Volunteer Coordinator

We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Coordinator in our Volunteers team at St Joseph’s Hospice. We are looking for someone who has experience in administration, supporting the public and working in a charity environment. The Volunteer Coordinator role will involve onboarding all new volunteers from recruitment to completion, providing a comprehensive and high-quality administrative support service to teams and volunteers across the hospice.

About you

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
• Excellent IT skills such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases & internet.
• PR and presentation skills, e.g. ability to present Dept. at Induction training and meetings.
• Understanding and appreciation of the reasons why people volunteer.

Where you’ll work

St Joseph’s Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity-awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London.

Our specialist palliative care services—delivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinics—are grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need, with kindness, understanding, and respect by delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.

Why work for us?

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loan
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!

For further information and to apply, please visit our dedicated recruitment page via the Apply button.

Closing date: 22nd September 2026.

Interview date: w/c 28th September / 5th October 2026.

We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.