Operations Volunteering Experience Coordinator

The Operations Volunteering Experience Coordinator helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by ensuring volunteers in Operations-based roles are set up for success receiving by preparing and training them for their role. Once in role they will support a positive volunteering experience, by working to retain and further utilise and develop our volunteers in their role and wider into the Guide Dog family and community. Without our volunteers, none of our services would be possible.

We’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We are looking for someone to work between 21 and 28 hours per week, worked between Monday and Friday. Please be aware that this role may include some travel covering your region, and work outside of the usual 9-5 working hours.

This role will work across the Belfast team. A typical fortnight would include days working from the office, days in the community and some home working. The role holder will manage the time and location of their working days.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.

We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.