Volunteer Volunteer Coordinator and Internship/Placement Manager

What will you be doing?

We’re urgently looking for a Volunteer Coordinator and Internship/Placement Manager Volunteer for our Community Interest Company.  We need help to:

Meet the continued increases in demand for our therapeutic service.  Realise our ambition of being a service for our community and beyond. Help us to broaden and develop out-reach provision at nurseries, schools, colleges and organisations, as well as in-home sessions (and upcoming base).

We’d love a Volunteer Therapist or Counsellor experienced in face to face and remote working with the volunteers and interns who make sure our children, young people and family’s service runs smoothly and meets our aims. Alongside us, you’ll:

Be committed to supporting the volunteers and interns in a wide range of roles at Cocoon Kids CIC. Source and recruit volunteers through various techniques (databases, e-mail, social media etc.), including our established channels. Build strong relationships with volunteers and interns. Be experienced in working effectively with volunteers and interns - and have insightful and comprehensive understanding of barriers which they may encounter. Offer individual and/or small group volunteer or intern placement management. Be competent in applying coaching skills and managing group dynamics. Be competent to advise and share support strategies and approaches. Disseminate information for upcoming actions and events. Write brief overview or end reports, where appropriate. Provide summaries and feedback to our Directors, as appropriate Εnsure the purpose of Cocoon Kids CIC and its actions is clearly communicated.

  Work with us us to make this role your own - we're a responsive organisation, we'll be glad to listen to your great ideas    

What are we looking for?

Join us, and you’ll be part of our small, friendly team. You’ll be able to organise your time around your own schedule, whilst making a real and immediate difference to children, young people and families in difficult times. What are we looking for in a volunteer? We would love a volunteer who:

Keeps children, young people and their families central. Has an empathetic, pleasant, outgoing personality. Has the ability to quickly understand the needs and challenges faced by our volunteers and interns, and our organisation. Uses procedures to make sure that our service is accessible. Feedback ways that our volunteers and interns, and our service can further improve.  Has excellent time management, multitasking and prioritisation strategies to ensure our day-to-day runs smoothly.

Skills

Experience as operations manager or similar position Experience in management of volunteers Experience in recruiting through various channels Working knowledge of databases and MS Office (especially Excel) Able to communicate effectively with diverse people Excellent organisational and team coordination abilities BSc/BA in business administration, human resources, social studies or relevant field will be appreciated Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative essential.

Specific skills and experience  We expect all of our team to have knowledge and experience in the following areas: 

Mental health and wellbeing challenges and its impact. Living with or have experience of socio-economic deprivation and/or marginalised communities. Understanding of the impact that housing insecurity may bring to a child, young person and their family’s mental health and wellbeing.

What difference will you make?

Are you an experienced Volunteer Coordinator and Internship/Placement Manager? Do you have experience that matches your passion improving mental health and wellbeing equity for Priority, under-resourced children and young people and their families, and working alongside communities?