An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Voluntary Services Department based at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester. We are looking for an experienced coordinator to join our team. The Voluntary Services department is responsible for the volunteers within the hospital. This includes being involved in the recruitment process of new volunteers, promoting volunteering opportunities and coordinating and supporting existing volunteers.,
* To assist with the delivery and development of an effective voluntary service; initiating, recruiting, organising and coordinating the volunteer resource to complement patient experience and support staff.
* To support and supervise the Voluntary Services team in the absence of the Voluntary Services Manager.
* To oversee the recruitment and selection process of new volunteers, including interviewing prospective volunteers and ensuring appropriate pre-volunteering checks are carried out in line with Trust policy.
* To provide on-going support to existing volunteers and coordinate suitable and effective placement of volunteers within the Trust.
* To ensure all volunteers at the Trust have undergone Trust mandatory training and existing volunteers keep up to date with Trust training requirements.
* To help plan, organise and deliver high quality volunteer thank you and appreciation events.
* To attend outreach events, promoting volunteering within the local community and forge strong relationships with local education providers and workability schemes.
If you are hardworking, organised, have good general IT skills, are good with people and work well as part of a team, we'd love to hear from you.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.