A professional who directs activities of volunteer agencies and workers offering their services to hospitals, social service, and community agencies. Responsibilities include:

• Confers with administrative staff to plan volunteer program consistent with needs of institution or agency.
• Recommends establishment of policies and procedures for inservice training, work hours, and types of service to be performed by volunteers.
• Secures services of volunteer workers.
• Organizes classes of instruction for volunteers to teach procedures and techniques.
• Suggests and directs projects to be carried out by volunteer workers.
• Assigns workers to various services with hospital or agency.
• Conducts surveys to evaluate effectiveness of volunteer service program.
• Arranges for recognition of volunteers for their services.