Volunteer and Involvement Coordinator - Oxford, United Kingdom - Crisis

Crisis
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About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Crisis Skylight Oxford is located in the Old Fire Station in the centre of the city.

It offers one to one coaching support from a team of coaches who can work with people around their housing needs and anything else that will support them to end their homelessness such as mental health and well-being, finances or finding employment.

Alongside the coaching we offer practical, creative and vocational workshops and accredited learning opportunities.

The Old Fire Station building also accommodates a range of flexible arts spaces which are run by an independent arts company.


Title:
Volunteer and Involvement Coordinator


Salary:
£36,358


Contract:
Permanent position


Hours:
Contract can be agreed to be between 28-35 hours per week

Service opening hours are 9-5

Location:
Oxford Skylight, The Old Fire Station, 40 George St, Oxford


About the role
As Volunteer and Involvement Coordinator you will coordinate all aspects of volunteering for our service.

This includes coordinating all the volunteer roles we have available within our own service and supporting people using our services to find volunteering opportunities both internally and externally.

You will also coordinate all our activities that involve people with lived experience of homelessness in the running of our services.


About you
To be successful in this role you will have

  • Demonstrable experience of volunteer management best practice, including developing and supporting a wide range of volunteering opportunities and an understanding of volunteers' motivations and the benefits they bring to Crisis
  • Experience of working with socially excluded or vulnerable people and knowledge of how volunteering can bring about positive change
  • Strong organisational skills with significant experience of successfully developing and delivering projects.

Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

  • Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
  • Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
  • 28 days' annual leave which increases with service to 31 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
  • Flexible working around the core hours 10am4pm
  • And more (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.


When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.


How to apply

Closing date: 3rd
September at 12pm

Interviews will be held on 14th
September

Accessibility

For more information about our work please visit:

To see our work in action please visit:

Registered Charity Numbers:
E&W1082947, SC040094
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