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title: 'Volunteer Program Coordinator at GLIDE'
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# Volunteer Program Coordinator at GLIDE

- **Company:** GLIDE
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $25–$31/hr
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/glide/4cfe438e-ef6b-4c6c-ab96-ca59c24d7b96

## Job description

## About Glide

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice. GLIDE’s mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization

Position Summary: The Volunteer Program Coordinator will support GLIDE’s volunteer department, administering individual volunteer programs and strategic initiatives. This position will conduct volunteer outreach and recruitment, volunteer scheduling, support with volunteer recognition initiatives and events, and contribute to the design and implementation of new programs and initiatives. This individual will help the department increase the number of volunteers at GLIDE, increase volunteer retention and repeat volunteerism, and support Community Service volunteers to acquire new skills and access pathways to employment. This position is expected to be onsite Monday through Friday 9 AM – 5:30 PM and work at major events and holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. There will be occasional work needed on evenings, weekends, and early mornings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Greet and steward volunteers arriving and departing for their shifts.
- Schedule and conduct virtual and in-person orientations, as well as debriefs, for individuals and groups.
- Conduct group presentations, administer workshops, and facilitate groups.
- Liaise with internal departments to add new volunteer opportunities.
- Support the recruitment, retention, and success of all volunteers at GLIDE across multiple programs.
- Support with the design, development and administration of GLIDE’s group Service-Learning Programming; contribute to the creation of new materials, curriculum, workshop content, and marketing materials.
- Develop relationships with referring partners such as schools, city government departments, community-based organizations, universities, and companies.
- Support with the development and implementation of volunteer appreciation and recognition initiatives and/or events.
- Conduct research on corporate giving programs and in-kind donation programs.
- Participate in committees for special events, holiday activities, fundraisers, etc.
- Attend off-site volunteer recruitment events, deliver off-site presentations, represent GLIDE at external meetings, and conduct outreach such as tabling at events.
- Respond to incoming voicemail and email inquiries regarding volunteer opportunities.
- Coordinate and process in-kind donations.
- Use Salesforce and volunteer CRM to track volunteer hours and create reports, support data entry/collection, review data for accuracy, and track programmatic impact via KPI’s and impact reports.

## Minimum Qualifications

- 2+ years of experience working in a non-profit, education, or social impact organization required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
- Previous experience working with volunteers such as volunteer coordination, recruitment, and scheduling highly desired.
- Experience in a front-facing role working with large groups, such as delivering presentations, facilitating workshops, planning/executing group events, etc. required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work productively with frequent interruptions.
- Works well under pressure, excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with a diverse community, including volunteers who are unhoused or previously incarcerated, middle and high school students, families, and corporate employees.
- Proficiency using MS Office required, with experience using a CRM, preferably Salesforce, ideal.

Physical Requirements Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Ability to work on a computer and see details of objects at close range.
- Ability to hear within normal range, and communicate effectively (in person, telephone or Zoom).
- Finger dexterity and the ability to use all standard office equipment.
- Sit or stand comfortably; and the ability to navigate throughout office spaces (via elevator or stairs).

Work Environment GLIDE’s buildings are located in the Tenderloin neighborhood.  GLIDE maintains an "open door" policy to the community and its clients, who frequently enter and leave the building.

This role is covered by the collective bargaining agreement.

## About GLIDE

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice in San Francisco that provides integrated comprehensive services, free daily meals, housing assistance, behavioral health support, and advocacy to break cycles of poverty and marginalization.
- **Entity Type**: Non-profit (501(c)(3) foundation) – publicly supported charity
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA (330 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA 94102)
- **Founded**: 1963 (GLIDE Memorial Church roots; incorporated as foundation later)
- **Founders**: Rev. Cecil Williams (founder of GLIDE Memorial Church) and Janice Mirikitani (co-founder of GLIDE's social service programs)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Social services, poverty alleviation, hunger relief, housing/homelessness services, behavioral health, domestic violence intervention, child and family services
- **Target customers**: Homeless, low-income, and marginalized populations in San Francisco (Tenderloin neighborhood); B2C (direct service recipients)
- **Mission statement**: “Create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.”

## Products & Services
- **Daily Free Meals Program**: Three free, nutritious meals served 364 days a year to anyone in need – 533,298 meals served annually
- **Welcome Center**: Immediate basic needs (shelter, hygiene, blankets) and emotional support with case management
- **GLIDE Women’s Center**: Trauma-informed support groups, case management, and counseling for women survivors of violence, homelessness, or isolation
- **Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Health & Wellness Center**: 24/7 center for youth ages 18–27 experiencing homelessness, offering respite, mentoring, and connection to long-term resources
- **Journey Home Program**: Client-centered relocation and reunification support to move people from homelessness toward stability
- **Health Empowerment & Access Team (HEAT)**: Harm reduction, medically assisted treatment, HIV/Hep-C outreach, testing, and health system navigation
- **Community Ambassador Program**: Street-level engagement and placemaking to support San Francisco’s economic revitalization (30×30 plan)
- **Janice Mirikitani Family, Youth and Childcare Center**: Child and infant care, after-school programs, and family counseling for low-income families

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (non-profit); annual operating budget not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: 533,298 meals served per year; 3,937 people connected to social benefits (CalFresh, SSI) in recent period; $24 million secured in state funding for housing subsidies, shelters, and mental health support through coalition
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Works in partnership with City of San Francisco leaders; receives state funding; coalition funding from California state budget
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding integrated mobile services; launching a new TAY Health & Wellness Center; developing a $31M fundraising plan (FY24); facility expansion and behavioral health services under current CEO Dr. Gina Fromer

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deeply rooted community trust**: 60+ years serving the Tenderloin, recognized as a “safe space” and oasis for those most in need
- **Integrated service model**: Combines meals, housing, healthcare, childcare, legal clinic, and advocacy under one roof, creating a holistic pathway out of crisis
- **National leadership in social justice**: Actively shaping policy and public narrative on poverty, homelessness, and racial justice from a faith-grounded but secularly inclusive foundation
- **Scale and reach**: One of the largest hunger relief and social service providers in San Francisco, with over 200 employees and thousands served daily

## Strategic Focus
- **GLIDE Forward plan**: Expand integrated and mobile services to reach more people citywide; raise $31M in FY24 for building repair, expansion, and behavioral health; showcase GLIDE as a national social justice leader through art and storytelling; improve business systems and infrastructure; center work on voices of marginalized people; inspire staff growth
- **30×30 alignment**: Supporting San Francisco’s economic revitalization through the Community Ambassador Program and low-threshold case management
- **Policy advocacy**: Secured $24M in state funding for housing subsidies, shelters, and mental health support through coalition building

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Supportive, diverse, and inclusive team environment rooted in radical inclusivity, justice, and love. “Work is meaningful and the people are great.”
- **Work environment**: Friendly, accepting, and informal (casual dress code noted)
- **Benefits**: Competitive salaries, medical and dental insurance, generous paid time off, retirement savings plans
- **Equal opportunity employer**: Proudly equal opportunity; will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records (San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance)
- **Growth opportunity**: Chance to be part of a transformative expansion under new CEO Dr. Gina Fromer, with a strong emphasis on staff development and “building the capacity to learn and iterate”
- **Hybrid/remote policy**: Not explicitly stated; likely on-site given service delivery nature, but check role-specific postings

## Sources
1. [glide.org – About](https://www.glide.org/about/)
2. [glide.org – Careers](https://www.glide.org/Careers/)
3. [jobs.lever.co/glide](https://jobs.lever.co/glide)
4. [guidestar.org – Glide Foundation Profile](https://www.guidestar.org/profile/94-1156481)

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