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About us
As a charity, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome hundreds of neglected and abandoned animals each year. We need you to ensure that we give as much care and attention to our people as we do to the animals within our care!
If you are looking for a fast paced, engaging and rewarding role then please read ahead……
This is a brand new and exciting role! We are looking to recruit a Volunteer Coordinator to support our current volunteering functions across our very busy charity. Woodside Animal Centre would not be able to achieve its strategic goals without the ongoing support of their existing volunteers, our volunteers support all operations from providing animal care, dog walking, fundraising, supporting our many admin functions and our pet & charity shops.
In this role you'll liaise with managers, team leaders and existing volunteers. You will be engaging with the community sharing and highlighting volunteering opportunities.
Application Process
Apply with your CV and covering letter outlining how your skills and experience align with the job description.
If you would like an informal chat about this role then please email people@rspcaleicester.org.uk to arrange
Closing date: Monday 22nd July 2024**
Interview date: TBC
20 hours per week over 4/5 days
Occasional evening and weekend working required
* * As this is an active role, we will be interviewing as we go along, and the role will close when we have an offer accepted by a preferred candidate. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job Description
Job Title Volunteer Coordinator
Department Central Services
Reports To People and Culture Manager
Line Reports 0
Job Band 4 Specialist
Job Purpose
The Volunteer Coordinator will provide expertise and coordination of the volunteer function delivering outstanding aspects for Woodside RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland.
Striving not only to maintain but to also drive and go beyond compliance expectations, both internally and externally, to ensure that not only are our values upheld but that we are compliant in everything that we do.
Whilst ensuring that our animals are the focus of our service, the post holder will continually review, maintain, and improve where necessary to uphold the charity’s high standards and ensure that all levels of the charity are maintaining and working within current regulations and guidelines set out for the charity.
Role Responsibilities
· Coordination of the development and delivery of the volunteer function across woodside, ensuring compliance with induction, training and provide supervision
· Engage and recruit volunteers from a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities
· Create avenues of effective two way feedback and communication.
Core Responsibilities
· Planning and prioritising work tasks to ensure effective and efficient running of your designated business area
· Following functional plans, working to agreed KPIs
· Working inline to achieve budgets and targets as set out.
· Creating a positive and inclusive working environment.
· Modelling the organisational values.
· Working in accordance with all Health and Safety procedures, rules and regulations as set out by Woodside.
· Commitment to own development by completing of role specific training and all mandatory training within agreed deadlines.
· Building volunteer support to enhance your performance.
Person Specification
· Ability to engage, nurture and enthuse.
· Controlled: in an environment where no day is the same, you will be calm and able to respond in a crisis.
· Excellent written, and verbal communication skills
· Ability to multitask.
· Excellent understanding of all Microsoft office packages and ability to pick up and use on-line volunteer management systems on a day to day basis.
· Interpersonal skills.
· Time Management
· Committed to own professional development.
· Ability to build external relationships
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13,780.00 per year
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Work Location: In person