Volunteer Co-ordinator Job Vacancy Guide Dogs

Temporary 10-month Maternity leave cover, March 2023 – Jan 2024. Full time, job share and altered hours considered.

Application Closing Date - 08/01/2023

The starting salary is £20,598 - £23,173, with current salary progression up to £30,898 based on development within the role.

Cardiff - https://guidedogs-career.talent-soft.com/job/job-volunteering-coordinator_1167.aspx

Without our volunteers, we would not be able to reach and support as many visually impaired people as we do. The Volunteering Coordinator plays an important role in promoting a wide variety of volunteering opportunities to attract and recruit volunteers who help to grow our services and income. This varied role is a great opportunity to bring your ideas, enthusiasm and creativity to the table while supporting your local team based at Cardiff to deliver an excellent volunteering experience.

This hybrid role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. You will be required to work a minimum of 3 days per week from the office. The remaining 2 days can be worked from home.

It's important for us to create a working environment that looks after our wellbeing. We offer a wide range of benefits for our staff which include:

  • A 35-hour working week

  • 26 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata

  • Generous pension scheme

  • Life assurance

  • Enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave

  • Flexible benefits package, discounts, and cashback scheme

  • Employee Assistance Programme

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

 Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

  • Experience of Managing and supporting volunteers.

  • Experience of implementing new working practices within a team.

  • Proven experience of supporting and advising others on policies and procedures.

  • Demonstrable and up to date knowledge of good practice in equality, diversity, and inclusion. Demonstrable and up to date knowledge of GDPR and use of Customer Relationship Management systems. Relevant and up to date knowledge of safeguarding principles.

Desirable

  • Relevant qualification in volunteer management or equivalent.

  • Experience of creating an inclusive work environment for people with a disability.

  • Facilitation and/or training skills.

  • Personal experience of volunteering.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

We welcome applications from candidates wishing to do part-time/ altered hours.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or peopleservicecentre@guidedogs.org.uk.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

 Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or peopleservicecentre@guidedogs.org.uk if you require any support with your application.

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