The My Sighted Guide Volunteer Experience Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by providing an exceptional volunteer experience and being responsible for the recruitment, training, stewardship, and support of all volunteers within the My Sighted Guide service across the geographic area, in line with national strategy and local team plans. They will grow a Lead Volunteer network and will act as the champion for My Sighted Guide volunteering.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Understands the importance of accessibility and usability in a training context.
• Proven experience of volunteer management, supervision, and development.
• Experience of delivering training to groups and individuals in different formats.
• Relevant and recent skills and experience working in a safeguarding setting or having responsibility for the safeguarding of others
• Recent and relevant experience of working within the children /vulnerable adults’ sector.

Desirable

• Proven experience designing & delivering training to an accreditation level.
• Experience of working within the voluntary sector.
• People or volunteer management qualifications such as ILM

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

We're recruiting for a Volunteering Officer in Reading and another in Exeter.

The Operations Volunteering Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by coordinating our volunteers working in operational service delivery. This role will ensure all our dogs and customers receive the care and support required from our operational volunteer roles - without whom none of our services would be possible.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Previous experience of working with and co-ordinating volunteers.

· Experience of coordinating/delivering training programmes.

· Competent computer skills, word, excel, outlook.

· Competent in using database

· Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully both verbally and in writing.

· Proven ability to plan and organises own workload

· Demonstrates understanding and ability to manage self, and work with others at all levels

Desirable

· Previous recruitment experience of volunteers

· Evidence of involvement/interest in animals, particularly dogs.

· Knowledge of the charity sector and Guide Dogs as a charity

· Knowledge of safeguarding practices including safer recruitment.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Conservation and Volunteering Officer
Our Dee Estuary / Caru Aber Dyfrdwy
Salary: £23 - £27,000 pa (depending on experience) plus pension.
Package: Full time, fixed term contract for period of 36 months.

This rewarding new role, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will lead the successful delivery of conservation and volunteering activities to target audiences across the Dee Estuary working with partners, local communities and volunteers.

Our Dee Estuary is a Tidal Dee Catchment Partnership project led by Cheshire Wildlife Trust. The project aims to connect the coastal communities of the Dee Estuary (Wirral, Cheshire West and Chester, Flintshire and Denbighshire) with their natural heritage to create a new community of stewardship to effectively conserve and safeguard it. It is a cross-border project working on both the English and Welsh shores of the Dee Estuary and aims to catalyse an estuary-wide approach to governance, communications and engagement.

As a team player and someone with coastal wildlife knowledge and strong people skills you will develop productive partnerships with organisations, groups and volunteers around the Dee Estuary to facilitate action and engagement for wildlife. This involves the delivery of citizen science and practical conservation action as well as training courses and volunteer development and support. To succeed in this role you will need to be organised as well as work flexibly and independently.

This is a full time role. Your contracted working base will be our Head Quarters at Bickley Hall Farm, however you will be frequently traveling along the Welsh and English coasts of the Dee Estuary and using office space based at Holly Bank House, Thornton-le-Moors, Chester.

Closing date for the receipt of applicants is midnight on Tuesday 1st February 2022.
Interviews Monday 14th February 2022.

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button.
You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Each week, Scouts gives almost half million people aged 4 to 25 the skills they need for life, through fun, friendship and outdoor adventure. At a time when society is changing dramatically and the future looks uncertain, Scouts is more important than ever in helping young people developing a sense of optimism, strong values and the leadership and team working skills that are so valuable today.

Chief Volunteering Officer

Gilwell Park, Chingford, London with hybrid working options available

Circa £75,000

This is a very exciting time to join Scouts. Our ambitions are growing and by 2025 we will have prepared more young people with skills for life supported by amazing volunteers to make an even bigger impact in our communities.

This exciting role will work in partnership with volunteer colleagues to lead the ambitious transformation of our volunteer experience, develop and grow Scouting locally making it as equitable, diverse and inclusive as possible and deliver a range of services to support our volunteers. This is a real opportunity to equip and empower volunteers to deliver high quality, impactful programmes for young people locally and in turn grow Scouting across the country.

We are looking for someone with significant experience in developing and delivering successful volunteering strategies and a track record of opening up volunteering to new communities.  You will also have experience of service delivery design and management in a large, complex organisation and the ability to co-create and lead and manage large dispersed teams.

Crucially, you will have a demonstrable passion and commitment to the Scouts’ mission and values.

Scouts is open to all and strives to be an equal opportunities employer.  They welcome applications regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and/or disability.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing Date: Sunday 6th February (midnight)

Summary

The Volunteer Support Officer is a key role within the small London Regional team as it provides support for all the volunteers and support groups in Greater London.

