Overview
Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.
If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!
Job Role and Details
Job Role: Volunteer Coordinator
Salary: £22400 per year (FTE £28000)
Hours: 30 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Location: South West (Office Location to be agreed) Expectation to travel to offices and events across the South West as needed.
Other Responsibilities: Expectation to travel to offices and events across the South West as needed.
About The Role
In this new role, you’ll oversee the entire volunteer journey from recruitment and onboarding to ongoing support and recognition, ensuring every volunteer has a positive and rewarding experience.
You’ll be the central point of contact for volunteers, work closely with managers to build capacity, and help shape our volunteering strategy. If you have experience managing volunteers, strong communication skills, and a drive to champion community involvement, we’d love to hear from you.
Join us and help create opportunities, celebrate contributions, and make a real impact for people experiencing homelessness.
What You’ll Be Doing
* You'll manage the end-to-end process of volunteer lifecycle from attraction and recruitment through to onboarding, induction, training, ongoing support, and recognition.
* You'll build relationship with our volunteer manager, working to identify and scope volunteer roles, advising on availability and suitability of volunteers for specific tasks or projects.
* Get out and about within the community and build relationships with community networks, education settings and other relevant organisations to broaden the volunteer pool.
* Work with the HR Manager using the people strategy to set the direction for volunteering at Julian House, working closely with all departments
* Organise volunteer events, recognition initiatives, and networking opportunities.
Note: Since job descriptions cannot be exhaustive; the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
Qualifications / Requirements
* Experience in managing the volunteer lifecycle.
* Proven ability to review and improve processes.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
There Are Many Great Reasons To Join Our Team
* Access to our Rewards Platform, which includes an Employee Assistance Programme and Health Cash Plan
* Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
* 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment (pro-rata for part time staff)
* 30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
* For all the fantastic and valuable work you'll be doing makes you eligible for the Blue Light Card which offers amazing discounts on thousands of brands
* A generous and competitive pension scheme
* A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
Our Ethos
As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace.
We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.
If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.
DBS Checks
We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert.
All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the Rough Sleeper Navigator role, please get in touch with the team at recruitment@julianhouse.org.uk. We look forward to speaking with you soon!
Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out!
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