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Job title: Volunteering Project Manager (VPM) – WIS Rehabilitation through Volunteering Programme
Period of Contract: Permanent
Based: PRU Scotland/N. Ireland, Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh
Working hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,000 p.a.
Responsible to: Head of Programmes, based in London
Job purpose: To provide 1-1 intensive support to a caseload of wounded, injured and sick (WIS) clients across Scotland to engage in community volunteering as part of their rehabilitation and recovery process.
Additional information: Car provided for work purposes, plus mobile phone and laptop.
Date of revision: February 2019
Step Together’s Rehabilitation through Volunteering project provides in-depth support to wounded, injured and sick (WIS) service personnel and veterans across the UK to engage in community volunteering as part of their rehabilitation and recovery process.
We are seeking a Volunteering Project Manager to work directly with WIS clients in Scotland, working alongside Personnel Recovery staff and service charity representatives engaged in the WIS recovery programmes. Through one-to-one support, group presentations, workshops, visits and follow-up coaching, the post holder will encourage and support WIS clients into volunteering placements, with the aim of enhancing confidence and personal skills and supporting a successful transition to civilian life.
The position will be based in the PRU Scotland/N. Ireland, Redford Cavalry Barracks in Edinburgh, but will involve significant travel to clients, referral agencies and recipient charities. A car will be provided for work travel.
This position requires persistence, self-motivation and determination. Military / military family experience at a management level is desirable and the ability to relate to soldiers of both sexes and all ages, and their families, with a specific focus on supporting those who have been injured on operations or in training is essential. Applicants should be comfortable with remote working, and have a valid driving licence.
To apply, please complete the attached application form and send with cover letter to josie.clarke@step-together.org.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria outlined in the attached person specification.
Closing Date: 28 March at 12 noon. Interviews will be held on 3 April.
Step Together Volunteering is an equal opportunities employer.
