Volunteer Support Coordinator

The Stuart Low Trust (SLT) is a well-respected and award-winning mental health charity based in Islington, supporting people who are isolated through a varied programme of art, nature and wellbeing group activities. SLT was founded to be radically different from other charities – uniquely accessible, inclusive, and community-embedded.

If you enjoy developing a highly valued volunteer team to support our activity programmes, this is the job for you!

What the job offers

This is an exciting new post at our charity to take forward our Strategy to expand our service support and reach more people in need. You’ll be responsible for recruiting and on-boarding a diverse team of volunteers who contribute to SLT’s programmes. You won’t be managing volunteers at activities – that’s handled by other team members – but you will make sure that all volunteers feel welcomed, trained, supported and valued. You will provide regular supervision outside activities and work with staff to develop inclusive, consistent volunteering practices across the charity.

Who we are seeking

We’re looking for someone with a passion for the value of volunteering, who can bring energy and initiative to develop our volunteer workforce. You will have a proven track record of supporting volunteers in a community/social care setting. You will have ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams. You will have confidence in delivering inductions and facilitating small group supervision sessions. You will demonstrate good organisational and communication skills, including the ability to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. You will be willing to undertake occasional evening work for volunteer availability.

Job benefits:

• Hybrid, flexible, supportive working arrangements with a small and friendly team.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

• Occupational pension scheme

• Line-managed by the Chief Executive, who has 30 years' experience in the charity sector and developed volunteer programmes

• The opportunity to make a real impact in people’s lives by shaping a welcoming, inclusive and supportive volunteer culture.

• The chance to lead on volunteer recruitment, induction, training and supervision – and see volunteers flourish and grow.

• A collaborative work environment where your work directly supports SLT’s frontline services.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references.

We are offering an initial 18 months’ contract for this post with intention to make permanent.

We are embrace diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that represents are variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the more we can achieve .