Are you passionate about investing in young people? Are you an expert in engaging volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds? Here at Young Enterprise we are looking for just that…  We’re seeking a Volunteer Support Manager, to share your experience & vision in volunteer support and coordination.

About Young Enterprise
Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at. A key focus for us is social mobility, and our volunteers form an important part of our strategy now and into the future.

About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Volunteer Support Manager to join our Volunteer & Alumni Support team to lead on the continuing evolution, development & support of our experienced volunteer community and contribute to the successful delivery of our organisational strategy – No Time Like The Future.

Key skills and experience

• Relationship Management & Change Management experience
• Creative & innovative approach to problem solving
• Strong networking & collaboration skills to seek out opportunities for connections
• Excellent communications skills, with the confidence & presence to command attention at senior levels
• Motivated & persuasive negotiator to drive positive outcomes, with resilience & tenacity to overcome initial negative responses
• Confident use of the internet for creative research purposes, as well as standard office IT packages e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, Raiser’s Edge (or other databases)
• Positive, can-do approach & demonstrable organisational skills

Why work with us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

This is a permanent, full-time position (37.5 hours per week) and can be worked from our London office or from home with some travel required. Full details can be found in the attached Job Description. If you think you fit this role then we would love to hear from you!

Victim Support is looking for a full time Administrative Assistant to work within the National Volunteering Team. This role can be completed via a jobshare with someone or one person full time, and can be offered as hybrid working with the main base being Whitecross Studios, London.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The main purpose of the role is to help foster a positive volunteer experience for volunteers and those who manage and work with them across the organisation.

The main responsibilities of the role will be to:

• Monitor the inbox
• Help to maintain accurate and up-to-date volunteer records
• Support local teams with volunteer recruitment
• Help produce and improve the monthly volunteer newsletter

You will be part of a small busy team. To be successful in this role you will have a collaborative attitude and the ability to self-reflect. Ideally you would have some knowledge or experience around working with volunteers in an administrative function and dealing with a variety of stakeholders.

We may decide to close this vacancy earlier than advertised dependent on the number of applications received.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

VS are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.  To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join Independent Age as we work on our new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life.  We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

The Volunteer Recruitment Assistant will provide effective volunteer recruitment administration and onboarding support across Independent Age, meeting agreed quality standards and targets for volume, accuracy and time and ensuring applicants are well-supported throughout their recruitment journey. They will also support with delivering high quality virtual induction training to ensure that volunteers are well-equipped and looking forward to undertaking their roles with Independent Age. The successful candidate will support Independent Age’s UK wide volunteer recruitment programme, building strong and positive working relationships with local Volunteer Coordinators and managers to ensure we can recruit suitable volunteers to support our work. 

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic team member with strong interpersonal skills and an excellent telephone manner. Candidates must have great attention to detail, be highly organised and have excellent time management skills to successfully manage competing priorities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively both in-person and via telephone and email with staff, volunteers and members of the public are essential for this role. The ability to use virtual platforms such as Teams and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint are also required for this role, as is experience of using databases or Customer Relationship Management Systems such as Salesforce.

At Independent Age we live by our values. We are Purpose-driven; compassionate; expert; collaborative; accountable; inclusive.

We champion inclusion and celebrate diversity within and outside our charity to create a culture where everyone knows that they belong and can bring their whole self to work. 

We hire from a variety of backgrounds as we know this makes our charity stronger.

If you are passionate about our cause, share our values and believe you have the skills for this role, then we’d love to meet you. 

We offer two incremental salary increases for everyone joining us, one at successful completion of probation and the second on the first anniversary of starting with us.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best, so we provide support to attain this with flexible working hours and regular remote working opportunities’. 

We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance and fantastic learning and development opportunities.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Interviews to be held in week commending 14 February.

A professional membership and awards body is hiring for a Volunteer Manager to manage the organisation's network of professional volunteers and provide strategic expertise for the operations and improvement of the volunteer networks. This is a 12-month maternity cover contract offering very flexible working arrangements.

As the Volunteer Manager, you will be responsible for managing and supporting volunteers within the organisation's professional networks, ensuring that they have the skills and knowledge to enable them to support the professional development of the organisation's members. You will ensure that volunteer branches are appropriately resourced and are operating within policies and procedures, as well as supporting them with events and recruitment of new members.

