Volunteer Coordinator (0.5 FTE)
Are you an experienced Volunteer Manager looking for a new and satisfying role?
We are looking for someone dynamic, organised and with great people skills to join our well-established, ambitious community advice centre as Volunteer Coordinator and Energy Outreach Worker.
Your role will include the coordination and development of our Advocato volunteer programme where you will offer guidance and support to a small group of volunteers helping vulnerable clients’ complete forms and attend assessments.
You will have proven experience working with volunteers and outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written, with all manner of people. You will have had experience at delivering advice to a wide range of clients and be familiar with benefit entitlements as well as showing empathy and understanding of the issues faced by our clients. You will also able to show us that you have excellent problem solving, organisational and team working skills.
We describe St Pauls Advice Centre as friendly, local and here to help – if that sounds like you too, we look forward to receiving your application.
We are proud of our accreditation as a Living Wage employer and we offer flexible working and a generous benefits package:
Contract terms:
> Working hours: 17.5 hours per week
> Fixed Term Contract until 30th April 2025
We offer a generous benefits package:
> Salary: £14,634.50 actual (£29,269 full time equivalent)
> Annual Leave: 30 days per year (pro rata)
> Extra 3 days annual leave between Christmas & New Year (office closure)
> Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme: 5% employers contribution
Please read the Guidance Notes for Candidates before completing the:
> Personal Information Form (red), and
> Competency Application Form (green), and
> Equal Opportunities form (yellow).
Follow the links below to download information relevant to this vacancy. The application forms are located in the Application Forms Pack. Please ensure you have an up to date copy of Adobe Reader Get Adobe Reader
For each form please save a copy to your computer or device before you begin to complete. As you complete the forms, please save these regularly. Please refer to the ‘read me’ file for more information or if you encounter problems. Once completed either:
> Send all three completed forms as email attachments to: enquiry@stpaulsadvice.org.uk
No CV’s or agencies please.
Closing Date: Thursday 20th March 2024 at 4:00 pm
Interview Date: Thursday 4th April 2024
Selection Process – GUIDANCE NOTES FOR CANDIDATES
Volunteer Coordinator and Energy Outreach Worker JD
Volunteer Coordinator and Energy Outreach Worker PS
Application forms can be downloaded by clicking the link below: (You will need to extract the files and save them to your computer)