Volunteer & Staff
Job Listings
Put your faith into action as a volunteer or a paid staff person for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Please visit the links below to find out more about thse positions.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is dedicated to the principle of equal employment opportunity.
Paid Positions
Children’s Religious Life Coordinator
The Children’s Religious Life Coordinator stimulates and supports the spiritual vitality of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting by supporting meetings in the work of children’s religious education and nurturing the spiritual lives of children. Serves as a resource person for the PYM community. Develops resources and training for religious educators who work with children through Grade 5. Assists Meetings with the overall planning, implementation, and evaluation of First Day School programs and other opportunities for children to participate in the life of the Meeting. Works collaboratively as part of the PYM staff team to nurture the faith, practice and witness of Quakerism in our young people and the adults who work with them.
Western Quarterly Meeting Office Secretary / Newsletter Editor
Performs routine typing, clerical, and public contact work in support of the Western Quarterly Meeting sessions and the Western Quarter (WQ) Steering Committee. Performs paraprofessional writing and design work in the creation of a quarterly newsletter that is mailed to members and attenders of the eleven monthly meetings comprising Western Quarterly Meeting and to regional Quaker organizations (800 recipients).
Associate Secretary for Business and Finance
Serving as the chief financial officer of PYM, this position is responsible for financial planning and analysis and for overseeing all fiscal operations. Heavy involvement in planning, support, and oversight of all financial systems, in training of volunteers, staff, and meeting members in budget creation, interpretation, and analysis; and in tracking and monitoring of investments. Also oversees all PYM-owned facilities and business operation, generally.
Human Resources Coordinator
The Human Resources Coordinator oversees and administers the personnel-related business of PYM managing staff recruitment, training, performance evaluation, employee relations, policy development, compensation, and benefits. The HR Coordinator also serves as staff support for the Personnel Services Group.
Volunteer Positions
Volunteer Greeters at Arch Street Meeting House
Help welcome visitors on weekdays at PYM's meetinghouse in Philadelphia's Historic District. Click Title for details.
PYM Standing Committees
PYM needs you! There is great work being done by our Yearly Meeting working groups. But we always need people to serve as adminstrators of that work. This requires special gifts of time and experience. But the rewards are great. There is a process that the Nominating Committee goes through to find people for standing committees. You must be a member of a Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and have experience with Quaker discernment practices. Though you might not be asked to serve on a standing committee, the Nominating Committee might suggest you join one of our many working groups. Click on the title above for more information.
Web Volunteers
We are looking for more people to serve on the Web Working Group. The WWG meets via conference calls usually on the third Tuesday evening of each month. If you are a member or attender of a Meeting within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and have some web based technical expertise and would like to volunteer a few hours a month helping with the site, or would like to help with discerning and developing the policies of the PYM website, please email us at: webmanagers@pym.org
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