You will provide strategic thinking, advice on governance rules, spot opportunities to improve the volunteer network's operations and services, as well as manage relationships and work closely with members of the membership council with varying agendas.

You will have the following skills and experience:

* Experience leading a team, holding autonomous responsibilities
* Experience working with volunteers, understanding how to engage and motivate volunteers
* Excellent people management skills with the ability and confidence to guide group discussions, influence others with gravitas and broker consensus when necessary.
* The ability to oversee the allocation of work and provide direction.
* Strong stakeholder management skills with both internal and external stakeholders; the ability to listen, advise and manage expectations.
* A pro-active and positive attitude with the desire to develop a team that embodies this.
* Drive and desire to continually seek improvement and results; commitment to ensuring the highest standard and actively leading/ supporting business improvements.

If this sounds like the role for you, then we look forward to hearing from you. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so if you are keen to apply, then please do so today.

TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

ENGAGEMENT MANAGER - VOLUNTEERING

Salary: £33 - 36,000 Depending on experience

Contract Length: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment Opportunity
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, core hours 10:00 - 16:00

Direct Reports: 2

Location: Homebased
Closing date: Sunday 30th of January 2022 11:59

Interviews: Monday 7th February 2022

Application Method: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we are using Anonymous CVs through our recruitment portal. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the 'Work History' section of the application form and that you have answered the application questions. You will be asked to upload a CV, but we will not be using this as part of the shortlisting process, and it will therefore not be reviewed.

We would like you to submit a covering letter online in the text box provided. Please include your motivations for applying for the role and how you feel your skills and experience are a good match.

Are you passionate about volunteering? Do you have experience working in engagement and recognition?

We're looking for an experienced manager, with excellent project and stakeholder management skills to join our volunteering team as Engagement Manager

What will I be doing?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage a portfolio of volunteer engagement and recognition throughout the organisation. You will use insight both internally and externally to understand our volunteers needs and seek opportunities to improve their experience. There are various projects that you will be involved in, with a focus being our annual Flame of Hope Awards which recognises and celebrates the contribution of our volunteers, where you will lead on the strategy and project management of the campaign.

You will support volunteer managers across the organisation ensuring delivery of high quality, and consistent volunteer management and recognition of our volunteer base

Full job description (please contact us if you would like this in an accessible format):

Make an impact every day by:

• Driving and delivering the Volunteering Strategy, acting as an internal expert and consultant

• Line managing direct reports, motivating, coaching and developing them to achieve both team and personal objectives

• Building relationships with stakeholders across the organisation to support teams with volunteer management, volunteer recognition and volunteer retention

• Identifying and act on opportunities to improve volunteer management practices across the organisation

• Delivering the volunteer recognition strategy, including the Flame of Hope Awards, recognition resources and external initiatives to maximise the value of volunteering with Cancer Research UK

• Identifying opportunities for volunteer stories to increase awareness and recognition of volunteering with Cancer Research UK

• Owning the strategy around Cancer Research UKs approach to external volunteering campaigns (e.g., Volunteers' Week)

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role:

• Ability to motivate and line manage, people and teams

• Experience of delivering and managing complex relationships and projects

• Knowledge of and passion for volunteering and the charity sector

• Experience of volunteer management within an organisation (or a similar audience i.e alumni or Patients)

• Experience of building relationships with a variety of stakeholders and ability to engage and influence others, conveying complex ideas succinctly and persuasively

• Strategic thinker with evidence of identifying and developing ideas and opportunities

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, and much more. We want to ensure that you have the best work/life balance possible, so we actively encourage a flexible working culture for all of our roles wherever possible. For the majority of our office-based roles you'll only be required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average.

You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

Partnership Manager, Volunteering and Employee Engagement

REQ000302

£32,937 - £38,457pa

Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL.

This is an amazing opportunity to use your experience in volunteering and employee engagement programmes to build the support we need to save our world. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world. And we could be the last that can do anything about it. Join us as Partnership Manager and your role will be to engage and inspire one of our key strategic partners and their employees to get involved in saving our planet, before it is too late.

