Volunteer Services Partner
East Anglia's Children's Hospices
Location
Norwich, Norfolk | United Kingdom
Job description
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Over the past 30 years, EACH has developed an enviable reputation in the field of children’s palliative care.
We are the largest provider of palliative and end of life care and support for children and their families in East Anglia, delivering a comprehensive range of services in our hospices, family homes, hospital and wider community.
All three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission
Volunteer Services Partner - Hybrid (Manor Farm Barns, Framingham Pigot NR14 7PZ / Home)
Full-Time 37.5 hours per week - Applications for 30+ hours welcomed - Flexible Working Pattern
Permanent Contract
Salary £22,000 -£24,000 per annum, depending on experience
*A Full UK Driving License and use of own car is essential for this role**
Comprehensive range of benefits:
Free onsite parking
Flexibility of hybrid working
Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
Additional holiday purchase scheme
AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
Free Eye Tests
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
This is an existing post working within a small busy team of four Volunteer Services Partners, reporting to the Volunteer Services and Development Manager.
Your work basis will be hybrid between working from home and Manor Farm Barns, Framingham Pigot NR14 7PZ in Norfolk. A full UK driving license and use of own car is essential for this role as occasional travel may be required to EACH’s other sites across East Anglia.
Are you:
Someone who is passionate about the power of volunteering and who is interested in having a positive impact within a rewarding charity?
A strong team player who is self motivated and able to juggle workload with a flexible approach?
Confident in speaking with potential volunteers and engaging with internal and external stakeholders?
Do you have:
Experience in recruiting or managing volunteers/staff (preferred but not essential)?
Excellent IT skills including excel (and ideally using a Cascade/Volunteering, HR database)?
Excellent organisational and administrative skills?
Responsibilities include:
Recruiting and onboarding volunteers across Norfolk within in our shops, fundraising teams, Help at Home service and our hospice.
Matching volunteers to areas compatible with their skills and to maximise these to the benefit of EACH and the volunteer.
Nurture relationships with key external recruitment sources for your area.
Providing potential and existing volunteers with friendly, responsive and effective support.
Offer support and guidance to those who manager volunteers across the organisation.
The role:
Recruiting and onboarding volunteers across Norfolk within in our shops, fundraising teams, Help at Home service and our hospice.
Matching volunteers to areas compatible with their skills and to maximise these to the benefit of EACH and the volunteer.
Nurture relationships with key external recruitment sources for your area.
Providing potential and existing volunteers with friendly, responsive and effective support.
Offer support and guidance to those who manager volunteers across the organisation.
Closing date: 17 March 2024
Interviews: 26 March 2024
At EACH, we are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community and from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds. EACH is also committed to the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities.
EACH is proud to be Investors in People accredited.
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.
EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
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Salary
£22k - £24k per annum
