Volunteer Coordinator

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to manage recruiting and retaining volunteers. You will ensure volunteers feel supported, while organizing training and events, working in a dynamic environment focused on awareness of mental health issues. Experience in team coordination and excellent interpersonal skills are essential. This role offers reimbursement for expenses and access to training opportunities.

Benefits

100% reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses

Access to training and development workshops

Positive and encouraging work environment

References provided for future career

Qualifications

• Experience of coordinating a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate and encourage others.

Responsibilities

• Manage the recruitment and retention of volunteers.
• Organize and conduct volunteer inductions.
• Maintain the volunteer database.

Skills

Coordinating a Team

Interpersonal Skills

Common Sense

Using Google Drive

Job description

What will you be doing?

You will be responsible for managing all elements of volunteering within Borderline Arts, being central to the success in recruiting and retaining the volunteers needed to deliver the charity's objectives.

Overview

The Volunteer Coordinator will:

• Recruit new Volunteers:
• Generatevolunteering opportunities and role descriptions, as required
• Recruit new volunteers (Link with Derby Community Action, Reach Volunteering etc)
• Respond to volunteer email enquiries
• Review applications and hold interviews
• Provide inductions for new volunteers

Manage our team of (currently 12) volunteers:

• Regularly check in with volunteers (e.g. monthly) to ensure they feel supported, monitored, motivated and appreciated and to address any issues that arise.
• Maintain our volunteer database and undertake any other admin duties
• Encourage volunteers to records their volunteers hours (via timestation)
• Make volunteers aware of any training relevant to their role
• Attend committee meetings (2-4 times a year), preferably as a trustee
• Nominate volunteers for annual Derby Volunteer awards etc if appropriate
• Organise occasional social events for the team (e.g. a Christmas meal or a summer BBQ)

Expectations

• Communicates clearly/regularly with our Chair or Founder
• Abide by our policies

Time Commitment

• Minimum of 12 months – to benegotiated between our Founder and the applicant
• Approximately 3 hours per week (some weeks may beless, somemore)
• In addition, attendance at Committee Meetings (2-3 times a year, 1-2 hours in length)

What are we looking for?

Qualities Required

Our Volunteer Coordinator will be:

• Positive, enthusiasticand committed
• Patient and empathetic
• A team player

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Experience of Coordinating a Team
• Common sense
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Keeps informed about our activities/plans
• Understands/works out of our ethos and aims.
• Motivates/encourages others
• Is able to use (or learn to use) Google Drive and our Access Database

What difference will you make?

Being the Volunteer Coordinator at Borderline Arts is an opportunity to contribute to the overall development of our charity. We are a friendly, dedicated team who welcome new members.

• 100% of out of pocket expenses that are vital to the role of Volunteer Coordinator are reimbursed.
• Access to training and development workshops, where possible
• Opportunity to work in a positive and encouraging environment.
• Gain experience of working in a growing dynamic and successful arts and mental health organisation that is fighting stigma and raising awareness of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
• We will provide references on request to help your future career