 4-6 hour shifts available 7 days a week starting at 6am or noon. Training provided and minimum 6-week commitment requested.
PROGRAMS
The following programs often host volunteer opportunities during the
days and times listed. Click on the program name to learn more about
the services offered and view above list for current openings.
Child & Family
Public Safety
- Men's Residential Centers: Days, evenings, and weekends TBD
Senior Services
Administration & Business
- Thrift It: 7 days a week from 9am - 8pm
- Catering, Development, and Volunteer Services: Weekdays TBD
Volunteer Services
(503) 595-2009
nloso@voaor.org
3910 SE Stark Street
Portland, OR 97214