Schools Coordinator - Liverpool, Knowsley, Wirral & Sefton

Job description
The coordinator roles are vital components of this project. We want to attract candidates from the North West of England with sound local knowledge and willing/able to travel in the region - these will be important parts of this job.

Purpose of the roles:

• To be responsible for the development, coordination, and delivery of Neighbourhood Watch’s partner project involving Neighbourhood Watch volunteers within the North West.
• Delivering training to volunteers so they can deliver information sessions to community groups. 
• Organising community events where information sessions are delivered by volunteers.
• Ensuring information sessions are delivered to the highest and consistent standards, and that feedback requests are acted upon swiftly.

Hours of employment are:

0.8FTE (28 hours per week)
12 month fixed term contract. Core hours are 10am-12pm and 2-4pm with an unpaid lunch break.

Neighbourhood Watch is looking for someone who can develop a strong volunteering base and support them. The ideal candidate will be a good self-starter and have exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and recruit excellent volunteers and mentors who can contribute to the work.

The successful applicant will be motivated and passionate about the work that Neighbourhood Watch does and the positive effect it has on the community. They will be very approachable and enjoy working as part of a wider team but also able to manage their own time and workload. The successful applicant will need access to transport. The successful applicant will have a personal style that is in line with Neighbourhood Watch’s vision and values. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable, and personable.

They will be passionate about the role of volunteers within the crime prevention community.

Who you are:

You will be passionate about the role of volunteers within the crime prevention community, a proactive team member who is enthusiastic about volunteering and can motivate and inspire a team of volunteers.

You’ll be good at:

• communicating vision and values to individuals and large groups
• recruiting and inspiring volunteers
• managing your own time and workload
• working in a geographically dispersed team

You’ll be:

• passionate about the role of volunteers within the crime prevention community
• very approachable, responsible, reliable and personable

You’ll have:

• A strong and demonstrable commitment to the aims and values of Neighbourhood Watch.
• A clear understanding and demonstrable commitment to promotion of equality and diversity
• A full, clean UK driving license and use of a car

You’ll have experience of:

• Coordinating volunteers

Benefits of working for Neighbourhood Watch include:

• Flexible working hours
• Stakeholder Pension
• Cyclescheme
• Techscheme