Employment Support
Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator (Mental Health) – LZ673
You will be working for an established mental health charity who specialises in helping people with mental health support needs reintegrate back into society.
The role
As Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator, your role would be mainly split into 2 main functions:
- Recruitment, Training, and Supervision of Volunteers for the support service both through community engagements and via phone calls
- Caseload Management – you will have the opportunity to deliver frontline work where you will manage a caseload of 10-20 to deliver support such as Life skills, Motivation, Listening, Social Interaction and some limited practical help i.e., form filling, appointment attendance, etc
Each Volunteer will work with at least 1 service-user weekly, and delivering at least 1-2 hours of support weekly (depending on the service user’s needs – these can be done face-to-face or via phone call)
This is a varied role so no day / week is the same!
Targets
This is a holistic service so there are no hard targets.
In terms of recruiting volunteers for the service, there are currently 15 – 20 registered volunteers (10 are active). The contract target is 30 volunteers – so one of your main targets is to get to this capacity.
Other targets include: number of active cases, support plans completed/reviewed, request + completion of satisfaction survey, increase in well-being (measured using WEMWBS)
Overall aim is to have service-users receive befriending support for between 6-12 months and feel ready to move to other part of the service or have a planned exit and more independence.
Working Arrangement
Our client offers a hybrid-model of working where you can work from home for 3 x days a week, and office-based for 2 x days a week (subject to change depending on your diary).
Why should you apply for this role
They have been awarded as Investors in People and are a great organisation to work for due to the support and care they offer their staff.
Management is supportive and does not micromanage!
To quote the team’s feedback: “We have a great blend of skills which we celebrate, accepting each other as people as well as colleagues, opportunities for both professional and personal development such as internal and external training. The culture is welcoming, inclusive and caring.”
To Apply
You ideally have experience in the Employability / Welfare-to-work or Skills sector as an Employment Advisor, Work Coach, Careers Advisor, Learner Engagement, or Employer Engagement. Experience in the field of mental health recovery is also desirable.
However, we also welcome applications from Psychology Graduates with some work experience. And other sectors such as Recruitment, and Healthcare
Give Lawrence/David a call now for an informal chat (contact details on the Red 5 People website)
Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on 18th Jul and 21st Jul 2022