Volunteer Coordinator - Oldham, United Kingdom - Peeps

Description

Volunteer Coordinator Role Description
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The official bits:_


Reports to:
Charity Manager


Responsible for:
Recruiting, training, supporting, and managing our volunteers across the UK.


Key Relationships:


Internal:
Charity Manager, Team Members, Trustees, Volunteers


External:

Beneficiaries (our families), healthcare professionals, other charities and community groups, funders, other supporters including local companies, organizations, grant-making trusts and foundations
.

Key Objectives:


To help ensure that Peeps' volunteers are fully engaged, trained, and always supported.

The majority of this will be via remote working, and by (but not restricted to):

- designing, delivering, and evaluating volunteer recruitment plans
- onboarding all volunteers, sharing Peeps' vision and values, and welcoming them to the team
- ensuring all training requirements are met
- manage DBS checks where required (depending on volunteer role)
- holding regular "check-ins" with volunteers and arranging supervision sessions
- supporting projects that may involve volunteers (peer support, Peeps Together events, fundraising activities)

• To help represent the Charity in various public contexts and to develop and maintain relationships with key external partners, agencies and the media.
• To help facilitate the continued expansion and development of the Charity's services through supporting and developing effective partnership working and increasing current and other potential income streams.
• To support the Charity Manager in the running of Peeps according to priorities determined by the Trustees.

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The interesting bit:_


The role might be for you if:

• You care, a lot, and want to make a difference to anyone who has been touched by HIE.
• You have previous experience of managing volunteers in a charity / nonforprofit setting (this is essential as this is a brandnew role for Peeps).
• You're confident to speak to new people and explore new ways of doing things.
• You're extremely organized and able to manage your own workload.
• You enjoy looking at alternative ways of doing things, coming up with ideas, and resolving problems in the best way possible
• You're happy to get involved in social media whether an interest in Instagram, or a Facebook fanatic, we'd love you to spread the word online

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The important bit (hours and money)_

• 12month contract the aim is that the position will continue beyond 12 months if funding allows.
• 35 hours per week (with the option of parttime if preferred, minimum of 16 hours) how you fit them in is largely up to you (working around some core hours). Evening / weekend work will be required at times to fit in around the volunteer training and support.
• We appreciate that life is busy, you may have childcare needs, carer responsibilities, or crave a worklife balance if you're the right person, we want to make it work so are flexible on the hours.
• Work from home this is a work from home position, and a laptop and phone will be provided
• Due to the location of the Charity Manager, and the work involved, you must be able to travel within the Saddleworth area at least once a fortnight (1 day a month working with the Charity Manager and 1 day for team meetings).

- £22,000 - £26,000 per annum (FTE)

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays.
• Peeps' merchandise

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months

Part-time hours: 35 per week


Salary:
£22,000.00-£26,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All processes are following current Covid guidelines.


Application question(s):

• Have you previous experience of managing volunteers for a charity / community group?

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Oldham, OL3 6LB

Application deadline: 17/02/2023


Reference ID:
PeepsHIEVC-Jan2023