Volunteer Coordinator / Volunteer Facilitor

Volunteer Coordinator - L'Arche Liverpool

ABOUT THE ROLE

Hours of work: 15 hours per week flexibly (including evenings/weekends to meet new volunteers)

Salary: £26,280.80 per annum, pro rata (£10,512.32 for 15 hours)

Place of work:  The Ark Workshop, Lockerby Road, Liverpool

Contract type: 1 year fixed term contract due to funding

Closing date: Friday, 10 January 2025, at 23:59

Do you want to be a member of a Charity and Community that believes in kindness and for everyone to have opportunities and enjoy life as a core message in their values?

Do you have a passion for helping people reach their full potential and make a positive impact on others?

Do you have skills and talents in effective coordination, administration and supporting people to become volunteers in our vibrant Community?

Can you link with local groups and volunteer networks to promote opportunities within L’Arche and showcase what we have to offer to a wider audience and stakeholders?

Could you be creative in the identification and development of roles that use volunteers’ skills to bring friendship and other benefits to the Community? 

If this sounds like a role you would love and you'd love to become a member of our wonderful Community, then have a read of our recruitment pack and apply.

As well as joining a friendly Community, where you will be well supervised and supported, and benefit from L’Arche’s mentorship programme, these are some other benefits you get by working for us:

• Paid sick pay, up to a maximum of 7wks (depending on length of service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption/Surrogacy, and Paternity Pay (depending on length of service, details available on request)
• Interest free loans and salary advances available
• Free eye tests and a contribution towards the cost of glasses if you need them for work
• Free DBS / PVG checks
• Free SSSC registration
• Free Blue Light Card
• Professional membership fees paid if they are directly relevant to your role
• Free Employee Assistance Programme available to everyone
• Up to 5 days paid compassionate leave
• Up to 6 days paid (pro rata) for time off for emergency dependents leave
• Carer and Childminder costs available in some circumstances to facilitate attendance at residential meetings
• Paid mileage costs at HMRC rate
• Working from Home Allowance for those in office-based roles but for whom no office is provided
• Specialist bereavement counselling for employees and their family members
• Free Life Assurance up to 4 times gross annual salary
• Access to the Bike to Work scheme
• Joining shared meals since cooking and having a meal together is what we are all about

Main purpose of the role:

The Volunteer Coordinator will provide effective coordination, administration and support to volunteers including recruitment and orientation. You will link with local groups and volunteer networks to promote opportunities within L'Arche. The Volunteer Coordinator will be creative in the identification and development of roles that use volunteers' skills to bring friendship and other benefits to the Community.

Key essential criteria

• Knowledge of social care organisations, the third sector and issues facing adults with learning disabilities;
• Experience of volunteering (ideally within the social car sector) and volunteer management or HR or coaching;
• Experience of maintaining databases: accurately recording information, reporting and identifying errors in data;
• Competent in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and SharePoint); 
• Supportive and enthusiastic about working with an organisation which is both a high quality service provider and an ecumenical Christian community open to people of all faiths and none;
• Self-motivated and ability to manage own workload on a daily basis and be accountable for the delivery of own workload;
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS record check;

About us

L'Arche Liverpool is an energetic Community. We provide support to people with learning disabilities. Our services include supported living accommodation, and The Ark Day Service, our Community Hub.

We pride ourselves on being a place of welcome and kindness. We support people to build relationships, share our skills and gifts, and be a beacon of hope and diversity.

Visits from prospective candidates are welcome. Please contact Stacey Owen, Community Leader/Director, on 0151 260 0422 for more information.

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack - This link will open a PDF document.

The closing date is Friday, 10 January 2025, at 23:59

Interviews will take place on Thursday, 16 January 2025

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. You will need to hold the existing right to work in the UK to apply. 

To apply, please read the full job description and person specification and answer the questions on our online application form - New Window. 

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