We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a proactive and organised Volunteer and Community Services Coordinator to play a key role in the development of our volunteering and community projects at our Brixton site. You will work closely with the Satellite and Community Services Manager to ensure the smooth running of our Brixton-based provision, coordinating the day-to-day operations of Share’s satellite site. Alongside this, you’ll co-ordinate and manage Share’s volunteers who provide support across our projects, ensuring they have a really great experience with us.
Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy, and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen.
Volunteers are a vital part of our charity, helping us deliver a variety of services, including classes and training sessions, community-based activities, befriending, and buddyship. It’s important that volunteers at Share have a positive and rewarding experience, so you’ll need to make sure they feel supported and valued.
Main responsibilities
- You’ll seek out opportunities and devise effective ways to recruit and retain new volunteers, building great relationships with organisations and community groups.
- You’ll coordinate volunteer enquiries, interviews, onboarding, and ongoing training.
- You’ll oversee the entire volunteer journey and make sure they’re nurtured and recognised for their contributions so that they’re motivated to keep volunteering with us.
- You’ll work closely with the Satellite and Community Services Manager to coordinate the day-today operations of Share’s satellite centres.
About you
- You’ve previously worked in a role where you’ve recruited and supported volunteers.
- You’ve also previously organised and delivered events and/or training.
- You’ve got experience of coordinating volunteers and projects, preferably in a community setting.
- You’re highly organised and flexible, and you’re happy to adapt to changing situations and find creative solutions to get things done.
- You really enjoy working in a people-facing role; you communicate well and you know how to motivate people.
- Most importantly, you share our strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in society, and you believe in equality for all.
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Why work for us?
Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.
Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests, and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.
We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life.
We’ve been praised for our thorough induction process and supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.
Full list of benefits when working at Share
How to apply
We actively encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic communities and with lived experience of a learning disability and/or autism. This is because we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of our student body wherever possible in order to provide the best possible service.
To apply for this role, please send us your CV and a personal statement addressing the three questions below:
- What is your experience managing volunteers and/or community projects?
- What three qualities make you a great team player, and help you build relationship?
- How would you manage a varied and demanding workload?
Please also complete our equal opportunities form, which you can download from the job advertisement page on our website. Please send us the three documents to hradmin@sharecommunity.org.uk.
If you would like to have chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact a member of the HR team at hradmin@sharecommunity.org.uk.
We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone. All CVs and applications are sanitised to ensure unbiased recruitment, and if you make it to interview stage, some questions will be sent in advance. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.
This job is subject to two satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please contact us on 020 7924 2949.
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We look forward to receiving your application