Volunteer Co-ordinator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - The Pioneer Group

The Pioneer Group

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Would you like to empower and enable families living on the Falcon Lodge estate in Sutton Coldfield? Do you have experience of recruiting, training, supporting and empowering community-based volunteers?

Compass Support have been successful in securing a 3-year National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities grant to support delivery of our 'Family Compass Project'.

The Family Compass Project aims to support families in crisis and to increase social capital, enabling local residents to volunteer as Parent Ambassadors and become active within their community.

Parent Ambassador volunteers will be active in the community, encouraging families to engage with the Family Compass project and wider services.

Volunteers will be supported and trained to provide peer support to local families who are experiencing difficulty and provide the gateway for families to engage with our wider services.

The salary for 18.5 hours per week is £12,080 - going up to £13,954 after probation

The Volunteer Co-ordinator will:

Recruit the volunteers, providing training and support to enable them to carry out their role
Monitor, support, motivate, coach and empower the volunteers
Celebrate volunteering and organise profileraising events to attract new volunteers
Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of expenses
Monitor and evaluate activities

About You

We are looking for someone with:

Experience working and delivering services within a community setting
Experience of managing or coordinating projects and/or volunteers
Advanced verbal, observational and influencing skills
Ability to understand and react to the needs of hard to reach groups
Ability to prioritise and review and work under pressure to specific timescales and targets
Ability to handle difficult situations with sensitivity
Knowledge/understanding of coaching or mentoring techniques
A full driving licence and the use of a car for business travel

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