Volunteer Coordinator

St. Joseph's Hospice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Santander Cycle scheme

NHS Pension

Health Cash Plan

Season ticket loan

Retail sale events

Job summary

St Joseph’s Hospice in London is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to join the Volunteers team. You will onboard all new volunteers from recruitment to completion and provide a comprehensive, high-quality support service to teams and volunteers across the Hospice.

The role requires strong administration experience and a commitment to working in a charity environment, with excellent communication and IT skills to manage databases, inductions and volunteer records.

Qualifications

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to relate to people from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Databases & Internet.
• PR and presentation skills for inductions and meetings.
• Understanding and appreciation of why people volunteer.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new volunteers from recruitment to completion.
• Provide high-quality support to teams and volunteers across the Hospice.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Public speaking

Understanding volunteering

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Databases & Internet

Job description

Salary: Band 4 - £30,663.89 - £34,743.44 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of work: 37.5 per week

About the job role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Coordinator in our Volunteers team at St Joseph’s Hospice. We are looking for someone who has experience in administration and supporting the public and working in a charity environment. The Coordinator role will involve onboarding all new volunteers from recruitment to completion, providing a comprehensive and high-quality support service to teams and volunteers across the Hospice.

About you

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people from wide variety of backgrounds.
• Excellent IT Skills such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Databases & Internet
• PR and presentation skills e.g. ability to present Dept. at Induction training and meetings
• Understanding and appreciation of the reasons why people volunteer.

Where you’ll work

St Joseph’s Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London.

Our specialist palliative care services—delivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinics—are grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need, with kindness, understanding, and respect by delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.

Why work for us?

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loan
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!

We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

For further information, please contact the People Team at [e-mail] and 0208 525 3031.

Interview date: w/c 28thSeptember or5th October2026