Project Co-ordinator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Volunteering Matters

Volunteering Matters

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Project Co-ordinator (Warwickshire)
Permanent Contract

Job Ref:
V445

Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week

Salary:
£25,000

Start date:

ASAP

Location:
Home-based or office based (Coventry, Warwickshire or Birmingham)

Closing date: 3rd May 2023

Interview date and Location:
W/C 8th May 2023

Grandmentors Warks JD 2023

Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering's unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society's most complex issues.

From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.

And we won't stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.

We operate in five regions:

London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.

We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years' experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers.

We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team.

We're changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.

Role Purpose
Grandmentors is an innovative volunteering project where more mature volunteers use their lifetime of skills and experience to support and mentor under supported young people (aged with experience of the care system.

These young people often need a guiding hand and role model to support them to find work, continue their education or begin training - giving them the skills and self-belief to lead successful and independent lives.

Volunteers meet with a young person regularly to boost their confidence and work towards goals, which are unique to each young person.

In Warwickshire, we meet increasing numbers of young people who have additional languages and are new to the community through refugee and asylum routes.

The postholder will be leading on the already established Grandmentors project within Warwickshire, working closely with Warwickshire County Council and other Grandmentors projects nationally.

Volunteers are recruited locally from the community, and within surrounding areas where young people live. Young people are referred directly to Volunteering Matters through the Leaving Care team at Warwickshire County Council.

Postholder will be expected to maintain relationships whilst developing new ones and will be working to achieve match and referral targets whilst ensuring young people are getting the support they need from their mentors.

A flexible and adaptable approach is important, along with the ability to build relationships.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

To work with staff teams at Warwickshire County Council to promote Grandmentors and to maintain referrals of young people who may benefit from the service.
To support young people to match with a volunteer mentor, and ensure the young person leads this process.
To effectively deliver the service to ensure the project meets its agreed match targets and milestones.
Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and local authority staff.
To maintain accurate records on all aspects of the project and submit data onto the CRM database.
To manage and maintain effective monitoring and evaluation records to capture impact and outcomes for reporting purposes.
To implement and maintain appropriate risk assessment management processes.
To promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters Equality and Diversity Policy and all other Volunteering Matters policies which relate to the work of Grandmentors.
To comply with Health and Safety and Safeguarding regulations

Skills

Strong communication skills listening, written and verbal
Proven organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding and developing workload
Ability to assess risk and carry out risk assessments
Evidence of good administrative skills and the ability to maintain project monitoring and administrative records
Strong IT skills including use of Outlook, Microsoft Office, and video calls
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners
The ability to motivate, enthuse and empower yourself and others
Evidence of ability to recruit and support volunteers
Ability to listen and work with young people to ensure their needs are met where appropriate
Awareness of supporting young people who have faced, or continue to face complex challenges
Able to collate impact data and to present thi