Job Details

Salary: £24,720 per annum, pro rata Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months Working pattern: Part-Time, 30 hours per week

Closing date: 9am on Friday 20 October 2017 Interview date: Wednesday 25 October 2017

To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group, or email or contact the Human Resources Department at 47 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BE

About the Role

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP Community & Volunteer Co-ordinator

We are recruiting a Community & Volunteer Co-ordinator to recruit, train and support adult volunteers/mentors from the local communities, to work with vulnerable young people based in our supported housing projects and the local community. This includes delivery of the Positive Placements employment programme. The role will additionally seek to build links and financial support from local stakeholders and businesses, which will lead to greater opportunities for work experience, apprenticeships and employment for the young people that we support. You will be responsible for managing a caseload of current volunteers, as well as the recruitment and training of new volunteers. You will need to maintain monitoring systems to ensure the strategic development of the volunteering programme works towards departmental and team objectives and targets. You must have experience of working with young people, and have an understanding of the issues and barriers which may be experienced by vulnerable young people in a supported housing setting. You will need to have experience in recruiting and supporting volunteers, and delivering training programmes. The role will involve organising, managing and prioritising your own workload with periods of minimal supervision.

YMCA DownsLink Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.