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Young Volunteer Programme Manager

Employer
The Royal Free Charity
Location
London Borough of Barnet
Salary
£30,000 - £34,000 per annum, pending experience
Closing date
26 Nov 2018

Want to join a Charity that is growing exponentially?

The Royal Free Charity is rapidly expanding and a new opportunity has risen for a Young Volunteer Programme Manager.

The role:-

  • To:-
    • lead development of the Royal Free Charity Young Volunteer Programme across the Royal Free Trust
    • support an effective team of Young Volunteer Coordinators to recruit, appoint, induct, train, support and reward Young Volunteers
    • deliver Young Volunteer activities at Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and other Royal Free Satellite sites

Role specifics:-

The Young Volunteers Programme Manager will be expected to:-

  • Lead on developing and delivering strategic goals for the Young Volunteer Programme in line with the Volunteer Team Strategy
  • Implement a measurement framework to better record the impact of the programme on patients, staff and volunteers
  • Ensure that:-
  • suitable Young Volunteers are recruited, inducted, trained, supported and rewarded at Barnet, Chase Farm and Tottenham and that best practice is shared across the team of coordinators
  • Trust and Charity policies are adhered to and relevant for participants in the Young Volunteer Programme
  • Become the spokesperson for the Royal Free Charity Young Volunteer Programme and represent the charity at public speaking opportunities
  • Network and raise staff awareness of the role and function of young volunteers in a hospital setting
  • Work with existing partner agencies and new organisations to target young people in the boroughs where we operate
  • Actively develop new opportunities for young volunteers in response to the needs of departments, clinics, wards and the Trust as a whole
  • Support the Barnet and Chase Farm Volunteer Team with the day to day running of the office and volunteer reward and recognition events
  • Keep up to date of potential funding opportunities for Young Volunteer Programmes
  • Develop a project model for the Young Volunteers Programme to assist the expansion to additional sites in line with the growth of the charity’s remit
  • Provide day to day line management of the Young Volunteer Coordinator/s
  • Generate and coordinate regular content for internal communications, publications, social media, website and press for the Young Volunteer Programme

Fit for The Royal Free Charity - What we are looking for

We can’t live without…………….(essential)

  • Sound knowledge of designing and managing volunteering projects for young people
  • Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with an ability to deal with a diverse range of professional, patients and members of the public
  • A degree level qualification or equivalent working experience
  • Experience of:-
    • building partnerships with external stakeholders and organisations
    • engaging with young people including with marginalised and underrepresented young people
    • problem solving and crisis intervention
    • managing confidential information with tact, sensitivity and discretion
  • An ability to:-
    • prioritise, organise and manage workload effectively whilst managing unplanned interruptions
    • coordinate a large number of young volunteers
  • Proven:-
    • experience of presenting and public speaking
    • IT skills including the ability to use all aspects of social media

We’d love you to have……………(desirable)

  • Have a:-
    • strong affinity with the charity mission and ethos
    • positive professional work attitude
    • presentable appearance
    •  ‘hands on’ attitude with good attention to detail
  • An ability to:-
    • train and facilitate
    • to design education and learning tools’ for young people with mixed abilities
  • Knowledge of education, employment and training
  • An interest and or an enthusiasm for the NHS and wider public health NHS

We’d like you to ….(general)

  • Be motivated and self-initiated with a non-judgemental approach
  • Have an ability to work:-
    • unsupervised
    • in a ‘team – based’ environment
    • to tight deadlines and deliver results
  • Have an ability to be flexible, tactful, diplomatic and supportive in your approach
  • Non-judgemental approach
  • Ability to follow instructions and adhere to Trust / Charity policies

Note – this is not intended to be an exhaustive list. KPI’s and objectives will be agreed with your line manage at regular one to one’s, six and twelve month appraisals.

This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Check.

Interested in this role….

If you believe this role is for you, please email rf.rfc-recruitment@nhs.net for a job pack and application pack to understand the role in full.

 

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