Volunteer Coordinator

As a leading social care charity, with over 150 years of experience, we have always been at the forefront of providing vital care and support to vulnerable children and adults living across Aberdeen, and beyond.

We support people through some of the most challenging times they have ever experienced; we help them to take control of their lives for a brighter and better future.

Every day we change lives by supporting a person’s physical, emotional, mental and social well being through a wide range of health and social care services such as residential services and community outreach programmes.

We support vulnerable children and adults who are living with: a mental health diagnosis, complex additional learning and support needs, addiction (drugs and alcohol), loneliness and isolation and living in extreme poverty.

Despite the tremendous challenges that a child, or an adult, can face it is amazing to see that by providing the right support, care, experiences, and opportunities how much a life can change.

Our extraordinary work has always depended on the generosity of our amazing supporters. Every day, the work we do provides you with an opportunity to make a difference and help shape a life for a better future.

VSA - providing the best of care so that people can live the best of lives.

VSA have an exciting opportunity available to join our Castle Street Team as a Volunteer Coordinator based in Aberdeen.

Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary:
Up to £28,569.47 (dependent on experience)

Location:
Aberdeen

To support the recruitment, coordination and administration of volunteering across VSA, helping to achieve the charity’s strategic aim of increasing community involvement through volunteering. The postholder will ensure that volunteering is safe, well governed, effectively supported and aligned with VSA’s policies and service needs.

• Work with managers across VSA to identify, develop, advertise and promote suitable volunteering opportunities.

• Coordinate the recruitment, selection and onboarding of volunteers, ensuring that references, PVG requirements, disclosures and other safe recruitment checks are completed before deployment.

• Promote volunteering internally and externally, including corporate volunteering, to support VSA’s strategic objective of increasing community involvement.

• Support the development of volunteering opportunities that add value to VSA’s services and communities.

• Develop, implement and maintain volunteer procedures, practices and systems that support safe, effective and consistent volunteer management.

• Ensure volunteering activity complies with safeguarding, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, and relevant VSA policy requirements.

• Support managers to define appropriate volunteer roles and ensure volunteers complement, rather than replace, paid staff.

• Maintain accurate and secure volunteer records, including registration details, PVG membership, references, training, volunteer agreements and other required documentation.

• Monitor volunteer activity, turnover, diversity and engagement information to support reporting and continuous improvement.

• Coordinate volunteer induction, mandatory training and suitable ongoing learning opportunities in partnership with the VSA training team.

• Ensure volunteers have completed required training before deployment and have the knowledge and support needed to contribute safely and effectively.

• Build positive working relationships with volunteers and managers, providing guidance…