Open Door Family Medical Centers has been serving low-income, under-served residents and those lacking access to health care in the communities of Westchester and Putnam counties for more than 40 years, providing high quality primary health care and human services at affordable prices. Open Door’s nationally renowned Community Health Center sites, mobile dentistry units, school-based health programs, and its family practice residency training program, deliver exceptional value to both patients and the communities it serves, dedicated to engaging men, women and children in healthier lifestyles and
creating healthier communities.

This year, Open Door will be the medical home for more than 57,000 patients, providing more than 300,000 visits. Our family medical services include primary medical care, dentistry, mental health, optometry, podiatry, and women’s health in Ossining, Sleepy Hollow, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, Mount Kisco, Brewster and Saugerties, New York.

Open Door believes that health is a right, not a privilege, with primary care to be affordable and delivered cost-effectively. We believe that healthy individuals and families are the foundation of a caring society, and that those empowered to lead healthy lives contribute significantly to our communities’ success. For additional information, please, visit www.opendoormedical.org.

Open Door is looking to fill a Holiday Toy Distribution Assistant position.

For close to 35 years, Open Door Family Medical Center has been distributing holiday gifts to the children at our six Medical Centers. Last year, Open Door’s Toy Distributions brought smiles to over 2,500 children during the height of the pandemic.

Pre- Distribution Days

• Register patients to receive free holiday gifts: telephone and computer skills necessary
• Count and organize donated toys
• Apply donations counts to excel spreadsheet
• Assist in Toy Stockroom with sorting and organizing toy donations
• Supervise volunteers

Distribution Event Days

• Event Set-up: Decorate and post signage
• Maintain Pick-up Line and Register Attendees upon arrival (outside of venue)
• Photograph Patients: Help patients complete Media Releases and take photographs
• Distribute Toy Gift Bags
• Event Breakdown: re-box remaining toys, take down decorations and signs, load cars

Post Distribution Days

• Create Excel sheets with Holiday information
• Organize files
• Manage toy stockroom

Assist as needed in all aspects of the Holiday Toy Days

Assist Volunteer Manager in all aspects of programs including Pre-natal programs

Competencies

• Must be Bilingual/ Spanish
• Computer literate: the ability to learn new software programs
• Ability to lift 25 pounds boxes
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Thoroughness/Attention to Detail
• Communicates effectively and clearly with patients and team members
• Strong team player and the ability to work independently

Commitment

• Flexibility to travel to different locations and work one Saturday within Westchester County and lower Putnam County.
• Availability to work on all Toy Distribution Dates: 12/3, 12/8, 12/11, 12/14, 12/17, 12/21

• Duration of opportunity is 8 to 10 weeks starting November 22nd
• Minimum of 37.5 hours per week: flexibility required
• On-site supervision

Contact: Jane Levy, Senior Manager of Volunteer Programs jlevy@odfmc.org or 914-502-1468