Volunteer Coordinator Job Bath area,England UK,Non-Profit & Social Impact

Job Details

POST:
Volunteer Coordinator

SALARY RANGE: £12,18O - £13,44O (£3O,45O - £33,600 FTE)

TERM:
Fixed term contract until 3O April 2029

HOURS:

15 hours per week

ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Head of Engagement

Job Summary

The Volunteer Coordinator is a National Lottery funded role supporting our Post-Diagnosis Support Programme and ensuring that volunteering is embedded across ReMind UK. This is a proactive role which would suit someone with great organisational and people skills who enjoys supporting individuals and groups and working on a variety of activities. The role will work with ReMind UK's Engagement team identifying and creating volunteering opportunities across the organisation, managing recruitment through community work and marketing, and implementing stewardship and evaluation processes for volunteers and ambassadors.

As a key part of our Post-Diagnosis Support Programme, the role will ensure volunteers have an outstanding experience, working in a positive environment.

ReMind UK overview

ReMind UK is an independent charity and internationally renowned centre for research, diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Our research aims to improve life for people with dementia and their families and carers, and to find drug and non-drug treatments for people with conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and other diseases predominantly affecting older people. Our contracted NHS Memory Clinic service, private memory assessments and allied activities provide support to people affected.

We are currently in an ambitious phase of development looking to increase our clinical and academic research programme. We work closely with the Universities of Bath, Bristol and other research Institutions, both nationally and internationally and with the Royal United Hospital, Bath.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee recruitment of ReMind UK’s volunteers through building relationships and partnerships in the community and establishing effective recruitment materials and channels.

Work with the ReMind UK team to identify opportunities for volunteer roles to support and add value to the business.

Collaboratively create role descriptions and person specifications for volunteer roles.

Identify barriers to engagement, particularly from under represented groups and communities experiencing exclusion, and develop accessible new opportunities to engage potential audiences.

Support the Post-Diagnosis Support Programme Manager to identify opportunities for beneficiaries to support post diagnosis courses and events through volunteering.

Create and maintain accurate Risk Assessments for all volunteer roles and activities.

Ensure volunteers receive an excellent onboarding experience including induction and training.

Regularly check-in with volunteers and support ReMind UK staff to effectively manage and support their volunteers.

Ensure that volunteers deliver a high quality experience to beneficiaries while adhering to the objectives of their role in line with good practice and any health and safety guidelines. Ensure that they are well supported and supervised and that any training needs are identified and addressed in a timely manner.

Produce and regularly refresh volunteer materials including handbook and welcome pack.

Work with ReMind UK’s Marketing colleagues to keep the website up to date with volunteering opportunities and stories and provide engaging content for social media.

Maintain volunteer and enquirer data on the charity’s CRM ensuring compliance with GDPR and agreed data retention protocols at all times.

Monitor volunteering and community outreach activity through regularly collecting quantitative and qualitative insight, producing quarterly reports as requested by Head of Engagement.

In collaboration with Head of…