Social Action and Volunteering Lead - Friends and Families

• Hours of work: 18.75 per week (sometimes worked flexibly)
• Location: Virginia House Centre, Peacock Lane, Plymouth, PL4 0DQ
• Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)

Main purpose of the role:

This role has been developed to work alongside colleagues to embed a culture of volunteering and social action within the charity. You will be responsible for:

• Working alongside our families (disabled young people, their siblings, and their parent carers) to identify improvements in services aimed at disabled children and young people.
• Recruiting and supporting volunteers (with lived experience of a disability or an impairment) in developing and delivering a range of social action and volunteering projects that contribute specifically to the vision and mission of the charity.
• Utilising a range of approaches that amplifies the voices of families so that their input is central to processes, services and systems that affect their lives.

Key responsibilities:

• Consult with families with disabled children about issues important to them and their lives.
• Work with others within Friends and Families in encouraging individuals with lived experience of disability to get more involved with the charity through volunteering and/or social action projects.
• Recruit, train and coordinate a team of volunteers who will help deliver key projects.
• Ensure that all volunteering is carried out in accordance with our relevant policies (such as volunteering and safeguarding).
• Identify in partnership with staff and volunteers a number of social action projects that could make a positive contribution.
• Coordinate an annual event celebrating the contribution and impact of the volunteers and social action projects.
• Work in partnership with other agencies with shared interests and values to maximise impact and outcomes.
• Support our two neurodivergent peer support workers to develop through their youth work apprenticeship.
• Monitor and evaluate outcomes and impact both for the individuals volunteering and the areas of focus though volunteering or social action.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to promote the work of the charity through volunteering and social action.
• Ensure up-to-date records are held on the charity’s database and in network folders in-line with GDPR and the charity’s data protection policy.
• Proactively contribute to the achievement of the charity through individual and team effort.

Additional responsibilities:

• Commit to ongoing professional development to meet the evolving demands of the role.
• Represent Friends and Families externally as and when required, always acting in a professional manner in accordance with the organisational values.
• To attend and participate in supervision and appraisal in accordance with Friends and Families performance management systems.
• Prepare reports on your activities as required by your line manager.
• Work in line with all the charity’s policies and procedures including data protection, safeguarding, health and safety, volunteer, finance, equality, and diversity.

Any applicant who is offered employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings as well as convictions. Applicants will have the opportunity to discuss any disclosure information before a final decision is made as part of the post-interview process.

For futher information and also details how to apply, click on the above link.