Current Volunteer Opportunities
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 and Partner Council Manager, at sjones@samaritanministry.org to learn more.
Front Office Coordinators
Locations: 3111 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE (Congress Heights) • 2207 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Va.
Time Commitment: 1 day a week ♦ Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday ♦ 10am to 2pm
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.
- Help maintain a clean and neat office.
- Other duties as needed.
Grant Writer
Location: Remote
Time Commitment: Varies
Duties:
- Recommend and research new foundation and government grants.
- Draft letters of introduction, letters of inquiry, and proposals for foundation and corporate grant opportunities.
- Assist Executive Director as needed.
Casework Associate
Locations: 3111 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE (Congress Heights) • 2207 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA
Time Commitment: 2 Days a Week ♦ Monday-Friday ♦ 10am to 2pm.
Duties:
- Under guidance of the Lead Caseworker (LCW), performs basic casework:
- Conduct an Intake of program participants and schedule follow-up appointments.
- Ongoing casework with participants who have initial Goals and Next Steps, approved by the LCW.
- Continuing Goal Plan development.
- Monthly team meeting attendance (on site or virtual).
- Other duties as assigned, such as resource research and advocacy.
Partner Council Convener
For Details, contact Jennifer Longmire-Wright at jwright@samaritanministry.org.
Academic Tutors
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.
In-person Digital Literacy Trainers
Any of the following offices:
• 3111 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, WDC
• 2207 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA
Time commitment:
8-10 weeks
1 hour, 1 to 2 days per week
Duties:
Tutor participants in the following:
- 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.
Community gardeners
• 2207 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA
Time commitment and duties:
Inquire about this opportunity with Julio Da Silva, Deputy Director, Programs.