Volunteer Coordinator

1 week ago


StokeonTrent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom With You Full time

Job Description

Our Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service is looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our team. If you are a passionate advocate for the impact that volunteers can have and want to join a forward-thinking charity, with the aim of radically improving outcomes for our clients, we'd love to hear from you.

is a charity organisation dedicated to providing support and assistance to individuals and communities affected by substance misuse. We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help.

As Volunteer Coordinator, you will promote, coordinate and support volunteering across the Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service, developing a high-quality volunteering programme. You will work in collaboration with the team to identify opportunities for volunteers to support us and facilitate their recruitment, selection, induction and training. You will also lead on client Involvement activities, promoting meaningful opportunities and ensuring our forums are engaging and ensure our client voice is listened and responded to.

Reporting into the Treatment and Recovery Manager, you will work closely with both the service management team and our central volunteer management team.

As well as this, your role will involve:

Developing and maintaining effective relationships with local partner agencies, community groups, charities and organisations to promote volunteering opportunities Providing advice and support to staff who are working with, managing and/or supporting volunteers Dealing promptly and professionally with all enquiries relating to volunteering to ensure positive outcomes for volunteers and With You Supporting development of organisational skills and knowledge based training packages (to include substance misuse and related issues) suitable for volunteers Undertaking monitoring of all aspects of the volunteering programme and recording to the standards of accuracy and detail required by funders and With You Acting as an effective advocate for volunteering throughout the service and across the organisation, keeping fully up to date with external developments and best practise in volunteering policy and practice

Your expertise will be instrumental in supporting the service to manage their volunteers effectively and in line with best practice. This is a role that will make a tangible difference to the work that we do and will assist With You in achieving our ambitious goals for volunteering involvement.

Diversity Statement

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

Required Skills

We're looking for candidates with experience working within the voluntary sector as well as experience of leading and managing a voluntary programme. You will hold a Volunteer Management Qualification (or be able to demonstrate significant experience of managing volunteer programmes) with experience of delivering induction and training programmes, being dedicated to empowering volunteers and supporting those affected by substance misuse.

You will have knowledge of best practice in volunteering, with the ability to support colleagues to deliver high quality volunteering experiences. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and be able to manage your time effectively.

A full job description and person specification is available on request.

About The Company

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

We Are With You.

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Benefits

Competitive salary 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice 2 days paid volunteer leave per year Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Additional Information

All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted without a covering letter. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

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