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Form of work
SalaryBeing a Volunteering and Community Officer is all about connecting with people. It's about helping everyone to get involved and feel welcome at National Trust places. Working with volunteers and local communities, you'll be making a vital contribution to the Trust's cause of protecting and caring for places so that people and nature can thrive - now and into the future.
Hours: 15 hours per week over 2 days. This is flexible however you'll need to be able to work some weekends and evenings as you'll act as a duty manager on an occasional basis.
Salary: FTE GBP22,152pa Actual GBP8,860pa
Contract: Fixed term until June 2025 with a real possibility of this role becoming permanent
Interviews: 1st February
If you have any questions about this role please contact:
What it's like to work here
You'll be reporting to the Experience & Visitor Programming Manager at the Cheshire & Wirral Portfolio. There are two pay-for-entry sites within the portfolio (Hare Hill and Little Moreton Hall) as well as a number of countryside properties, including the busy Alderley Edge site. You'll be expected to work at different sites, particularly the three previously mentioned. We have approximately 200 volunteers working across these sites and they are involved with every part of what we do here in this portfolio. You'll support our volunteer managers to manage, develop and engage their volunteer teams.
What you'll be doing
As our Volunteering and Community Officer, you'll be supporting the wider team by exploring and building links with the local community. You'll help to make this a flexible, positive and inclusive place for partners, community groups and current and future volunteers to get involved.
You'll be working with several Trust teams at different sites on various projects, so your days will be full of variety. This may mean helping to run established community-led events, as well as coming up with new ideas for activities.
You'll develop new ways of working together, and deepen relationships with existing and new audiences. You'll also help to hone the skills our teams need in order to welcome and work with all kinds of people.
Who we're looking for
We'd love to hear from you if you're:
- Enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the benefits of volunteering
- Someone who loves working with volunteers, and who understands the legal differences between staff and volunteers
- Good at talking to, and getting on with, all kinds of people from all backgrounds, and you understand why great customer service matters
- Flexible and collaborative, a team player who's happy to lead on and work with other people's agendas towards a shared goal
- Well-organised, with good attention to detail
- Experienced in volunteering principles and practice
- Comfortable with IT skills (Microsoft Office), and managing budgets