As Partnership Manager you will lead on developing, implementing and managing an employee engagement and corporate volunteering programme with one of our key strategic partners. This will involve building internal and external stakeholder relationships, managing the day-to day delivery of the programme and also working closely with the Senior Partnership Manager to deliver wider partnership activity as requested. Important will be the ability to provide effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of activities against objectives. You will become the ‘go to’ expert for employee engagement and corporate volunteering within the team too, sharing learnings and best practice to support other managers in the delivery of volunteering and employee engagement with their portfolio of partners.

Of graduate calibre, you must have experience of supporting the successful development of employee engagement and volunteering programmes. This will include expertise in delivering a diverse and creative programme of activities and experiences to increase employee engagement. You will be used to applying best practice principles to volunteer engagement too. You will also have a firm understanding of the corporate sustainability and purpose agenda.

Naturally warm and enthusiastic, you will possess excellent networking, communication and presentation skills. Results driven, you will be the sort of person who is flexible and enjoys a collaborative working style. A background in overseeing corporate partnerships or corporate fundraising would be an advantage.

If you are passionate about making our world a better place through your work, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.

Application closing date: 13/02/2022

Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you.  Here at WWF, we are committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose.  We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

Ready for something new?

We’re looking for someone who can make a difference in local communities.

We have a vacancy for a proactive, outgoing and organised person with a passion for volunteering to join the Imago team. In this role you will recruit and manage volunteers for our community transport service and other projects.

You will help develop services by increasing the number of volunteers, meeting demand and enabling growth in new areas. There will be opportunities to organise and deliver promotional and volunteer recruitment activities, and you will manage volunteer applications, interviews and induction. It’s important that volunteers have a great experience with Imago, so you will ensure they feel supported and valued throughout the process.

Applicants should have relevant professional or personal experience of volunteering or working with communities, and have an understanding of the positive impact volunteering can have on the individual.

You should be confident in using social media, developing marketing materials, speaking, delivering presentations and developing networks. Attention to detail is a key skill and you will maintain excellent records using our bespoke database.

You will be based at our Sevenoaks office and cover wider areas so your own car is essential for this role.

Be part of something amazing.

Job title: Volunteer and Local Meeting Support Officer
Salary: £28 - £32k pa
Reporting to: Senior Manager
Line reports: None
Location: Euston, London NW1 (When permitted)
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: Full time

Who we are

London Quakers Property Trust is a registered charity. The charitable purpose of LQPT is defined mainly but not exclusively in terms of the provision of buildings. Our major source of income arises from the lettings and rentals from the buildings that we own.

What we do

To achieve our objective, our main activity is to maintain, repair, preserve and insure the 32 Quakers Meeting Houses, and other properties within the London area and to help pay for rented accommodation where appropriate. LQPT has an extensive multimillion pound property portfolio and a program of quinquennial surveys and repairs/improvements. There is also a significant investment portfolio.

Local meeting volunteers act as our agents in arranging lettings and in managing and accounting for income at a local level. All such income is managed by LQPT as a pooled resource across the whole of London. LQPT therefore has extensive links with local Meetings, not only in relation to the physical state of buildings but also in relation to health and safety issues, insurance, lettings policies and rental levels, and local financial management.

Following a strategic review, we are seeking to recruit a new role to help us with this important work: a Volunteer and Local Meeting Support Officer.

Purpose of the role

This role will involve working directly with our volunteers helping them to manage their buildings and to maximise opportunities for income generation.  We hope that the work will start with an assessment of needs of volunteers and the development of a programme of support in the areas of training, induction, property management, development of business cases and problem solving.  You will also help manage day to day communications with volunteers and our members using the web, regular newsletters and local updates.

Who we are looking for

This role requires great interpersonal and communications skills. The role will suit someone with experience as a volunteer or having been a facilitator of volunteers. Good proficiency with social media and MS Office applications is a must.

You should have a good understanding of how charities work and the associated legal responsibilities and ideally have experience of working for a charity. Being able to offer a professional service to volunteers and to create a positive volunteer experience is essential, so great verbal and written communication skills are also important.

What it’s like to work at LQPT?

This is an exciting time to join LQPT and this post will play a key role in supporting Quakers worship and our work across London. We are a small but growing team. Day to day working life is fast paced but varied and exciting. Our approach is to always offer a high standard of support to the Quakers Meetings who use our properties and to be flexible and adaptable in the way that we work. 

In recent times staff have been mainly working from home but when the opportunity allows, we plan to introduce a flexible mix of working from home and in the office at Friends House Nr Euston Station London. This post will require you to travel across London and may involve some weekend and evening work (TOIL arrangements will cover flexible working).

