Volunteer Coordinator - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Families and Babies

Families and Babies

Verified Company

Wakefield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Title of role:
Volunteer Coordinator

Location:
Wakefield

Accountable to:
Branch Manager

Hours: 12 hours per week

Rate TBD

Job Summary

To plan, develop and implement the FAB volunteering programme across the Wakefield area and to support and mentor new and existing volunteers in the area.

This includes a range of volunteer roles to include breastfeeding peer supporters, administrators, fundraising and events volunteers

FAB works within culturally diverse areas, with a high proportion of families living in areas of deprivation.

The post holder will work with relevant partners to ensure that FAB is accessible to these and other population groups, vulnerable to health inequalities.

Main duties and responsibilities

Work with community groups to recruit volunteers for additional roles as identified through meetings with senior managers
Organise volunteer rota's to ensure coverage at groups/sessions/events
Completing volunteer induction programmes
Supporting volunteers through their training programme
Build and maintain an excellent up to date working knowledge of the FAB Service and role of peer supporter including boundaries
Ensure that professional and quality support is provided to families at all times during antenatal and postnatal contacts
Proactively recruit and select volunteers to support the FAB service to facilitate breastfeeding peer support within group settings
Offering continuous support, coaching and mentoring to volunteers with regular supervision sessions
Promoting the breastfeeding peer support service with partners, building good working relationships and referral pathways
Promoting FAB peer support to local families through community events/information stands
Liaising with suitable venues to build relationships, place a volunteer(s) to run weekly a breastfeeding group; support at dropin clinics; awareness events and other activities
Supporting fundraising and participating in company wide development of income generation
Produce a monthly monitoring report, detailing performance and contributing to quarterly reporting
Produce and maintain accurate training records for all volunteers
Working alone using initiative and working as part of a team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to promote volunteering opportunities within the local community
Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate groups/activities with families, volunteers and the wider community
Excellent organisational skills to maintain volunteer records and prepare the volunteer rota
Working knowledge of IT software packages. E.g. Microsoft Office, Publisher, Excel and Outlook
Ability to communicate with a wide range of people both verbally and in writing
Ability to attend meetings with partner agencies, one to ones and record and document outcomes
Ability to coordinate volunteer meetings, one to ones and any events and activities seen as appropriate
Work within the local community to identify and recruit new volunteers
Supervise/mentor existing volunteers to assess and report any training needs

Knowledge of the following are desirable but not essential:

Breastfeeding standards in line with UNICEF
Breastfeeding Peer Support Experience

Additional Requirements:

Some positions require the use of personal vehicles on FAB business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license, MOT and business insurance and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for FAB business will be prohibited if the employee does not have valid documents
Prepared to work flexibly to cover evenings and weekends as and when required
Commitment to personal development through supervision, training, appraisal and study
To undertake other duties as may reasonably be required within the general terms of the job description

Financial Responsibility
This post holder does not have any authority to sign any legal agreements or commit the company to any contractual terms or arrangements

Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 36 months

Part-time hours: 12 per week

Salary:
£10.42-£11.00 per hour

Benefits: