- *Driver Team (women volunteers only): Once a week shift is preferred, occasional drivers are also needed for morning, afternoon, or evening shifts.
- See page 1 below for Job Description overview
- OFFICE: Database input. Once a week 2-4 hours.
- See page 2 below for Job Description overview
- OFFICE: Supply inventory. Once a week, on Mondays, 1-2 hours
- See page 2 below for Job Description overview
- *Mentor Team (women volunteers only) Weekly, 2 hours (flexible according to your schedule and the schedule of your mentee)
- See page 3 below for Job Description overview
- *Clothing Donation Room (women volunteers only). Once a week 2-3 hours.
- See page 4 below for Job Description overview
- Goals Coach Once a week or can be every 2 weeks, 2-4 hours.
- See page 5 below for Job Description overview
- Financial Reconciling Once a week, 2-3 hours.
- See page 6 below for Job Description overview
- Event Team As needed throughout the year.
- See page 7 below for Job Description overview
- Prayer Team Consistently at home each week; meets with the team once a month to pray on-site at SH.
- See page 8 below for Job Description overview
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: When our ladies first arrive, we transport them to every appointment and location. This provides a wonderful opportunity for conversations and building relationships while in the car. As a driver, you guide them through their first few months in the program and as they progress, you talk through their experiences as they work towards lifelong changes.
| Volunteer Title | Driver Team |
| Time Commitment: | Varies. A weekly driving shift is the most desirable. However, “on-call” drivers are also needed for unexpected needs. |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation 2) Vol Basic Training with Driver Guidelines 3) Advanced Volunteer Training (5 sessions) |
| Reports to / works with: | Volunteer Coordinator |
| Requirements: | Must have a clean driving record; full coverage insurance on your vehicle. Your vehicle must be in excellent working condition. |
| Expectations: | Pick up passengers on time and engage in conversation as you take ladies to and from appointments. |
| Duties & Responsibilities: | Check the schedule for the time to arrive and depart the location to transport your passenger(s). |
| Follow SH driving guidelines, especially regarding any extra stops not on the schedule. | |
| Clarify if you are to wait for the passenger or drop-off and leave. | |
| Enjoy visiting with your passengers and getting to know our wonderful ladies as you empower and guide them towards lifelong changes. | |
| Check with the Volunteer Coordinator about activities & tasks while waiting between driving appointments. |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: To manage our programs at Sanctified Hope, there are many moving parts needed to help our office run smoothly to best support our participants as they make lifelong changes. Consistent volunteers are key to our operations and providing stability to our participants so they can develop trust in being cared for by our staff.
| Volunteer Title: | Office Team |
| Time Commitment: | Varies. Some roles work best with a regular commitment, while others can be done with flexible schedule options. |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation 2) Vol Basic Training and Office Procedures 3) Advanced Volunteer Training (5 sessions) preferred |
| Reports to / works with: | Volunteer Coordinator is your primary contact. She will connect you with various staff as needed. |
| Requirements: | Confidentiality. Attention to detail. Computer skills for some roles. |
| Expectations: | Volunteers work on the priority tasks for that day. |
| Duties & Responsibilities: | Database input, WEEKLY input forms with participant information. |
| Supply Orders, WEEKLY ON MONDAYS. Fill requests from participants and submit weekly orders for supplies. Create a list of items needed for the newsletter on the 3rd Monday each month. | |
| New participant documents Assemble documents in binders as needed once a month. | |
| Donated items Record items on Donation Intake Form. Write thank you note. | |
| Mail Monthly newsletter. Address and stuff envelopes for the newsletter to mail to women waiting to be released from jail. | |
| General office duties as needed. |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: This role is key to empower and guide women! Through the various curriculum you will be walking alongside one woman for entire stay at Sanctified Hope. Building a relationship with her helps her walk through the many challenges she will face while making big changes in her thinking and habits to inspire lifelong changes.
| Volunteer Title: | Mentor Team |
| Time Commitment: | Weekly 2 hours (flexible according to your schedule and the schedule of your mentee) |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation 2) Vol Basic Training 3) Advanced Volunteer Training (5 sessions) |
| Reports to / works with: | Volunteer Coordinator |
| Requirements: | Daily walk with Christ to grow and know Him. |
| Expectations: | Meet with mentee weekly to build a relationship and work through the curriculum. |
| Duties & Responsibilities: | Set up a consistent time to meet with your mentee. |
| Work through the curriculum in a timely manner. | |
| Be open, teachable and vulnerable with your mentee. Guide her into truth and empower her to live in the truth of God’s Word. | |
| Assist in your mentee’s program to inspire lifelong changes. | |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: When new ladies arrive, they come with very few possessions. They begin their journey (we call it “Coming Home”) by selecting necessities or clothing and personal items. It is important for our Clothes Room to be welcoming, clean, and organized. This sets the tone for how dearly loved and cherished they are, which empowers them to create new habits in their thinking and behavior.