Closing date: Monday 14th February
Interviews: w/c 28th February

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

LQPT is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.

No agencies please.

Working closely with brainstrust’s Director of Services, you will be trained to deliver the Charity’s revered, impartial and impactful coaching and information service for people living with a brain tumour, and their families.

You will instil empowerment and control in those living with brain cancer in London and the South East, dramatically improving their wellbeing. You will also have some responsibility for our support offer for children and families – little brainstrust - and will be working closely with an active team of volunteers who are building capacity in the region.

This role is home-based in London or the South East of England, with regular local travel.

For more information and to apply, please visit the ‘work with us’ page of our website.

Closing date: Friday, 4th February 2022.

Interview date: Thursday 10th February 2022.

“Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice”

Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Bermondsey and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns. 

Generalist Advice Worker/Advice Session Supervisor (or Trainee position)

Post funded by Southwark Council.

The post is suitable for an experienced Advice Session Supervisor (ASS) or as a development opportunity for a Certificated Generalist Advisor to train to become an ASS within six months of starting in post. If applying without existing experience of supervising volunteers and of undertaking the role of Advice Session Supervisor the starting salary will be Scale 6 - £29,194 whilst undertaking training.

The post holder will be required to work across all of our offices and outreaches in Southwark according to operational needs.

The role includes:

• Providing advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues
• Supervising advice and gateway assessment sessions
• Supporting and supervising volunteers

To be successful you will need:

• Have achieved the Generalist Advisor Certificate and have experience of Generalist Advice Casework
• Either experience of supervising volunteers and undertaking the role of Advice Session Supervisor or be able to demonstrate the ability to undertake this role with training provided within 6 months of starting
• To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies

Closing date: 9.00 am Tuesday 1st February 2022

Interviews: Monday 7th February

For further information and an application pack please visit our website via the Apply button.

We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.

Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving national charity, as part of a high-performing, ambitious Business Development team. You will use a wide range of commercial and interpersonal skills to develop the way our services support children, young people and families.

The core area of your work will be working with teams of Barnardo's colleagues to produce compelling proposals to commissioners and partners. As such, you'll be able to demonstrate:

* Strong organisational skills
* Meticulous attention to detail
* The ability to elicit and articulate great ideas
* Strong written and spoken communication

You will need to be a good writer, communicating ideas effectively on paper with an ability to analyse large volumes of information to develop clear and compelling responses to tenders. It is critical that you can build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the development of proposals and service design.

You will manage all aspects of proposals and tenders, leading the development and delivery of bids, working to deadlines, ensuring that we present strong business cases and bids that underpin successful outcomes. In addition, there will be the opportunity to help us develop new services and innovations in priority growth areas, monitor market intelligence, assess commercial and contract risks and work alongside operational colleagues in Children's Services.

Your project management skills may have been developed in any sector, and may need further development, but your commitment to the work we do will be demonstrated by your enthusiasm and ability to learn. In Business Development we are a supportive team, with stimulating and challenging work and extensive opportunities to learn and to help Barnardo's transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children.

This role is to support the Central Region Business Development Team. The role will operate on a 'Work from Anywhere' basis, meaning that you can work both from home and/or from an office 'hub' that's nearest to where you live. Some travel may be required.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the roles, please contact [email protected]

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

The Barnardo's Foundation is an exciting and innovative approach to investing Barnardo's voluntary funds more strategically, in line with the priorities set out in Barnardo's ambitious 10 year Corporate Strategy (2016-2025) entitled Better outcomes for more children .

The Foundation sits within the wider Barnardo's charity tasked with the allocation and oversight of our 'voluntary funds'. Voluntary funds refers to the income Barnardo's receive through donors (fundraising) and our retail shops, plus any other additional income streams, minus the costs of running these departments.

The Foundation's vision is that vulnerable children have improved life chances, through investing in innovative programmes that increase the evidence of our impact and help to drive systems change.

This post will work closely with the Foundation Director to promote the Foundation's work within Barnardo's and externally; solicit, assess and manage applications and funded programmes; seek co-investment; evaluate portfolio performance and contribute to building effective and efficient systems of fund and grant management.

