What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advocacy Volunteer Specialist position at Prison Fellowship?
Want to make a difference? Join an organization committed to sharing the hope of true transformation with those impacted by incarceration for nearly 50 years.
Prison Fellowship® is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and to advocate for justice and human dignity. Prison Fellowship and its church partners encounter Jesus with those behind bars, breaking cycles of crime and prayerfully anticipating a revival of justice, mercy, and hope in our culture.
Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.
What we are looking for:
A driven and mission focused Advocacy Volunteer (Justice Ambassador) Specialist located in TN or VA to recruit and vet volunteer applicants to become Justice Ambassadors to advance justice that restores.
Expectations of this role:
- Build individual rapport with high-impact Justice Ambassador volunteers
- Identify strategic collaboration points to leverage church and community connections
- Facilitate engagement with Prison Fellowship's national initiatives and legislative campaigns
Qualifications:
- Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions
- 1-2 years of experience in program management
- Experience coaching volunteers, interacting with the legislative process, engaging the faith community and working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience with grassroots organizing a plus
- Outstanding relationship building skills and sound discretion a must
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and social network platforms; use of Phone2Action and Salesforce a plus
- Demonstrated ability to work in a remote/virtual professional role
- A bachelor's degree in social science or related major
- Candidate must be located in TN or VA to receive consideration
- This is a remote/work from home position requiring willingness and ability to travel up to 30% within the US, and the driving aspect of this role is subject to certain driving record and insurance requirements
What we offer:
At Prison Fellowship, our goal is to support the total well-being of all our employees. Our benefit offerings for full-time employees include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement account funding, flexible spending accounts, paid maternity and parental leave benefits, and more. Our outstanding benefits package includes paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits, on a pro-rated basis. In addition, we offer a team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with cutting-edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and development. Salary at Prison Fellowship is determined by a variety of factors. For this position, the salary range is projected to be between $58,000 and $62,000.
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OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Foundation of What We Believe
As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God’s inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God’s authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.
How We Are Compelled to Live and to Act
We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment laws:
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Salary : $58,000 - $62,000