Paid Volunteer Co-ordinator - London, United Kingdom - Sickle Cell Society

Description

Hours: 14 hours per week Monday to Friday


Salary:
£11,016pa for 14 hours pw


Closing Date :8 April


Contract:
Two-year fixed termappointment (with potential to extend)


Responsible for:
Volunteer recruitment, co-ordination, support and development


Location:
Remote working (One day per week at 54 Station Road)


Closing date:
Monday 8th April


Interviews:
w/c 15th April


Job Purpose:
Community Volunteers are vital to the work of the Sickle Cell Society.

They help us in many ways such as increasing awareness and understanding of sickle cell, involving local people with the work of the Society and raising much needed funds to help us improve the lives of individuals with sickle cell and their families.

The role of the Volunteer Coordinator is to take responsibility and leadership in developing our existing volunteers and recruiting/growing the number of volunteers at the Society.

Essential is your ability to deploy them into tasks/roles suitable to their individual skills; to enable them to have a positive experience in supporting the work of the Society.

Main areas of focus volunteers are required for include;

• Serviceuser/Members events e.g. Annual General Meeting, face to face and/or online workshops and project activities/events, children's activities;
• Supporting the Helpline team to have advice stands at national events e.g. British Society of Haematologists, ASCAT (Annual Scientific Conference on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia), Universities' and Black History Month events and activities;
• Annual Sickle Cell Family Retreat

- a 2-3 day event during the summer;

• Community outreach to support awareness raising / engagement;
• HQ office support;
• Social media activity;
• Fundraising e.g. supporting regional and national community fundraising;
• Coordinating volunteers to support the successful development of local SCD support groups.

The role will be supported by the Fundraising Manager and work closely across all our staff teams.


About the Sickle Cell Society (SCS)

The Sickle Cell Society (SCS) is the only national charity in the UK that supports and represents people affected by a sickle cell disorder. We provide information, advice and support to enable people to improve their overall quality of life. Approximately 15,000 people in the UK have a sickle cell disorder. These inherited conditions predominantly affect people of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage; and to a lesser extent people of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Central/South American heritage. This inherited blood condition causes the collapse (sickling) of red blood cells, reducing their capacity to carry oxygen around the body. This causes acute anaemia and extreme pain as cells cannot pass freely around the body. Regular blood transfusions are often required to keep people well. A high proportion of our client group also suffer disability relating to stroke, or damage to vital organs which can lead to organ failure. We assist and enable people living with SCD to realise their full potential whilst successfully managing the challenges they face in living with this potentially life-limiting condition.


We are a small, friendly and closely knit team of 12 skilled and highly committed staff (3 full time and 9 part time) and over 30 active volunteers. A vital resource; our aim is to invest in the passion, commitment and support of our volunteers and their development. We rely on their support to increase our capacity. We draw on their knowledge and experience to inform the development of our service-users' activities and effectively utilise volunteers' life-skills to support a wide range of tasks, activity and events.


Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract


Salary:
£11,016.00 per year

Expected hours: 14 per week


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in London, NW10 4UA

Application deadline: 08/04/2024