Home based with travel across the community including, but not limited to, Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Additional travel across the region and nationally may also be required occasionally.
The Organisation
We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives regardless of how or when they lost their sight. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have supported those blinded in subsequent wars and military engagements, including the Second World War, and more recently, the conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
We are currently seeking a Volunteer Co-ordinator to join us on a full-time basis for a 12 months fixed term contract .
The Benefits
– Salary of £31,451.18 per annum
– Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
– Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
– Healthcare cash plan
– Access to legal services and mental health support
– Employee assistance programme
– Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
– Home working allowance
– Professional and personal development
– Enhanced pay
If you’re experienced in managing volunteers and have a great leadership style, now is the perfect time to apply your expertise and join our great organisation.
You will discover a hugely rewarding role, assisting us as we help vision-impaired ex-service people every day, allowing them to live the lives they deserve and allowing you to use your skills to support countless people.
What’s more, with a huge array of benefits, plenty of supportive colleagues and a role that promises the feel good factor, you’ll be sure to achieve that all-important job satisfaction whilst developing your career.
So, if you’re ready to develop your career with one of the oldest charities in the UK, we can’t wait to hear from you.
The Role
As a Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will recruit and support our incredible volunteers who support blind veterans and their families across Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Responding to the needs of our members, you will review and assess volunteering opportunities within our organisation. You will take responsibility for the training, selection and management of volunteers, organising an attractive recruitment programme.
Managing volunteer support requests, you will enhance our volunteering service for members across our charity. You will oversee the development of volunteers by devising and delivering effective induction training, including sighted guiding training and wheelchair training.
Additionally, you will:
– Co-ordinate volunteer involvement across the community
– Nurture excellent relationships with volunteers
– To maintain accurate and compliant records on the volunteers
– Complete DBS checks for volunteers within the community
– Comply with safeguarding and risk management procedures
About You
To be considered as a Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will need:
– Experience of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers
– Experience of providing advice and guidance to colleagues
– Experience of cross departmental working
– Experience of building external networks and relationships
– An understanding of volunteering and its value to society
– Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
– Good organisational and time management skills
– A positive and proactive approach
– Excellent level of computer literacy; knowledge of Microsoft Office
– A qualification in volunteer or people management or equivalent relevant vocational experience
Please note, additional travel across the region and nationally may also be required occasionally.
The closing date for this vacancy is 18 August 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Volunteer Network Officer, Volunteer Engagement Co-ordinator, Volunteer Development Officer, Volunteer Recruitment Co-ordinator, Volunteer Training Officer, or Volunteer Manager.
Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
