Intake Wish Coordinator - Make-A-Wish® Southern Nevada

Type
Full - Time, Non - Exempt (eligible for overtime)
Location
Make A Wish Southern Nevada 9950 Covington Cross Dr Las Vegas, NV, 89144
Summary

Collection of wish documentation/forms, administer proven process (referral-concept approval), Wish Granting (as needed), lead, manage, and hold accountable volunteers.

Responsibilities

Collection of Wish Documentation & Forms

  •  Ensures all wish family paperwork is complete and signed (physically or digitally, per critical audit and safety standards) before authorizing a wish to move forward for Concept Approval

  •  Ensures consistent program quality by adhering to and implementing National and Chapter wish-granting policies, guidelines, standards, and procedures

  •  Provides administrative support to Wish Team as needed

  •  Executes wish administrative activities, i.e., “Wishes on a Wire,” pipeline updates, acknowledgments, and wish experience summaries

  •  Accepts other duties/responsibilities as assigned by Leadership Staff and Wish Team

Administer Proven Process (Referral to Concept Approval)

  •  Executes Welcome Calls to newly-eligible wish families, either directly or through delegation to a trained volunteer, including mailing a Wish Welcome Packet

  •  Arranges with wish families, staff, and—as appropriate—trained volunteers, for a wish child’s Discovery visits to determine their wish. This requires a high degree of organization, patience, and strong listening skills to uncover a child’s heartfelt wish

  •  Prepares Concept Approval meeting materials, presenting latest wishes discovered to the committee for approval of the wish as envisioned by the wish child

  •  Assists with wish intake and other pre-wish duties as needed, including but not limited to managing wish children in Salesforce database and creating digital wish files

Wish Granting (as needed)

  •  Coordinates wishes (up to 10% of local and travel wishes – domestic) as needed, annually from concept approval to completion and maintains accurate and current electronic wish files in accordance with National and chapter policies, guidelines, and standards

  •  As needed (on a limited basis) responsibility of 24-hour local wish family emergency line

Lead, Manage, and Hold Accountable Volunteers

  •  Provide oversight to volunteers executing parts of the proven process (referral to concept approval)

  •  Coordinate with volunteers to ensure proper coverage of welcome calls and wish discovery visits

  •  Escalate volunteer issues to Volunteer Relations Coordinator as needed

Financial Management

  •  Develop and manage approved wish budgets as defined in chapter policy

  •  Manage individual credit card transactions, receipts, and reconcile account monthly

  •  Prepare and submit all in-kind and cash payment requests

  •  Reconcile cash and in-kind (donated) receipts to wish files within 60 days of wish occurrence

Supervision

  •  This position reports directly to the Outreach Manager

  •  This position leads, manages, and holds accountable volunteers and interns when appropriate to achieve annual goals by providing training, guidance, and direction using MAW policies, guidelines, and procedures

 

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent project management experience
  • Bilingual (Spanish) preferred, but not required - must demonstrate excellent verbal and written English (and Spanish if bilingual)
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills to execute multiple projects, tight deadlines, and prioritize efforts
  • Excellent customer service orientation and professional demeanor
  • Must be computer & tech-savvy, with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and have a high level of comfort with online software
  • Database/data-entry experience required; Salesforce knowledge ideal, but not required
  • Available to work some nights & weekends; occasional local travel
  • Ability to deal with sensitive information with high confidentiality
  • Ability to respond to rapidly changing situations
  • Empathy for a variety of familial and medical situations
  • Comfortable working with a variety of personalities
  • High attention to detail and ability to audit compliance to standards
How to Apply

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