Volunteer and Participation Co-Ordinator

Reference number: 23052

Job Title:

Volunteer and Participation Co-Ordinator

Location:

Bracknell, Slough and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Locality:
Berkshire Contract type:
Permanent

Hours:

37 Salary: £28,124.46 - £37,117.07 (FTE) £23,852.58 - £31,479.29 (pro rata) Closing Date: 28 June 2026 Interview Date:
To be confirmed Due to service development, we have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Volunteer and Participation Co-ordinator to join Barnardo's as part of the East Berkshire Key working Service for Children and Young People with Learning Disability and/or Autism. We currently have one full time post available on a permanent contract. Would you like the chance to recruit, train and support Lived Experience Peer Support Volunteers who can make a difference to Children, Young People with SEND (up to 25 years) and their families?

Are you passionate about supporting families to build a support network of people who have lived experience? Covering Bracknell, Slough and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, it is essential to hold a valid UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle. As a Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will have passion, commitment and be confident in the delivery of training and supporting personal development for Lived Experience Peer Support Volunteers.

You will work as part of the keyworker team to ensure we provide the right support at the right time, in the right way. The role provides lots of opportunities to develop your skill set, knowledge and career progression going forward. The service has a comprehensive training offer for all staff and volunteers. To be a successful, you will need to have the following:
An understanding of the difference Lived Experience Peer Support Volunteers make and the support required, including providing line management and supervision An understanding of the needs of children and young people with Learning Disability and or Autism The ability to confidently present information to a range of people, delivering workshops, attending recruitment fairs etc. Excellent team working skills. You will work as part of a team that covers East Berkshire Safeguarding knowledge and good recording skills The ability to efficiently organise events for service users and their families to socialise Use of a car Barnardo's could not do the work it does without our Volunteer co-ordinators and the volunteers that they support.

We value the difference that they make. The Lived Experience Peer Support Volunteers you recruit and train will be part of the step-down support offered and will work as part of the key working team. Within Barnardo's, the job title for this role is Project Worker
2. This will appear on the job description. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification/ additional information document. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's?

values . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023.

This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our? People & Culture ?

Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and…