You will be homebased within an easy travelling distance of London as you will be required to attend regular meetings.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

Part-time, Fixed term for 12 months

16 hours per week (worked over 3 days) 

Salary: £26,000 pro rata (inc London Weighting) 

Location: The role will be at least partly office based (SW11)

This exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of Home-Start Wandsworth.

Home-Start Wandsworth is a fantastic registered charity that supports families with at least one child under the age of five. We provide practical and emotional support for families in their homes and in the community through our network of trained volunteers.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Volunteer Development Officer will be responsible for volunteer engagement and retention with a particular emphasis on promoting diversity and inclusion. As well as supporting the organisation with the recruitment of volunteers for the preparatory course. This role is a fixed term position.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Are you driven and enthusiastic? Are you empathetic? Do you have the ability to multitask and prioritise tasks? Do you have a strong affinity with the purpose and goals of Home-Start Wandsworth? If so, we would love to hear from you if you have:

• Relevant experience of volunteer engagement, recruitment and/or management.

• Understanding of the voluntary sector and good practice surrounding volunteer involvement.

• Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities and inclusion.

• Demonstrable experience of building positive relationships with diverse individuals and organisations.

• Ability to prioritise effectively.

• Ability to work in a flexible and collaborative way as part of a team.

• Excellent organisation and IT skills.

• Experience using databases and Excel to store, analyse and report information.

• Experience using online tools e.g. Google Suite, Mailchimp, SurveyMonkey, Canva and Wordpress.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of people.

• Effective communication skills: written, verbal and telephone.

• Commitment to apply policies and procedures on safeguarding, equal opportunities, confidentiality and data protection.

You will have knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice and knowledge of current legislation and policies relating to children and families.

Closing date for applications is: Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Interviews will be held: Thursday 3rd February/ Friday 4th February / Monday 7th February

Home-Start Wandsworth is committed to equality of opportunity and works to ‘Safer Recruitment’ practices as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Responsible to: Community Connect Manager

Background

At Bexley Voluntary Services Council (BVSC) you will find a team who are absolutely committed to supporting a strong, sustainable, and influential voluntary and community sector that can make a positive impact on people’s lives in Bexley.

We work hard, we help each other and go out of way to help others and find solutions rather than focusing on problems. We are positive and proactive and, although absolutely focused on our areas of expertise, we work as a team so that BVSC is the best it can be. Above all, everything we do is to strengthen our local Voluntary and Community Sector.

This is an interesting role building on our existing high-quality service for residents and supporting our vision for Social Prescribing. The right candidate will be passionate about supporting residents and creating volunteer opportunities and will have a vital role in maximising the number of volunteers supporting Community Connect whilst ensuring they all have a positive, rewarding experience with us.  

Key Duties;

• To be the first point of contact for local people interested in becoming a Community Connect volunteer and respond through all channels e.g., phone, email, social media
   
• To develop engaging volunteer roles that meet the needs of the service including writing role descriptions and adverts
   
• To widely promote volunteer opportunities across the borough utilising a variety of methods e.g., attending events, publicising on websites, writing content for social media platforms and organising recruitment campaigns

• To manage all volunteering applications, carry out interviews and take up references during the induction and onboarding process
   
• To support and supervise all volunteers to ensure they have a rewarding and high-quality experience, including training, supervisions, arranging team meetings and maintaining regular contact

• Build and maintain relationships with GP Surgeries, libraries, community groups and the wider voluntary sector

• To ensure that volunteers feel like an integral part of the team and cultivate a positive atmosphere by recognising volunteer efforts.

• Develop and utilise methods to ensure that volunteers feed in their views to continually improve the service

• Use our bespoke SocialRx system to log client information on their cases and liaise with colleagues to manage concerns or feedback

• Attend staff meetings, supervision, and training as required

• Identify, report, and monitor any safeguarding concerns in accordance with the latest local procedures

• To comply with, and share responsibility for ensuring the implementation of, BVSC policies and procedures and key legislation such as GDPR and Safeguarding

• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be assigned from time to time including travel throughout the borough to attend events, occasionally on evenings/weekends, meet with volunteers and organisations.

These are the normal duties which are required of the position; however, we do require that all staff be flexible and may be required to perform other duties to ensure the efficient running of services. 

Please note that the base for this role is Crayford Manor House, however the post involves working from various venues across the borough, and will work from home if government guidance advises us to.