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Befriending Co-Ordinator – Full Time 37 hours                                           

Salary – £21,700 per annum – 12-month contract initially

Rotherham Federation are seeking an experienced Befriending Co-Ordinator to join their team to support Rotherham communities to grow and develop, working with local people to building their sense of belonging, community pride and spirit.

Duties include:

• Work alongside the Rotherfed Volunteer Co-ordinator to deliver training and mentoring of befriending volunteers.
• To develop and maintain administrative systems to support the effective functioning of the project.
• To be responsible for updating the database and other recording systems as appropriate, ensuring project outcome and outputs are captured.
• Promote befriending volunteering (internally and externally) through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.
• Help organise profile-raising events to attract new befriending volunteers.
• Interview and recruit befriending volunteers and ensure they are appropriately matched and trained for a position.
• Organise volunteer rotas and provide induction and training.
• Celebrate volunteering by nominating volunteers for awards and organise celebration events.
• Offer advice and information to befriending volunteers and external organisations through face-to-face, telephone and email contact.
• Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of befriending volunteer expenses.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 1 years’ experience in recruiting, managing, and working with volunteers. 1 years’ experience of training, mentoring, and developing volunteers

For further details and to request an application pack, please contact: Sarah Fletcher on 07538 625113 or email sarah.fletcher@rotherfed.org.  The closing date for applications is 4^th September 2020 at 10am with interviews held on Wednesday 9^th September 2020.

Applicants that have been shortlisted will be contacted on the 4^th September 2020 to be invited to an interview.  Due to current Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions we are following Government advice, and this will result in interviews being held via online methods such as “Zoom” or “Teams”.

As stated above this is a 12-month contract initially, however Rotherham Federation are looking to make this a permanent role going forward, funding permitting.

Successful candidates will have a DBS check carried out.

Appointment will be subject to suitable references.