Volunteer Manager

Saint Helens, Merseyside (On-site)
£35,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

Volunteer Manager

YMCA St Helens
Salary: £35,000 • Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week • Location: St Helens

YMCA St Helens is looking for an experienced and motivated Volunteer Manager to lead the development of our volunteering programme across housing, youth, early years and community services.

You will recruit, train and support volunteers, ensuring they feel valued, confident and equipped to make a meaningful impact. Working closely with colleagues and partners, you will create diverse volunteer opportunities, strengthen community relationships and develop our corporate volunteering offer.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing and delivering a high‑quality volunteering framework
  • Recruiting, inducting and supporting volunteers
  • Developing training, supervision and recognition processes
  • Coordinating corporate volunteering activities
  • Supporting events and external engagement
  • Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, data protection and health and safety

About you:
You will have experience managing or coordinating volunteers, excellent communication skills, strong organisational ability and a commitment to the values and social mission of YMCA St Helens. Experience with corporate volunteering or community events is beneficial.

If you are passionate about empowering people and building a thriving volunteer community, we would love to hear from you.

Apply with cover letter and CV by 3rd April 2026, noon. 

Interviews to be held week commencing 13th April 2026. 

 

Application resources
Organisation
YMCA St Helens View profile Organisation type Registered Charity
Posted on: 06 March 2026
Closing date: 27 March 2026 at 12:00
Tags: Administration, Advice / Information, Advocacy, Volunteering Management, Customer Service, Housing, Operations, Compliance / Quality, Delivery, Engagement / Outreach, Ethnic Minority / BAME, Homelessness, Mental Health, Mentoring / Coaching, Partnerships, Programme Management, Recruitment, Refugee / Immigration, Safeguarding, Youth / Children