Volunteer Leader - London, United Kingdom - ONE TO ONE

Description

VOLUNTEER LEAD
ONE-TO-ONE ENFIELD


JOB TITLE:
Volunteer Lead (1 year contract)


RESPONSIBLE TO:
General Manager


RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Recruitment and Oversight of Volunteers


BASE:
One to One head office


SALARY:
£14 - £16 per hour


HOURS:8-10 hrs pw.


Summary

One to One Enfield has been established for 32 years to provide support, promote independence and improve health and well-being for autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities across Enfield.

We have an enthusiastic group of members able to enjoy a range of activities with the aims of improving mental and physical health, improving social interaction, ensuring their safety, enabling awareness of broader support they can access across the benefits system and overall allowing them to get the very most out of life.

The autistic and learning disability community can and do offer great value to the local economy and society. If we collectively support them to thrive, they will in turn support themselves. At the present time we have a very small volunteer workforce in addition to our small salaried team. Many of the volunteers have lived experience and contribute to the effective running of the charity.

One-to-One recognises the huge role played by volunteers and wish to extend the number of volunteering opportunities we can offer.

Within One-to-One we aim to increase the number of people engaged in volunteering and to improve the quality of volunteering and the range of activities offered.

To achieve this, we require a lead individual to actively recruit and support our volunteers.

This will enable the Charity to move forward providing more facilities for Autistic adults and adults with a learning difficulty in the borough.

We are therefore looking for an enthusiastic and flexible individual person with excellent interpersonal skills to work with us 8 hours a week over 2 days.

Role Requirements

TO BUILD VOLUNTEER CAPACITY
Safely Recruit volunteers that represent the One to One and local Enfield community.

Develop targeted recruitment strategy.


TO ACTIVELY MANAGE VOLUNTEERS
Ensure all HR process is followed as relevant to volunteers.

Ensure that volunteer data base is up to date to include activity.

Ensure that an accurate rota of volunteers is maintained to ensure coverage of all activities and events.


SUPPORT STAFF IN THE DELIVERY OF ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Work closely with the Activities team lead to develop volunteer positions that support the work of staff.

Engage staff in the creation of new innovative volunteer roles.

TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL FIT BETWEEN VOLUNTEERS AND CHARITY

Ensure volunteer opportunities are positive for both volunteers and members.

Identify skills required within specific volunteer roles.


RECOGNISE THE VALUE AND CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTEERS
Find ways of recognising the value of volunteers.

Find creative ways to acknowledge the impact.


SUPPORT VOLUNTEER LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Keep volunteers up to date with changing organisational priorities and new contracts.

Ensure staff are trained to supervise and support volunteers.

Keep volunteers trained and engaged.


ENHANCE STAFF AND MEMBER EXPERIENCE
Ensure volunteer positions are member centred.

Focus volunteer contributions on member needs.


IMPROVE MEMBER ACTIVITY INITIATIVES
Focus volunteer positions on activities.

Ensure volunteers receive sufficient training.


DEVELOP NEW VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES
Introduce volunteer positions in response to new or emerging needs.

Create new innovative volunteer roles.


MANAGE AND MINIMISE RISK
Ensure the role of volunteers are included in any risk management tool.

Ensure that policies promote safety and that volunteers are trained in all safety policies.

Ensure volunteers safety training including first aid training is recorded.


General
The post holder is required to follow One - to - One policies and procedures.


Person specification:


Essential:

• Educated to GCSE level / equivalent academic or professional qualification
• Enthusiastic with excellent interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organisational skills
• Credibility at with the confidence of members, volunteers, and funders
• Demonstrable experience of building, maintaining and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially those with lived experience of LD and / or Autism
• Evidence of successfully leading change in new models of service delivery
• High competence in social media and IT

Desirable:

• A level / Degree / or MBA
• Experience of working with in an integrated health and social care setting
• Experience of charity services and performance management
• Lived experience of LD and / or Autism

Job Type:
Part-time


Salary:
£14.00-£16.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person