Volunteers are vital to help deliver what we need to do to increase public awareness about the prevention of type 2 diabetes and are a key part of the Living Well Outcome in our strategy to help inform those with diabetes about the services and support we offer.

During the pandemic our volunteers have continued to support others with on-line meetings and support, but our face-to-face meetings are now beginning to open up. Our support groups are a lifeline to some people living with diabetes.

Our volunteers come from the many different communities that make up London; some are students, some work closely with their local community organisations, all are passionate about making a different to those at risk of type 2 diabetes and those living with the condition.

Interview: 2 February 2022 (via Teams)

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

The Volunteer Support Officer is the first point of contact in the region for people wishing to volunteer as well as providing day-to day administrative support to ensure that volunteers' details are kept up to date on our Volunteer Management System.

As Volunteer Support Office you would report to the Volunteering and Outreach Manager and work closely with the Engaging Communities Officer and the rest of the London Regional team to match volunteers to appropriate events and activities.

The key areas of activity are recruiting, training and ongoing administrative support of our volunteers. You would be organising events for volunteers as part of the role and with the easing of Covid restrictions meetings with volunteers will increasingly be face to face.

There will be some travel across Greater London and occasionally outside of London to meet with colleagues. There is some evening and occasional weekend working.

Ideal Candidate

You will be able to build relationships with a wide range of people from many different communities and external organisations. You will be enthusiastic, self motivated and used to working to deadlines in a small team. It is vital that you have excellent communication and administrative skills. Your IT skills mean you are able to use a range of platforms and tools to support on-line meetings.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Volunteering team, supporting the FareShare Greater Manchester and Touch Wood operations.    It's a busy and varied role, but primarily focuses on recruiting, engaging and retaining volunteers to support the important work we do. 

The role requires someone with ideas and a good knowledge of the voluntary sector to recruit, train, and develop volunteers across our service.  The Volunteer Coordinator will work closely with the Volunteering and Employability Programmes Manager to identify ongoing volunteering needs for the organisation.

You'll be organised and highly proficient in all administrative duties.  You'll also help to manage and deliver our employability programme supporting administration of short courses.  You must be able to provide monitoring data to be used in compiling monthly reports for Board meetings, funding reports and audit purposes.  You'll have strong communication skills including a good telephone manner and be confident in dealing with enquiries at all levels.  We reach a wide variety of people from different backgrounds, abilities and communities. 

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths.  We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

The closing date for completed applications is noon on Friday 28th January 2022.  Interviews are expected to take place the following week.

Purpose of the Job

Our Candidates will love having your effective and efficient support throughout their journey to become our future MPs, Police Commissioners or Mayors.  Doing your job brilliantly means using your energy, enthusiasm and organisational skills to provide invaluable assistance to the pipeline of talent that are our candidates. You will always provide amazing customer service by being one step ahead, remaining positive under pressure and juggling several things at once without dropping anything!

You will have experience as a successful Executive PA or preferably a volunteering administrator within a large membership organisation. 

The Volunteering Coordinator helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by attracting and onboarding sufficient volunteers to support and grow our services and income. You will support your local team to deliver a positive volunteering experience and to attract and retain experienced volunteers. We currently have 2 roles available - 1x Leamington Spa at the National Centre and 1x in Birmingham. 

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. This role will be office based with a home start. 

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people. 

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Proven experience of supporting and advising others on policies and procedures.

• An understanding of good practice in volunteer management.

• Demonstrable and up to date knowledge of good practice in equality, diversity and inclusion. Demonstrable and up to date knowledge of GDPR and use of Customer Relationship Management systems. 

• Relevant and up to date knowledge of safeguarding principles.

Desirable 

• Experience of creating an inclusive work environment for people with a disability.

• Facilitation and/or training skills.

• Personal experience of volunteering.

• Relevant qualification in volunteer management or equivalent.

Interviews/Assessments will be held on the 10th & 11th of February 2022.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Diversity 
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding 
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply 
 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. 

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Passionate about animal welfare, Wood Green, The Animals Charity is a leading organisation that is dedicated to improving the lives of pets and pet owners. As we continue to develop our 'Centre of Excellence' at our Godmanchester site, volunteers are integral in supporting us in delivering excellent care to all our pets.

Wood Green are looking for an engaging and self-motivated people person to join our Pet Care team as Pet Care Volunteer Manager.

Working with and supported by the Head of Onsite Care, you will have the chance to make a real difference in your work, being integral to our volunteer expansion programme and improving the lives of pets.

As Pet Care Volunteer Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the recruitment, retention and allocation of Pet Care volunteers, providing centralised management of Pet Care volunteers and supporting with Strategic plans. This will include working closely with our Dog, Cat, Small pets and Offsite Care teams to assess both department and volunteer needs, support with training and development, and to identify new volunteer opportunities to optimise involvement and engagement.

