Volunteer Web Developer - Websites - Volunteer

Help us create an engaging digital presence! We’re looking for a skilled Volunteer Web Developer to optimize our website, improve user experience, and ensure seamless performance. Flexible, remote role use your HTML, CSS, and CMS skills to make a real-world impact. What difference will you make? Great user experience turns casual visitors into active supporters and enables the people we serve to find help effortlessly. While our UX/UI team crafts intuitive designs, we need your technical skills to turn those designs into fully functioning web features. By coding responsive layouts and embedding key interactive plugins, you ensure our website runs fast, accessible, and reliably. Your work directly strengthens our digital presence, making it easier for users to engage with our cause, access vital resources, and support our mission. What are we looking for? We are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented Volunteer Web Developer with strong experience in WordPress and Elementor to help us build, maintain, and manage our website. You will work closely with our UX/UI team to translate design ideas into fast, responsive, and functional web pages. Key Skills & Experience WordPress & Elementor Expertise (Most Important) Hands-on experience building, customizing, and managing sites using WordPress and Elementor page builder.Custom CSS Coding (Most Important) Ability to write custom CSS code to adjust styling, tweak pre-built layouts, and overcome page builder limitations for pixel-perfect execution.Website Management & Maintenance Proven experience with day-to-day web maintenance, updating plugins/themes, managing backups, fixing broken links, and maintaining site security and speed.Embedding Features & Plugins Experience selecting, configuring, and testing third-party plugins, widgets, and forms (e.g., contact forms, search filters, social embeds) to extend site functionality.Collaborating with UX/UI Teams Ability to take UI wireframes and visual guidelines and turn them into functional, user-friendly pages. Qualities We Value Detail-Oriented Focused on clean formatting, responsive layouts across mobile/desktop, and consistent brand styling.Problem Solver Skilled at diagnosing plugin conflicts, layout glitches, and browser compatibility issues independently.Reliable & Self-Motivated Able to manage site maintenance tasks and project deadlines effectively in a flexible, remote setup. What key skills must your volunteer have? WordPressElementorCSS / CSS3Website Management & MaintenanceWeb DevelopmentPlugin Integration & ConfigurationFront-End DevelopmentUser Experience (UX) / User Interface (UI) Remote What will you be doing? We are seeking an enthusiastic Volunteer Web Developer to collaborate closely with our UX/UI team to build, refine, and maintain our public-facing website. You will turn design wireframes and mockups into responsive, functional web pages while embedding interactive features to give visitors a seamless experience. In this role, you will bridge the gap between design and functionality, ensuring our site looks great and performs reliably. Key Responsibilities Design Integration Translate UX/UI wireframes, prototypes, and visual assets into clean, responsive HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code.Plugin & Feature Integration Identify, configure, and embed third-party plugins, widgets, and interactive tools (e.g. forms, search filters, media embeds, social feeds).Front-End Styling & Customization Write custom code to extend template capabilities and adapt pre-built components to match our UX/UI guidelines.Performance & Testing Test cross-browser compatibility, optimize page load speed, fix layout bugs, and ensure WCAG accessibility compliance. What We’re Looking For Hands-on experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and popular CMS platforms (e.g. WordPress, Webflow).Experience implementing plugins, third-party scripts, and custom web functionality.Ability to collaborate effectively with UX/UI designers and turn visual ideas into working web features. Whether you want to lend your expert development skills to a great cause or gain hands-on experience implementing design systems, this flexible remote role offers a fantastic opportunity to make an impact.