ABOUT THE ROLE:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Free to Be team on a voluntary basis! Your role will be to support with the admin of the recruitment, training and allocation to projects of the wonderful volunteers that make Free to Be projects happen. We are a fun and friendly team to be part of and we are looking for someone to support us with some of the important administration tasks needed to support our volunteers.
The Admin Assistant for the Volunteer Team will:
Support the recruitment and onboarding process for volunteers
- Assisting with scheduling interviews for volunteer applicants
- DBS checks
- Sending the DBS application form to new volunteers and following up with applicants who need a reminder or support
- Uploading the results of DBS checks onto our database
- Collecting references
- Sending out reference requests for new volunteers
- Uploading reference results to our database
- Volunteer training administration
- Liaising with and registering volunteers for the appropriate training courses for their role and uploading the results onto the database
Support our advertising for new volunteers
- Researching new advertising opportunities, for example volunteering websites, universities, community Facebook pages etc.
- Ensuring our current adverts are up to date
There may occasionally be other jobs that come up that we’d love your help with if time allows.
ON OFFER TO THE RIGHT CANDIDATE:
This is a voluntary role, however we can offer:
- A close knit team of colleagues
- A rare opportunity to be involved right at the heart of an innovative and growing children’s charity
- The chance to visit projects
- Free to Be funded training, including in Safeguarding, Data protection, Equality and diversity for recruitment, and First Aid
- Lunch and reasonable travel expenses on office based days
Please note: This voluntary role is not linked to any future paid employment with Free to Be Kids.
Start Date: ASAP
Working Hours: Flexible but ideally 1-2 days per week.
Contract Length: We ask for a minimum commitment of 6 months due to the investment in recruitment and training of the successful applicant.
THE TYPE OF PERSON WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our young, ambitious charity and play a key part in the quality of our residential programs. The role would best suit someone who resonates with the vision of Free to Be and wants to contribute to making our programs happen behind the scenes. The successful candidate will be energetic, empathetic, self-motivated and a good team player. More than anything else, we’re looking for the right person who is flexible and passionate enough to go the extra mile for children who deserve our support.
Required Skills:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Adaptability and proactivity
- Ability to problem-solve
- Empathy
- Organisational skills
- Interest in young people’s welfare and/ or mental health
- Project management skills
- Basic computer skills
HOW TO APPLY:
Please email us at: recruitment@freetobekids.org.uk
Please include the following in your email:
- A covering letter explaining why you are interested in and a good fit for the role.
- A copy of your CV or a link to an up to date LinkedIn profile where we can view your employment/education history.
We will then be in touch with successful applicants to arrange an interview.
If you have any questions about the role, you can contact us by emailing the above address and we’d be happy to arrange a chat over the phone. We look forward to hearing from you!
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