Volunteer Branch Recruitment Coordinator - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - SSAFA

SSAFA

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Could you help your local SSAFA branch recruit volunteers in your area? You don't need a military background, just some basic I.T and admin skills, the ability to get on with a wide range of people and good written and spoken English.

If you think this could be the role for you, we'd love to hear from you.

What is a Recruitment Coordinator?
There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas.

Our Recruitment Coordinators help us find local people interested in supporting SSAFA and take them through our recruitment and selection process.

Why do we need you?
We've been supporting the Armed Forces community for more than 130 years.

Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and may have served in WW2 or in more recent conflicts such as the Falklands or Afghanistan.

To offer the best possible service to our clients we need to match the right volunteers to the right role.

We'd love to hear from you if think you could help with this important role.

When would you be needed and where would you be based?

As part of your local branch you might have access to an office, but many volunteers are based at home.

The role would suit someone looking to offer a regular commitment to the branch ,but days and times could vary to suit you.

What would you be doing?

Working with other branch volunteers to develop an inclusive recruitment programme
Working with colleagues in Central Office to promote national and local recruitment campaigns
Acting as the first point of contact for all volunteering enquiries into the branch and ensuring that all potential volunteers receive a timely response
Treating all potential volunteers inclusively with respect and sensitivity, regardless of age or background
Maintaining good relationships with local Volunteer Centres and other local sources of volunteer promotion
Keeping Volunteer Recruitment colleagues in Central Office informed of any branch vacancies
Evaluating volunteer recruitment activity, experimenting with creative ways to recruit volunteers from a variety of sources to create a diverse network of volunteers
Supporting volunteers through the recruitment and selection process(including the disclosure process where relevant)and completing the admin needed for volunteers to appear on our national database
Arranging informal interviews for new volunteers conducted inline with SSAFA policies
Supporting any volunteers facing barriers to find a suitable role or referring them to other organisations for relevant support if this is not possible
Providing reports to the local SSAFA branch and to SSAFA's Central Office
Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA remembering that anyone you meet could be a potential client, volunteer or fundraiser
Volunteering within the standards and values of SSAFA including observing our policies such as the Volunteering policy and data protection policy (these will be covered in your training and local induction.)

What can you gain from this volunteering role?

Gain experience of holding a key local role with oversight of all SSAFA activity in the local area
Use your skills, knowledge and experience to benefit others
Appreciate that your role has a positive impact on the quality of service we can provide to clients as well as providing opportunities for our volunteers
Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community
Experience, training and skills that you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews
Better physical and mental health studies show that volunteers live longer and experience lower levels of stress and depression

What about training and support?

Online training modules to complete at home, so you are up to date on how to keep clients, their families safe and personal information safe.
Access to a range of elearning courses.
Support from the Volunteer DevelopmentManagerand Trainer (per region)
Access to the Volunteer Experience Team based at our central office
Reimbursement of outofpocket expenses

What are we looking for?

Friendly and approachable people, possibly with some experience of administration
Good written and spoken English
Respectful and nonjudgemental with potential volunteers, other agencies and SSAFA colleagues
Ability to encourage and motivate all volunteers to undertake training
Willingness to use spreadsheets/records of volunteer training
Reliable attitude, contact clients and volunteers promptly, keep appointments etc.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and keep information safely
Access to public transport or a car to travel to meetings and events
Ability to provide two referees: former employers or other people that know you well (other than relatives)

We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds, abilities, races, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds, and of all faiths and none. SSAFA are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support volunteers wit