Parent liaison vs volunteer coordinator

The differences between parent liaisons and volunteer coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a parent liaison and a volunteer coordinator. Additionally, a volunteer coordinator has an average salary of $39,894, which is higher than the $34,235 average annual salary of a parent liaison.

The top three skills for a parent liaison include community resources, social work and foster care. The most important skills for a volunteer coordinator are patients, home health, and community outreach.

Parent liaison vs volunteer coordinator overview

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer Coordinator
Yearly salary	$34,235	$39,894
Hourly rate	$16.46	$19.18
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	27,980	42,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent liaison vs volunteer coordinator salary

Parent liaisons and volunteer coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer Coordinator
Average salary	$34,235	$39,894
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $49,000	Between $27,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Connecticut
Best paying company	Rady Children's Hospital And Health Center	Community Home Care and Hospice
Best paying industry	Media	Professional

Differences between parent liaison and volunteer coordinator education

There are a few differences between a parent liaison and a volunteer coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Northwestern University

Parent liaison vs volunteer coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between parent liaisons' and volunteer coordinators' demographics:

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 16.9% Female, 83.1%	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 5.5% White, 50.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent liaison and volunteer coordinator duties and responsibilities

Parent liaison example responsibilities.

Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Implement reporting process to troubleshoot and identify trends in active loan application populations resulting in long term systemic solutions.
Work closely with subcontractors and cross-functional internal departments to research, analyze and troubleshoot contract issues for timely resolution.
Review bi-weekly benefit payment reports, confirming accuracy of recommend benefit payments and suspensions, submitting the information to payroll.
Execute in detail-orient environments as well as people-oriented environments through outstanding interpersonal, community service, leadership, and organizational skills.
Provide language goals to the CDSA for IFSP goals and objectives.

Volunteer coordinator example responsibilities.

Facilitate development of veterans individual rehabilitation plans, which provide purpose, organization and empowerment to achieve life goals.
Explain mathematics concepts in easy to understand language.
Work with alumni and special guests when they visit during games.
Assist students in completing various course works such as reading, writing and mathematics.
Communicate information through meetings, emails, text messaging, mail, phone calls, Facebook and blog.
Recruit, organize, coach, and develop worship ministry staff and volunteers (musicians, audio technicians, others).

Parent liaison vs volunteer coordinator skills

Common parent liaison skills

Community Resources, 12%
Social Work, 8%
Foster Care, 7%
Community Outreach, 6%
Social Services, 6%
Support Services, 5%

Common volunteer coordinator skills

Patients, 16%
Home Health, 11%
Community Outreach, 10%
Public Speaking, 7%
Team Work, 6%
Patient Care, 5%