What are the responsibilities and job description for the Volunteer Services Coordinator position at Sentara Health?
Physical Location: Newport News, VA
Location Type: Hybrid
Employment Status: Regular-Part time
Shift: First (Days)
Posted Date: April 10, 2026
Job Overview
Sentara Hospice Services is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Volunteer Services Coordinator.
Position Status: Part Time, Days
Position Location: Newport News, VA. This can be considered a hybrid position, with presence required on site for trainings, meetings, and events.
Pay Range: $19.47- $32.45
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits.
Overview
Responsible for the recruitment of volunteers to fulfill a variety of assignments; ensuring the volunteers receive and complete required training to perform their assigned duties; supervision of the volunteers. Incorporating guidance, support, direction and accountability; ongoing documentation of volunteer activities; Ensuring volunteer recordkeeping is up to date and compliance is maintained; processing and making assignments in response to requests for volunteer assistance; collaborating with staff at all levels in the agency; Engaging in the internal and external coordination of events, projects and department requests. Our volunteers can do clerical work, respite sitting with patients, and also assist with bereavement events. The candidate we are seeking must have a heart for hospice.
Education
Bachelor Level Degree (required)
Experience
Volunteer Coordinator experience (1 year minimum required)
Volunteer experience (3 years minimum required)
Keywords: volunteer coordinator, hospice, newport news, part time, really
About Us
Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission – “we improve health every day.” Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 34,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina including 10 hospitals with the prestigious Magnet® recognition, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety, and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named a Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), was recognized by Forbes as “America’s Best-In-State Employer” (2024), “Best Employer for Veterans” (2022, 2023), and “Best Employer for Women” (2020), and named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” (2021, 2018).
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Salary : $19 - $32