Volunteer Coordinator - Part Time - Paid Position

We value our people above all else. We want Penumbra to be a great place to work, where people achieve their full potential.

Our people tell us that their job gives them a strong sense of personal satisfaction, that they are treated with respect and are proud to work for Penumbra.

Our mission

We will deliver exceptional mental health and wellbeing support and activities, guided by people’s own lived experience, their recovery journeys and their hopes and aspirations.

Our values

• Courage
• Compassion
• Curiosity
• Collaboration

Job summary

If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an inspirational team that really does make a difference, this is your opportunity to join us as we launch an innovative new service in Aberdeen City.

Our team is looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to take the lead in bringing our vision for embracing volunteering to reality. This is the dream role for someone looking to make their mark within mental health and wellbeing.

Your skills, knowledge and understanding will all be called upon within this brand-new post; we recognise how transferable and insightful learning from previous life experiences can be. With passion, and compassion, you will bring creativity and positivity to finding ways to reach out and empower people.

You truly will have the ability to influence what we do, developing and implementing your ideas to demonstrate what you can achieve, which will make a difference to the people we support.

We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

Penumbra is one of Scotland’s leading mental health charities, providing a wide range of community based, recovery focused mental health services. We’re proud pioneers in the peer movement, with 20% of our colleagues employed in peer support roles. Our forward-thinking approach to mental health recovery has earned us the reputation as a key influencer in public campaigning, policy and practice, and a highly respected provider of high quality and innovative mental health recovery services.

We can offer you:

• Up to 38 days per annum including public holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice). Also offer auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme, offering free counselling to staff and their families
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Death in Service benefits

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Service Manager and Communications Officer to develop and action a plan to promote and publicise volunteer opportunities
• Coordinate the recruitment of volunteers with the competencies and aptitude required to support the delivery of WELL Aberdeen activities
• Recognise, value and promote the importance of lived experience, equality, diversity and inclusion within the volunteer team
• Work alongside the Service Manager and Learning & Development Team to plan and co-facilitate a comprehensive induction and ongoing training programme
• Create and maintain a robust volunteer database which facilitates meaningful connections between volunteers and people supported by WELL Aberdeen
• Be flexible and responsive to meet the changing needs of people who use the service and the organisation, within the agreed criteria
• Lead on all aspects of the day to day administration of a large team of volunteers and their activities
• Devise an engaging communications strategy to maintain regular contact with volunteers
• Support positive two-way communication between the staff team and volunteers
• Ensure best practice in volunteering is implemented and maintained
• Coordinate volunteering activity to support service delivery; ensuring that supportive activities are delivered in accordance with organisational standards
• Identify any areas of potential risk or conflict and feed back to Service Manager
• Monitor and evaluate peer volunteer experiences and produce reports on outcomes and service activity
• Plan and deliver ways to recognise and celebrate volunteer success and achievements
• Develop effective relationships with other groups, and agencies in the area and take opportunities to promote mental health awareness in the wider community
• Plan and facilitate service promotional and awareness raising events when required
• Participate in training activities and meetings as required
• To uphold Penumbra’s Code of Practice
• To uphold SSSC Codes of Practice
• Other duties, deemed appropriate to this grade, as and when required.

Get in touch

For enquiries about the position please contact: Danielle McGregor, Service Manager, on 07938 484375 or danielle.mcgregor@penumbra.org.uk

For more information about Penumbra: www.penumbra.org.uk

To see more vacancies: http://www.penumbra.org.uk/work-for-penumbra/

Penumbra, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY 0131 475 238