Volunteer Cultivator

Position Overview

The Volunteer Cultivator is a relational, people-centered role responsible for building meaningful, healthy, and sustainable relationships with volunteers at Salt + Light. This position focuses on care, connection, and continuity—ensuring volunteers feel welcomed, valued, and clearly guided in their service.

This role is not administrative-heavy, marketing-focused, or event-driven. It is centered on human connection, clarity, and stewardship of relationships, helping volunteers move from one-time service to long-term engagement and belonging.

The Volunteer Cultivator works closely with the Community Engagement Liaison, Operations, and Development teams to ensure volunteers are integrated into the life and mission of Salt + Light in ways that honor dignity, capacity, and sustainability.

This is a full-time, relationship-driven role ideal for someone who is warm, organized, emotionally intelligent, and deeply aligned with Salt + Light’s values.

Key Responsibilities

Volunteer Cultivation & Care

• Serve as the primary relational point person for volunteers
• Build ongoing relationships through personal check-ins, follow-ups, and presence
• Create a culture where volunteers feel known, appreciated, and connected
• Support volunteers through transitions, changes in roles, and evolving capacity

Onboarding & Integration

• Guide new volunteers through onboarding and orientation processes
• Ensure clarity around expectations, culture, and dignity-centered service
• Help volunteers find meaningful roles that align with their gifts, availability, and interests

Retention & Pathways

• Identify opportunities for deeper engagement (recurring service, leadership roles, advocacy, or giving)
• Support pathways from first-time volunteer ? consistent volunteer ? community leader
• Partner with Development and Community Engagement to identify high-capacity or highly invested volunteers

Coordination & Handoff

• Collaborate with Operations for scheduling, logistics, and service flow
• Partner with Community Engagement Liaison for group volunteers and community partners
• Communicate clearly with staff to ensure smooth volunteer experiences

Systems & Tracking

• Maintain accurate volunteer records in VOMO
• Create and maintain opportunities in VOMO
• Communicate openly and consistently with team and other departments
• Track engagement, participation, and retention trends
• Share insights with leadership to improve volunteer experience and strategy

Qualifications

• Flexibility and a flexible schedule are a MUST
• Committed and self-motivated
• Strong relational intelligence and interpersonal warmth
• Organized, dependable, and detail-oriented
• Clear communicator with strong follow-through
• Comfortable holding boundaries and managing expectations
• Ability to navigate diverse communities with dignity and respect
• Alignment with Salt + Light’s mission and values
• Flexibility and a flexible schedule are a MUST

Preferred Experience (Not Required)

• Volunteer coordination or community engagement experience
• Nonprofit, church, or community organization background
• Hospitality, customer service, or people-care roles

What Success Looks Like

• Volunteer spots filled daily/weekly/monthly
• Volunteers feel welcomed, known, and valued
• Increased volunteer retention and consistency
• Clear, dignified onboarding experiences
• Strong volunteer culture rooted in belonging and purpose
• Healthy collaboration across teams

Why This Role Matters

Volunteers are not a workforce—they are a community. The Volunteer Cultivator helps steward that community with care, dignity, and intentionality. This role ensures that service at Salt + Light is not transactional, but transformational—for neighbors, volunteers, and the organization alike.