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Classification Criteria
for Administrators of Volunteer Resources

The classification criteria are intended to assist employers establish salary ranges for the position and Administrators advocate for better pay. They include twelve key factors to consider when establishing a salary range for a position involving the administration of volunteer resources: the sphere of responsibility, other responsibilities, staff supervision, number of volunteers, volunteer hours, budget, risk management, partnerships, sponsorships, collaborations, program maturity, program complexity, and reporting relationships.
These salary ranges were base upon professional classification analysis carried out at the Health Sciences Centre site in Winnipeg Manitoba, and reality checked with Administrators of Volunteer Resources from across the country at the CAVR Professional development workshop held in Toronto in October 2001. They underwent a second reality check in consultation with CAVR members and available survey material in 2006. The ranges are intended as guidelines only, and should be adapted to reflect labour market conditions as necessary.

CRITERIA Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Sphere of responsibility national/regional/multi site
senior official responsible for the function in the organization
 Large agency/one site
manager responsible for the volunteer program in the organization
 Small agency
responsible for administering volunteer resources in a small agency or in a specific program within a large agency
Other responsibilities may be responsible for related functions/ multiple responsibilities, eg. spiritual care, business management, overall management of the organization
 may be responsible for some related functions,
eg. Fundraising, public relations, communication, marketing, special event planning
 Responsible for managing the volunteer resources for the organization
Staff supervises 5 or more staff
 Supervises up to 5 staff
 supervises up to 2 support staff
Volunteers – number in excess of 500 volunteers
 250 – 500 volunteers
 up to 250volunteers
Volunteer Hours volunteer hours in excess of 70,000
 30,000- 70,000
 to 30,000
Budget over $300,000
 $100,000 to $300,000
 under $100,000
Risk manages high risk activities
 Manages moderate to high risk activities
 may manage some high risk activities
Partnerships, Sponsorships and Collaborations Explores and develops partnerships, sponsorships and collaborations with a numerous and varied organizations including corporate, educational institutions, non-profits, and government
 Explores and develops partnerships, sponsorships and collaborations with a numerous partnering organizations including corporate, educational institutions, non-profits, and government Explores and develops partnerships, sponsorships and collaborations, partnerships with several organizations
Program Maturity New volunteer program
Potential for involving volunteers in innovative ways
 Well developed volunteer program with scope for enrichment, enhancement
 Well developed volunteer program, mainly maintenance
Program Complexity Highly specialized volunteer roles requiring high degree of training and/or targeted recruitment strategies, eg. Suicide prevention counselors, consumer education, palliative care mediators
 Volunteer assignments requiring some specialized training and supervision.
 Volunteer assignments requiring little specialized training and supervision, eg. Canvassing, special event, clerical support
Reporting Relationship Reports to the President, CEO, Vice President, or Chair of the Board
 Reports to a Director, Executive Director
 Reports to a Manager
Salary Ranges 57,000 plus
 42,000 – 57, 000
 27,000 – 42,000