Hands of Hope – Centre Administrator & Volunteer Coordinator

Rother Voluntary Action; Hawkhurst; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Hands of Hope – Centre Administrator & Volunteer Coordinator is a part-time, on-site role at Hope Farm Community Garden in Hawkhurst. The post is 0.4 FTE (3 hours daily) on a 4-year grant-funded contract, with potential for a full-time permanent position.

Reporting to the Project Operational Lead, you will support the volunteers and keep overall site operations running smoothly. The role emphasises welcoming visitors, coordinating volunteers, managing schedules, and handling records and

Qualifications

• Warm, organised and enthusiastic personality.
• Experience coordinating volunteers and managing schedules.
• Excellent communication and people skills.

Responsibilities

• Welcome visitors and volunteers.
• Manage schedules and records.
• Coordinate communications with volunteers.

Skills

Volunteer coordination

Customer service

Scheduling

Records management

Communication

Organisational skills

Team player

Job description

Hands of Hope – Centre Administrator & Volunteer Coordinator

Hands of Hope are looking for a warm, organised and enthusiastic Centre Administrator & Volunteer Coordinator to become a central part of the team at Hope Farm Community Garden. Reporting directly to the Project Operational Lead, you will help keep our busy 22-acre community site running smoothly while coordinating and supporting the volunteers who make so much of our work possible. From welcoming visitors and volunteers to managing schedules, records and communications, this varied role would suit someone who loves working with people, is highly organised and wants their work to make a genuine difference within the community.

• Location: Hope Farm Community Garden, Hawkhurst
• Reports to: Project Operational Lead – Hope Farm Initiative
• Working Hours: 0.4 FTE, part-time, based on site, 3 hours per day, on a 4-year fixed-term grant-funded contract 9:30 to 12:30 (Reaching Communities Lottery Funding), with potential for a full-time, permanent position.)