WomenCentre Volunteer Coordinator – Calderdale
Calderdale Volunteer Coordinator will be based in the WomenCentre Halifax Office
| Fixed term contract until March 31st 2025 18.5 hrs per week – SCALE 6 SCP18 – 22 (£24,982 to £27,041 per annum – pro-rata) |
Background
As a large women’s centre, we support over 2,000 women and girls in Calderdale and Kirklees, aged from their early teens into their 80s. We offer a women-centred, integrated ‘one-stop shop’ service which recognises the links between the different problems and challenges women face in their lives, within a safe, involving and empowering space.
Many of the women and girls accessing our services have experienced trauma and are at points of crisis in their lives.
Outline of purpose of the post
Many teams are supported by volunteers in this work, and we are seeking to appoint a Volunteer Coordinator for Calderdale who will be the first point of contact for the Calderdale Volunteer team throughout the week. This, is a new post and will contribute to the positive experience of existing volunteers and will add value to the different ways that women and girls are supported by teams across the organisation by recruiting, inducting, supporting and developing new volunteers.
Personal and job-related skills include: A good understanding and appreciation of the volunteering role, an understanding of confidentiality and an awareness of the needs of women and the approach taken by WomenCentre.
We are an organisation that promotes safeguarding practice across all our service delivery, staff and volunteer recruitment.
Closing Date: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Interviews will be held in Halifax on: 17th January 2023
For an informal discussion please contact Lynn Walsh 07540 635712
Application packs are available on our website: www.womencentre.org.uk
Completed applications to be e-mailed directly to: javeria.aurangzeb@womencentre.org.uk
These posts are open to women only – Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1 applies
Company number: 06084795 Charity number: 1118366
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