Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator

Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator

Location: Chorley, Lancashire.

Hours of work: 30 hours per week.

Rate Of Pay: £24,333, Full time equivalent (12.64 per hour) + Employer pension contribution.

Our client is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. They are there for parents and children when they need them the most because they know that childhood can’t wait.

They are recruiting a Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator to play a major role in the recruitment and development of their volunteers.

Job purpose

To support the family support manager in the effective delivery of the strategic vision outlined for the family support service by:

• Recruiting, training, and developing new and existing volunteers.
• Creating and promoting social media content and activities for parents that promote ‘Therapeutic parenting, social inclusion, and holistic family well-being'.
• Networking with partners and at promotional events.

The post holder will identify developmental/social needs, co-design, and deliver solutions across the organisation. Responsible for setting clear points of evaluation and able to demonstrate the degree of success achieved for learning and development, and social engagement interventions.

Main accountabilities

As the Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator, you will need to:

• Identify training and development needs within the organisation through job and service analysis and regular consultation of volunteers and staff members.
• Increase the motivation, performance, skills, and outlook of volunteers.
• Monitor regulatory requirements for volunteer training and competence and ensure that all requirements and subsequent changes are reflected in all statutory and mandatory training.
• Organise a recruitment programme to attract volunteers to support families from a range of services.
• Recruit and interview prospective volunteers and identify an action plan of learning and development with each of them.
• Comply with safeguarding and risk management procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff, volunteers, and other learners and that they are safeguarded in a timely and responsive manner.
• Consider the costs of planned programs and keep within budgets.
• Work with the Family Support Manager, to ensure a consistent approach to volunteer recruitment, learning and development.
• Carry out effective induction programs for new volunteers and Trustees.
• Monitor and review the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with managers.
• Manage the delivery of training and development programs as required.
• Ensure that statutory training requirements are met.
• Amend and revise programs as necessary, to adapt to changes occurring in the work environment.

If this Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator opportunity is of interest, apply now to be immediately considered and our client will be in touch.

Successful candidates will be subject to DBS checks and required to provide 2 references.