Overview
Location: Ulverston, Cumbria
Region: Ulverston
Salary: From 1st April 2026, hourly rate £14.96, annual salary £23,337.60
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Job Summary
Volunteer Engagement Officer
Maternity cover – 12-month contract with possibility of extending.
Hours: 30 hours a week, 4-day week
Are you friendly, organised and a great communicator? We need someone to drive our volunteering service.
You’ll communicate with our existing volunteer army, help us grow it further, represent us at careers fairs and run recruitment campaigns.
You will be the point of contact for all volunteer enquiries and responsible for updating volunteer records and ensuring all training requirements are met.
Closing date: 18th March 2026
Note: We encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity as we may close the advert early once a suitable candidate is found.
Working at St. Marys Hospice
St Marys Hospice is a wonderful place to work. St Marys Hospice has a dedicated team of over 100 staff and over 300 volunteers. Working and volunteering for us could be one of the most fulfilling roles you will have, by being part of a great team and making a difference every day. Our dedicated staff help give our community the very highest standard of care.
At St. Marys Hospice we pride ourselves on our compassionate and dedicated staff who constantly go above and beyond for our patients, their families and visitors.
We invest in our staff to ensure that we are compassionate, caring and professional. We value our staff and recognise their achievements.
What we do
St. Marys Hospice is a charity, providing specialist palliative, supportive and end-of-life care for people living with advancing illness, and their families. We have two main bases: the hospice building in Ulverston and the St Marys Living Well Centre in Barrow in Furness. We also provide care in the home setting and provide therapy groups within the local community.
Hospice services include a 6-8 bedded In-Patient Unit, Hospice at Home Service, Family & Bereavement Support Service and Living Well Therapies.
We are also a regional educational hub for palliative and end-of-life care education and part of the NW Coast Learning Collaborative. We deliver a range of education to internal staff and to the wider health and social care workforce.
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