| Volunteer Title: | Clothing and Donation Team |
| Time Commitment: | Regular commitment of 4-6 hours each month to cover the room weekly by a Coordinator with a team of 2-3 volunteers. |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation 2) Vol Basic Training with Donation Room Guidelines 3) Advanced Volunteer Training (5 sessions) preferred |
| Reports to / works with: | Volunteer Coordinator |
| Requirements: | Able to lift 20 pounds, prolonged standing. Organizing skills preferred. |
| Expectations: | Maintain room to be clean and inviting. Knowledge of sizes and items to assess our ability to accommodate a new arrival’s needs. |
| Team Duties & Responsibilities: | Sort donations. Remove outdated and unusable items. |
| Organize items by size and function. | |
| Keep the room clean and tidy. Be creative in storing items with pleasing appearance. | |
| (Coordinator) Be available by phone or in-person to discuss inventory for a new arrival. | |
| Help ladies pick items from the room on arrival, season changes, and other times throughout the year. |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: Regular and consistent check-in with each participant empowers these women to make lifelong changes in their habits, behaviors and thinking. In your time together, you are able to guide her through the process of walking through the adjustments and self-motivation necessary to achieve her goals.
| Volunteer Title: | Goals Coach |
| Time Commitment: | Daytime hours. 3 options: Phase 1 (1st 90 days in Program) meets weekly with participant. Phase 2 (4-8 months) meets every 2 weeks with participant. Phase 3 (9-12 months) meets once a month. |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation 2) Basic Vol Training and Case Management Training 3) Advanced Training (5 sessions) preferred |
| Reports to / works with: | Elizabeth Mederos, Case Manager |
| Requirements: | Confidentiality. Goal setting ability. Good communication skills to coach and not direct participants towards goal accomplishments. |
| Expectations: | Assist ladies with life skills to achieve appropriate goals; you will be their thinking and accountability partner. |
| Duties & responsibilities: | Discuss progress achieved and progress needed to work towards their monthly goals to bring lasting changes. |
| Document each session in our database to share victories and challenges with SH Case Manager. | |
| At least 1 session must be in-person. The 2nd session can be a video call, as long as her goal setting remains effective. | |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: You help keep our participants on-track with learning sound money management. By reconciling financial activity each week, you are an important part of her case management and long-term success.
| Volunteer Title: | Financial Reconciling |
| Time Commitment: | Once a week, 2-3 hours |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation 2) Vol Basic Training with Financial Peace process & forms |
| Reports to / works with: | Elizabeth Mederos, Program Manager |
| Requirements: | Sound financial process to reconcile bank statements. Familiar with concepts of Financial Peace curriculum. |
| Expectations: | Each month, reconcile deposits and expenses for participants to the monthly budget they created. |
| Duties & Responsibilities: | Reconcile the bank statement, computing total expenses and deposits made. |
| Review the budget created by each participant. Note discrepancies between the budget and the bank statement. | |
| Make notes of observations in the SH database for the SH Program Manager to review. | |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: You help create sustainability for Sanctified Hope to continue transforming lives by helping others know about the work we do and engage people to donate, volunteer, serve, and pray.
| Volunteer Title: | Event Chairman and Committee |
| Time Commitment: | Varies, as needed for each event. |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation 2) Vol Application |
| Reports to / works with: | SH Volunteer Coordinator |
| Requirements: | Dependability. Initiative. Communication. |
| Expectations: | Assist the Executive Director to plan, promote, execute and follow-up for an event. |
| Duties & Responsibilities: | Plan aspects of the event: location, time, venue, promotion, invitations, food, speaker, decor, registration, volunteer team, set up, and follow-up. |
| Chairman leads and assigns tasks to be completed in a planned timeline by a team of volunteers. | |
| The team takes ownership of the aspects for the event and communicates with the Executive Director to ensure all details are being handled in a professional and effective manner that represents Sanctified Hope as desired. | |
| Note: Team member roles and commitments will vary, depending on their part of the event. | |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule
Thank you for your interest in serving with us!
Sanctified Hope mission: to empower and guide formerly incarcerated women through a Christ-based ministry to inspire lifelong changes and become successful citizens of the community.
How this volunteer role fits with our mission: You are a vital part of this ministry! It is crucial to have dedicated individuals who will pray, consistently interceding for all aspects of God-breathed ministry at Sanctified Hope.
| Volunteer Title: | PRAYER TEAM |
| Time Commitment: | Regularly at home; once a month with Prayer Team in-person |
| Training Required: | 1) SH Orientation |
| Reports to / works with: | Volunteer Coordinator |
| Requirements: | Desire to pray and committed to uphold high confidentiality. |
| Expectations: | Prayer is crucial to our ministry, to have dedicated individuals who will pray, asking God for what to pray. |
| Duties & Responsibilities: | Set a time each week to pray as the Holy Spirit directs. |
| Receive prayer requests from Sanctified Hope team for immediate needs. | |
| Record what you pray and answers to prayer. | |
| Gather with the Prayer Team, once a month to pray together. | |
| Optional – communicate what you are praying |
Steps to become Sanctified Hope Volunteer:
- Volunteer Interest Survey
- Attend Sanctified Hope Orientation
- Complete Volunteer Application
- Complete Trainings & Rotation Schedule