Volunteer Resources Administrator (6 month FTC)

St Peter’s Hospice; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Temporary Volunteer Resource Administrator to support their vibrant Volunteering Team. This pivotal role involves coordinating volunteer inquiries, managing onboarding processes, and ensuring training compliance. The ideal candidate will be highly organized with excellent interpersonal skills, ready to contribute to a compassionate organization dedicated to providing outstanding end-of-life care. Join a team that values diversity and inclusion, and make a meaningful impact in the community while enjoying generous benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with employer matched contributions

NHS Agenda for Change benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Recognition for previous NHS service

Qualifications

• Experienced administrator with proficiency in MS Office.
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate volunteer inquiries and manage onboarding processes.
• Ensure compliance with training and support for volunteers.

Skills

MS Office

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Job description

Location: Bristol

This is a Fixed Term, Part Time vacancy that expires on 12/05/2025 23:59.

The Vacancy

With over 1500 active volunteers, volunteering lies at the heart of St Peter’s Hospice. Our retail and fundraising teams and the clinical services they support rely on volunteers to keep them thriving. We have an exciting opportunity for a Temporary Volunteer Resource Administrator who will provide invaluable support for our Volunteering Team, ensuring an outstanding volunteer experience across the organisation.

About the role:

Reporting to the Head of Volunteering, this pivotal role is integral to the effective management of volunteers. As the Volunteer Resource Administrator, you’ll be the driving force behind the administration of volunteering at our Brentry site. You’ll play a key role in coordinating volunteer enquiries, administering our onboarding process, creating till cards for shop volunteers, and ensuring overall training compliance.

We’re looking for a highly organised, capable, and experienced administrator, fully competent in MS Office and experienced with systems management. You’ll have great interpersonal skills, be approachable, open, and able to communicate effectively with volunteers and staff across the organisation. You’ll demonstrate excellent attention to detail and accuracy, have a positive, solution-focused outlook, and the ability to prioritise and manage a broad workload.

Please note: we are looking for someone who can start immediately.

What we can offer you:

Salary: £24,072 - £26,520 (FTE), dependent on experience.

Working hours: 22.5 per week.

For more information, please view the job description located at the end of this page or email Russell Cowan – Head of Volunteer Resources, [e-mail]

Interview date: 22nd May 2025

We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you are excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience, we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we are looking for! (including for retail roles)

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before applying and be able to provide evidence of this (including relevant clinical roles).

Strictly no agencies.

About Us

We’ve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise, we provide patients with the best possible end-of-life care.

We’re here for the people around our patients too – those closest to them. Before, during, and after a bereavement, we provide support that’s remembered forever.

We think it’s that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peter’s. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. We’re not exaggerating when we say that we couldn’t do what we do without our supporters. We really can’t thank them enough.

We want to help many more people to die well. And we’re doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence, we share our skills with other health professionals, helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.

We’re here for all, for free, forever.

The Benefits

If you join our clinical team, we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:

• Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years' service)
• Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
• Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay

There are many benefits to working at St Peter’s including:

• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer you’re with us
• Pension, with employer matched contributions up to 6%

Equity and Diversity

We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community – and we want everyone to feel they belong. That’s why we’ve joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK-based, not-for-profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. We’re pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion journey.

Just as we offer care to all, we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of age, disability, religion or belief, sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy and maternity.