Volunteer with Us!

Current Volunteer Opportunities
at Samaritan

           Audrey Thurman sorts mail for Samaritan participants in our Northwest DC office as part of her role as a one-day-per-week Front Office Coordinator.

Volunteers are critical to Samaritan Ministry’s mission, and we recognize our active volunteers as key members of our staff. Volunteers serve our participants not just with their own love and dedication, but each hour they devote multiplies the level of service we can provide as an organization for each dollar donated. And along with our participants, our volunteers benefit from the mutually transformative and empowering relationships we seek to nurture with our ministry. 

We deeply appreciate and take our volunteers seriously, and we seek to give them maximally rewarding assignments and tailor their commitments to whatever level of responsibility and involvement they are seeking. 

Please contact Sy Jones, Volunteer Manager, at sjones@samaritanministry.org to learn more. 

Open Volunteer roles:

    • Front Office Coordinator (FOC)

    • Employer Specialist Assistant

    • Academic Tutors: Language Arts ♦ Math

    • Volunteer Casework Associate

    • In-person Digital Literacy Trainer

    • Toiletries Coordinator

    • Clothing Closet Coordinator

If you’re interested in any of these roles, contact Sy Jones, Volunteer Manager, at sjones@samaritanministry.org. For more details about the openings, scroll down.

Front Office Coordinator (FOC)

Locations: 1516 Hamilton St. NW DC • 1345 U St SE DC • 2207 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Va. • 3111 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE DC

Time Commitment: 1 or 2 days a week ♦ Monday-Friday ♦ 4-6 hours between 9am and 4pm 

Duties:

    • Welcome program participants and offer individual attention

    • Sort and distribute mail.

    • Answer the telephone and take messages for staff and program participants.

    • Provide support to the Lead Caseworker as needed. 

    • Assist with distribution and giveaway events.

    • Help maintain a clean and neat office. 

    • Other duties as needed.

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Academic Tutors: Language Arts ♦ Math

Location: 3111 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE DC 20032

Time Commitment: 

    •  At least 2 Days a Week: Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday

    • At least 1.5 hours per day, either 10:00 to 11:30am or 11:30am to 1pm

Student Population: Low literacy adult learners (below fifth grade level)

Pre-Screening: Education Coordinator will conduct Tutor assessment 

Duties:  

    • Tutor student one-on-one after lesson during self-instruction.  

    • Small group instruction.

Volunteer Casework Associate

Location:  Various

Time Commitment: 2 days a week: 10am to 2pm. 

Duties:

Performs basic casework functions including:

    • Intake and ongoing casework with persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

    • Documentation

    • Goal Plan development

    • Research/Identification of Community Resources

    • Advocacy  

Employer Specialist Assistant

Locations: 1516 Hamilton St, NW DC ♦ 1345 U St, SE DC

Time Commitment:

    • 4 hours ♦ One day a week at one office or Two days a week at each office 

Duties:

    • Welcome program participants.

    • Assist participants with completing online job applications and accompanying surveys.

    • Show participants how to upload documents such as resumes, cover letters etc. 

    • Help participants create and/or access emails.

 

In-Person Digital Literacy Trainer

Location: 2207 Columbia Pike, Arlington VA 

Time commitment:

    • 8-10 weeks 

    • 1 hour per participant 

    • Repeat as needed if available  

Computer Skills and Duties: 

    • Help participants with: 

    • Most basic: turning on the computer, username, password, keyboard skills, Internet access.

    • Microsoft suite, especially WORD, Excel.

    • Email and Internet searches and applications.

    • Other skills as needed by the individual.

NOTE:  SMGW has developed basic curriculum materials both as printouts and PowerPoint slides. These can be adapted to fit each student.

Toiletries Coordinator

Ability to Work Independently ♦ There is little to no participant contact 

 Location: 1516 Hamilton St, NW (Main Office) DC 20011 

Time Commitment: 1 Day a week ♦ Monday-Friday ♦ 2-4 hours between 10am – 4pm 

Duties:  

    • Sort and organize toiletries into bins and on shelves.  

    • Make male and female toiletry bags. 

    • Maintain an inventory of toiletries. 

    • Ability to stand for length of time and lift up to 30 pounds. 

Clothing Closet Coordinator

Ability to Work Independently ♦ There is little to no participant contact 

Location: 1516 Hamilton St, NW (Main Office) DC 20011 

Time Commitment: 1 Day a week ♦ Monday-Friday ♦ 2-4 hours between 10am – 4pm 

Duties: 

    • Maintain and organize clothing closets. 

    • Sort and dispose of clothing as needed. 

    • Fold and hang items. 

    • Maintain clothing shelves and racks. 

If interested in any of these roles, contact Sy Jones, Volunteer Manager, at sjones@samaritanministry.org.