Volunteer Network Leader - St John Ambulance, Kent

What will you be doing?

What you would be involved in? (responsibilities)

Leading and inspiring a volunteer movement across a community or geography to deliver community first aid, community education and fundraising activities. Delivering a diverse, inclusive and positive volunteering experience for those within your network. Building strong relationships with local communities and organisations (e.g., Local Authorities, NHS, Council for Volunteering Services, etc). Leading your community first aid network to respond to the needs of your local communities.

What you would be accountable for?

Convening all St John people in your geography to collaboratively develop a clear plan to deliver against St John’s priorities, as set out in our new strategy. Delivery of collaboratively set KPIs in the following areas – Clinical cover at local events, Fundraising, Community Engagement including educating the public and communication and media, and expansion of our work with Young People. Developing an operating model for your geography that supports adults and young people, Priory and SJA volunteers, operational and non-operational volunteers to join in, either directly through Network delivery or through associated ‘spokes’. Inspiring and supporting volunteers to try new ways of working to put the above in practice to deliver more impact in communities. Ensuring St John is represented at local networking opportunities and events to raise our profile or advocate for community health. Ensure that all volunteers in your Network are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge. Ensure the work of St John and our people is rewarded and recognised. Implement continuous improvement initiatives based on feedback and best practices, particularly feeding back on the early adopter cohort learning in establishing a Network.

What are we looking for?

Impactful leadership and people management skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to motivate, inspire and support others Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people Effective planning and organising skills Leadership and people management skills Ability to work proactively and on own initiative Understanding of change and leading people through change empathetically

What difference will you make?

Accountable for creating a network of St John people and supporters that are empowered and enabled to deliver community impact in the form of community first aid, community education and community fundraising. Accountable for ensuring the people within your network feel that they have sense of purpose, belonging and joyfulness, as well as access to development and growth opportunities.