Coordinate and develop DWB’s volunteer programme; recruiting, matching and supporting volunteers to help address health inequalities and strengthen community connection.

Purpose of the role
As a proactive, community-facing, coordination role you will be responsible for working with local people to shape personal development plans, ensuring volunteering is meeting individual aspirations, wider community needs and the aims of the organisation. You will help identify opportunities within and outside the organisation and match volunteers to appropriate roles, activity and training.

Key objectives
Work with the DWB team to shape DWB’s approach to volunteering, including a clear framework showing different volunteer pathways.
Develop Volunteer Skills in line with our stepped volunteer programme, supporting all volunteers to identify and work towards their own goals.
Supporting and promoting active citizenship amongst local people.
Increased capacity within the local community.
Help strengthen DWB’s volunteer offer, ensure high quality support and supervision and build pathways for local people to contribute meaningfully to community wellbeing.
Local support and local impact (as part of a wider volunteer “ecosystem” that shares experience, best practice and opportunities).