Volunteer Coordinator - Children's Services
0.8 FTE - 4 days per week
NJC Scale 6 - £30,559 - £32,654 pro rata
We are recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator to be responsible for recruiting volunteers from a wide sector of the community, delivering training and coordinating the volunteer programme within Children's Services.
The role will also involve developing our volunteering offer; supporting and debriefing volunteer mentors, in addition to matching children and young people with suitable mentors, in order to achieve positive outcomes and drive forward our Family First agenda. The post holder will also develop volunteer pathways and establish links and relationships with community organisations, as well as supporting the coordination and facilitation of various forums. This position will require some evening and weekend work as required.
This post will directly support the delivery of a programme of activity to support volunteers in Children's Safeguarding and Family Support, including Grand Mentors, Child and Family Ambassadors and other key volunteering schemes.
This will involve working on a number of volunteering projects within the Council and working with a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector partners. The role of the coordinator will be to develop clear outcomes and targets for volunteering projects. It will also ensure that information is collated and reported, demonstrating the impact volunteers have on those projects.
The post holder will be responsible for the effective promotion, recruitment, training and supervision of groups of volunteers, ensuring that volunteers are well supported to carry out their volunteering role in line with the Council’s volunteering policy. The post holder will work closely with members of the voluntary and community sector helping them to increase the number of volunteers across the borough supporting local communities.
If you think you can meet the challenge and would like to find out more about this role, please contact us by emailing laura.moore@telford.gov.uk
Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.
At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.
Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.
We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:
* Competitive rates of pay
* Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
* Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
* Free on-site parking
* Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
* Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
* Flexible and mobile working policy - we promote a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home.
Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.
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