Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer role:

Home based

Country:

England

English region:

West Midlands

Use your skills to help Stoke-on-Trent's Action for Blind People team to deliver services to local blind and partially sighted people. Many volunteers generously offer their time, talent and help to us and we require a Volunteer Coordinator to ensure that both the volunteers and those offered support, get the very best from it.

This role does not require a DBS check.

What will I be doing?

  • Assist the Action for Blind People team to build up volunteer and contact lists

  • Work with the Regional Volunteer Coordinator to initiate and oversee volunteer schemes
  • Update and maintain the volunteer database

What skills and qualities can I bring to this role?

  • An organised approach

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • The ability to lead others when required
  • Computer literate
  • Experience with databases desirable

When will I be needed?

We hope to gain seven hours of support a week, during office hours, from volunteers occupying this position. If you cannot commit to this amount, please offer what you can as we hope to recruit multiple volunteers for this role who can jointly offer the seven hours a week needed.

Location

Where appropriate a person occupying this voluntary position is welcome to work from home. Some work will be centre-based, however, and the address for our Stoke centre is below:

Action for Blind People
Suites 5 - 8, The Forecourt
12 Albion Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 1QH

What will I gain from the role?

  • Experience of working in an office environment

  • Development of organisational and leadership skills
  • The opportunity to coordinate volunteer schemes, and see first hand the differences they can make to people

What support will I be given?

  • Induction
  • Understanding Sight Loss Pack
  • Expenses - all out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed including expenses to attend training
  • Supervision and support from your volunteer manager/ co-ordinator

How do I apply?

To apply for this role, please complete and return the Application form (Word 79KB) to volunteering@rnib.org.uk.

If you would like the application form in a different format (such as standard print, large print, braille or audio) or if you have any general enquiries, please contact the Volunteering Team on: 0845 603 0575 or 01733 375 450 or email volunteering@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 8 January 2013

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