Volunteering Co-ordinator Care Homes

4 weeks ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are really excited to advertise this unique opportunity to establish a volunteer programme within care homes in Torbay and South Devon area.

Working closely with Care Home Managers you will embed volunteers into everyday life at the homes helping to enhance the residents experience and support staff.

Organising recruitment events, advertising, interviewing, onboarding and arranging volunteer training will be just some of the tasks which will help ensure we build a sustainable volunteer workforce within the community.

Visiting care homes and reporting KPI’s, developing memorandum of understanding’s (MOU’s) and standard operation procedures (SOP’s) will help maintain best practice and raise the profile of volunteering within the homes.

This exciting role is mostly weekdays however there maybe occasions when a weekend is required and an enhanced DBS check will be needed. This is a full time fixed term contract with the potential to go permanent.
- First point of contact with the Volunteering Team for volunteers, volunteer supervisors and members of the public
- Maintaining up-to-date records of volunteers
- Managing the recruitment and selection of volunteers
- Developing and implementing new volunteer roles in partnership with staff
- Providing day-to-day advice and support to supervisors/staff, and volunteers in matters relating to volunteering
- All administrative processes linked with training of volunteers

You will be joining an enthusiastic Volunteering Team who put volunteers at the heart of everything they do.

Our aim is to ensure volunteering is mutually beneficial to both parties.

Ensuring volunteers feel supported, included, valued and listened to. Making volunteering inclusive and accessible to the local community whilst helping to enhance the patient and visitor experience at the location they are visiting.

Seeing volunteers develop their skills and reach their full potential during their journey with us makes this role incredibly rewarding.

Please see the attached job description and person specification please refer to this in your supporting statement



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