AddressREQ No REQ00346
JOB TITLE: VOLUNTEERING LEAD
Service: Fundraising and External Engagement
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Salary: £29,560 to £32,632 pro rata per annum (As from 01 Apr 24)
Location: Southampton (Hybrid working Head Office in Southampton, home and across Solent Mind office locations)
Closing Date: Sun 24 Mar 2024
Interview Date: Thu 04 Apr 2024
About the role
Do you want to use your volunteer management experience to help support people with their mental health? Do you want to help us recruit more volunteers to enable us to support more people across Hampshire? If so, this could be a great role for you.
You will join us at an exciting time ahead of launching our new three-year strategy, which puts the essential role of volunteering for Solent Mind at its centre. This new role recognises the importance of this work and its impact on our cause.
The role will lead and join up our approach to the recruitment, retention, and training of volunteers and student placements. Our volunteers include skilled professionals, local businesses, social work students, people who accessed our services previously and many others. You will work closely with service managers and local volunteer coordinators within the services. Your aim will be to increase the number of volunteers and student placements at Solent Mind and provide opportunities for them to contribute to the organisation. Additionally, you will ensure that volunteers and placement students have a meaningful experience while supporting with Solent Mind.
This role is within Solent Mind’s fundraising and external engagement team but will work closely with our teams in the wellbeing centres. It is an exciting and dynamic place to work with opportunities to contribute to wider projects and develop your skills.
About you
You will need a background in volunteer management, demonstrating expertise through previous roles. Your experience should include engagement or understanding of individuals dealing with mental health needs. Showcasing your expertise in recruiting, retaining, and training volunteers while working closely with colleagues as across the organisation on shared objectives. Strong organisational skills, including effective time management and the ability to handle competing priorities, are important.
About us
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
We welcome applications from all of the communities in which we work. We also positively encourage applications from people with mental health problems to apply for a role within Solent Mind. Appointments are made on merit.
We reserve the right to end any vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £29,560.00-£32,632.00 per year
Expected hours: 22.5 per week
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: REQ00346
