This post is central to the recruitment, training, development, and allocation of volunteers to roles which support the development and delivery of services.

This pivotal role will include the management of the volunteer function across the organisation and the development of existing and new volunteer roles, ensuring excellent standards of volunteer recruitment, support, training, and retention.

• Review and update Volunteering Policy to ensure best practice approaches are employed in all aspects of volunteer recruitment, training, and management

• Overall responsibility for the co-ordination of an organisational wide volunteer programme, managing, co-ordinating and supervising a sizable volunteer team

• Effectively manage all volunteering enquiries providing the initial point of contact for applicants

• Process applications and ensure interviews and full DBS checks are conducted

• Develop and deliver induction programme for all volunteer

• Develop, promote, organise, and evaluate courses and workshops

• Evaluate volunteer motivations

• Provide regular support

• Develop communications systems

• Work constructively

This will suit a person with experience of recruiting, training, supervising and managing volunteers. Expertise of developing new volunteer services, promoting, monitoring, and evaluating projects and use of databases and information systems. Experience in the care sector and awareness of health and social care including safeguarding would be beneficial.

This is a full time, permanent role and is a great opportunity to be part of a successful company. If you feel you have the relevant experience, then please apply with an up-to-date CV. If you have not been contacted within a week, you should assume that you have been unsuccessful at this time.