In addition, you will:

- Monitor and report on volunteer hours, using Better Impact or other relevant databases
- Promote and support the use of Better Impact within all Care teams, maintaining volunteer records adhering by GDPR and confidentiality requirements
- Be a point of contact for Pet Care volunteering queries or concerns
- Support the teams to ensure that all volunteers are aware of relevant policies and procedures
- Evaluate the risk of volunteers working in each area, supporting aspects of Health & Safety as appropriate

- Actively promote onsite volunteering through effective internal communication, and through innovative external sources, being an ambassador for the valuable contribution they make to Wood Green's work.

To be considered as the Pet Care Volunteer Manager, you will need:

- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

- Significant experience of working with volunteers, working with volunteers in a management role is not essential but will be beneficial
- Demonstrable experience of effective people management skills including the ability to manage conflict, motivating, empowering and developing people
- Demonstrable experience of providing excellent customer care
- A good understanding of the Animal Welfare Act and its application within an Animal Charity
- Proven communication skills, being self-assured in delivery
- A full clean driving licence to support travel to relevant external volunteer events and meetings

This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week. Part time requests may be considered for the right applicant.

The starting salary for this position is £19,903 - £22,115 depending on experience.

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.

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Volunteer coordinator to join our small and dedicated team at Brain Tumour Support.

To be located within 100 miles of Bristol but covering mid-west and south-west England and south Wales. Initially working from home until COVID restrictions enable travel and meeting face to face.

Brain Tumour Support is a small but growing charity with a clear vision to support anyone affected by a brain tumour diagnosis. As we develop our work and increase our reach, we will need more volunteers. 

As our Volunteer Coordinator you will be: 

• Crucial in expanding and managing our volunteer team including recruitment of new volunteers and their induction and training programmes 
• Responsible for inspiring and engaging our volunteer team across all our work 
• Ensuring that our volunteers find fulfilling roles within our charity that also meet the needs of the charity and contribute to our charitable outcomes
• Ensuring that all volunteers are given the information, training and support they need to enable them to perform their roles to the best of their abilities 
• Responsible for DBS/GDPR administration and safeguarding checks
• Working with staff to develop new volunteering opportunities around befriending and peer support for people affected by a brain tumour diagnosis
• Approachable and open to learning from people with or impacted by a brain tumour
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, well organised and resourceful
• Emotionally resilient, empathetic, kind and able to relate positively to people
• Able to build good working relationships with families, clinical professionals and stakeholders
• Initially working via telephone, email, text, social media, zoom one to one and topical sessions and support groups.  Travel across the region will be necessary when face to face support resumes so a full driving licence is required.

Hours, salary and working base:

• To be located within 100 miles of Bristol but covering mid-west and south-west England and south Wales. Initially working from home until COVID restrictions enable travel and meeting face to face.
• £21,000 to £23,000
• 35 hours per week. Fixed term 12 months with the potential of extension
• For more information about the role please read the Job Description & Person Specification.

The new ICS Officer role will help place the public, patient and service user voice at the heart of Gloucestershire’s ICS.  This includes seeking the views and experiences of the public, patients and community groups.  Engagement with local people takes place in health and care settings, through voluntary sector partners and in local communities.  The ICS Officer will liaise with key partners and representatives across the ICS to support the key priorities of Gloucestershire’s Health and Care System.  The post will play a key independent role in the delivery of the ICS’s Working with People and Communities Strategy.  

Job Summary

You will be required to:

• Collaborate with the Gloucestershire ICS’s Engagement and Involvement teams to support the strategic priorities of the system. 
• Design and deliver a range of engagement activities, using a range of techniques to reach diverse communities throughout the county.
• Use a variety of methods in monitoring and evaluating people’s experiences, including identifying themes and concerns as well as identifying good practice.
• Focus on outcomes and improvement of ICS delivery in health and care services.
• Draft reports, with the support of colleagues, that ICS partners can use to improve public, patient and service user experience.
• Develop close working relationships with key individuals and groups across the ICS, it’s provider members and VCS organisations.
• Attend key ICS meetings on a regular basis.
• Maintain the independence of Healthwatch Gloucestershire in being an authentic voice of the public, patients and service users in dealings with all partners.
• Work with Healthwatch Gloucestershire team members to deliver the best outcomes. 
• Work with the Volunteering Officer to engage volunteers in supporting ICS work.
• Work with the EC Communication team to design materials – logos, leaflets and images – to promote the work.
• Provide regular updates and progress reports to the Healthwatch Gloucestershire Manager and Local Board.