Volunteer Coordinator

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Job description

We are expanding our Information, Advice and Guidance services for young people in London with our 'Spark Change' programme, funded by Greater London Authority and European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF).

As a Volunteer Coordinator, you will recruit, coordinate, develop and deliver high quality volunteer support to add value to the support offered to our participants, and in line with our values.

You will be delivering against an agreed local volunteer recruitment strategy, offering innovative, timely and cost-effective solutions to enable the programme to be best-in-class. You will be responsible for the programme's caseload of volunteers, ensuring effective recruitment, induction, delivery, communication, and support processes are implemented and maintained in your programme.

Essential:

You will have:

Good IT skills, to present data via Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF.
Experience of community-based initiatives.
Knowledge of volunteering and community initiatives.
Experience in dealing with and influencing a wide range of people.
Experience of working with service users and stakeholders to evaluate services.

This is a great time to join Shaw Trust as we grow our Information, Advice and Guidance services for young people in London.

Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Location:

Hybrid working with a mix of office, home and community working. Our service will cover the London Boroughs of Bexley, Brent, Hackney, Harrow, and Havering.

For full details including the Job Description, Person Specification and how to apply online please click on the apply button.

Closing date: 28 November 2021

Please note that we will be shortlisting and telephone screening candidates during the advertising period.

Employee Benefits

As well as helping to make a positive difference to people's lives our employee benefits include:

25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
2 days paid volunteering leave each year
An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network)
Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive please visit the website.

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career:

We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format, please email the HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.