Volunteers at AIDS
Project Los Angeles, who range in age from
12 to 86, increase our capacity
to serve the community ten times over. People
of many skills and backgrounds come through
our doors every year, as teams or as individuals,
for
assignments from phone banking to bagging groceries
to leading therapy sessions. Each year, APLA
benefits from the work of 1,500 volunteers who
contribute
more than 65,000 hours of service annually at
a value of $1.1 million per year. Below you
will find opportunities for volunteering at APLA.
We
are now accepting
applications for the following volunteer
opportunities:
AIDS Walk
DIVISION: Client Services
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Volunteer position will participate with the annual AIDS Walk.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Volunteers needed to register as part of Team APLA as walkers as
well as volunteers needed to help the day of the event.
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an e-mail
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Client Access Volunteer
DIVISION: Client Services
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
A volunteer opportunity
to assist the Client Contact Program and Clientline
by helping case manage APLA's self-sufficient
clients by assessing client situations, providing
up-to-date information and referrals by telephone
and updating client records; assist in maintaining
current resource library.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to maintain the highest level of
confidentiality and professionalism.
- Excellent written and verbal communication
skills, data entry and knowledge of active
listening.
- Strong PC, MS Office, and Internet skills.
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Dental
Treatment Volunteers
DIVISION: Client Services
PRINCIPAL
RESPONSIBILITIES:
At APLA’s Raymond
E. Greene/Ronald LeBaron Dental Treatment Center,
Professional volunteers can become involved
in a number of ways as Dentists, Dental Hygienists,
and Dental Assistants.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Professional volunteers
– Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental
Assistants.
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
and professionalism.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Food Bank/ Food
Drive Volunteer
DIVISION: Client Services
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Necessities of Life
Program (NOLP) provides groceries to over 1,700
clients that are on a limited income. Clients
are able to access the food bank once a week,
four times per month and take home three to
four bags of groceries per visit. They receive
a wide variety of predetermined items. NOLP
is one of the largest direct client contact
programs here at APLA, NOLP has a number of
opportunities for volunteers such as distributing
groceries to clients, pre-bagging groceries,
filing and stocking shelves.
REQUIREMENTS:
- The desire to help improve
the quality of life of low-income people with
HIV.
- Enjoy working in a warehouse environment.
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
and professionalism.
- Outgoing personality, excellent communication
skills.
- Bilingual Spanish helpful as well as some knowledge
of HIV/AIDS.
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Nutrition/Administrative Volunteer
DIVISION: NOLP/Nutrition
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Volunteer position will interface with the Nutritionist and Site Assistant
in order to successfully offer administrative assistance to clients, volunteers
and staff.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, filing, data entry,
phone skills.
- Strong PC, MS Office, and Internet skills.
- Strong Nutrition and administrative skills needed.
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Office
Services Volunteer
DIVISION: Human Resources
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Office Services member
assist various APLA departments in the day-to-day
handling of additional administrative/clerical
work. Projects may involve photocopying, mailings,
filing, data-entry, and phone banking to name
but a few. Volunteers are accepted at all skill
levels and with shifts available between the
hours of 10-4 pm, Monday through Friday.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to maintain the
highest level of confidentiality and professionalism.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
filing, distribution, and proofreading.
- Strong PC, MS Office, and Internet skills.
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Outreach
Volunteers
DIVISION: Human Resources
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Volunteers needed to assist,
monitor and organize outreach activities at
local venues. Shifts vary between day, night and weekends, on an as needed basis.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to maintain the
highest level of confidentiality and professionalism.
- Outgoing personality, excellent communication
skills.
- Bilingual Spanish helpful as well as some knowledge
of HIV/AIDS.
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Pacific
Center Volunteer
DIVISION: Client Services
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Pacific Center Program
matches volunteer licensed mental health professionals
with clients of APLA for psychotherapy. There
is no fee to the client. Clients are seen by
the therapist in his/her private practice office.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to maintain the
highest level of confidentiality and professionalism.
- Available to Licensed mental health professionals only.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Special Events Volunteer
DIVISION: Volunteer Resources
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist with set-up, breakdown, directional, ticket sales and other duties related to our special events.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Volunteers should be flexible and willing to perform a variety of duties.
- Groups are encouraged.
- Excellent people skills as required.
- A variety of shifts is available.
- We need both daytime and nighttime volunteers for most events.
A partial list of upcoming volunteer events:
Team to End AIDS Marathon Support Volunteer
DIVISION: Development
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist with runner support at our training site.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Volunteers should be flexible and willing to perform a variety of duties. In the parks Volunteers will be asked to cheer, point, pour water… and sometimes cut oranges or make peanut butter sandwiches. It’s surprisingly fun and very easy.
- Groups are encouraged.
- Excellent people skills as required.
- Shifts are generally from 6:45 AM to 1:00 PM.
- It’s important that Volunteers are able to drive to different parts of the course.
- Carpooling is encouraged.
- Contact us for a list of all of our available dates.
- Location needs:
- Saturday and Sundays at Griffith Park starting 6:45 AM to 1:00 PM
- Times may vary by dates.
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