The work environment for directors of volunteers varies depending on several factors such as the size of the organization, its funding, and the scope and nature of its mission.
Directors of volunteers employed at organizations such as Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic or Art Institute Chicago work indoors. They audition, train, and schedule volunteers within the comfort of indoor recording studios.
Other organizations may require directors of volunteers to work both indoors and outdoors depending on the task at hand. Volunteer managers for the Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona, for example, may find themselves working inside comfortable offices one day, and outdoors in hot, dry weather the next. Indoor tasks may include screening and orienting volunteers, producing promotional materials to recruit new volunteers, event planning, and scheduling. Outdoor tasks may include working in the gardens alongside volunteer gardeners and landscapers, or managing volunteer shifts at a plant sale or seasonal festival.
Some travel to schools and libraries may be required to promote the organization's products and services and to recruit new volunteers.
- Active and Contemplative Religious Sisters and Brothers
- Addiction Therapists
- Adult Day Care Coordinators
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
- Behavioral Health Technicians
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Child Life Specialists
- Clinic Managers
- Community Health Nurses
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Community Health Workers
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Conflict Resolution Specialists
- Contact Tracers
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Dietetic Technicians
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Fund-Raising
- Employment Firm Workers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Executive Recruiters
- Fund-Raisers
- Geriatric Care Managers
- Geriatric Nurses
- Geriatric Psychiatrists
- Geriatric Social Workers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Grief Therapists
- Health Advocates
- Historic Preservationists
- HIV/AIDS Counselors and Case Managers
- Home Health Care Aides
- Home Health Care and Hospice Nurses
- Hospice Workers
- Human Resources Consultants
- Human Resources Managers
- Human Services Workers
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Librarians
- Lobbyists
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Military Recruiters
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- Music Therapists
- National Park Service Employees
- Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Nonprofit Social Service Directors
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
- Office Administrators
- Orientation and Mobility Specialists
- Park Rangers
- Payroll Directors
- Personal Care Aides
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Proposal Managers
- Psychologists
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Rabbis
- Recreational Therapists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Retail Business Owners
- Retail Managers
- Roman Catholic Priests
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Social Workers
- Temporary Workers
- Tutors and Trainers
- Workplace Diversity Experts
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors