Volunteers Coordinator

3 days ago

Fitzroy, Australia Melbourne City Mission Full time

**About the Organisation**:
Melbourne City Mission (MCM) is a leading community services organisation that innovatively works alongside thousands of Victorians and their communities to overcome barriers experienced through Homelessness, Early Years, Disability, Palliative care, Early Childhood Intervention Services and Education.

With deep experience working with communities experiencing disadvantage, MCM advocates for systemic change, working across all sectors to sustainably disrupt such disadvantage. Since 1854, MCM has been striving for those experiencing disadvantage to live their life their way.

MCM has been delivering the Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) for 30 years, and we have recently secured funding to transition to the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS).

**About the Opportunity**:
The role is primarily based in Fitzroy North with working from home options available, servicing the Inner City, Northern & Western Metro areas of Melbourne. The objective of this role is to recruit, induct, train, match volunteers to an older person and provide ongoing support for volunteers.

The Volunteers Coordinator will also play a key role in marketing and promoting the ACVVS by developing strong relationships with community groups, volunteer networks, aged care providers and facilitating connections between volunteers and the older people we support.

The ACVVS aims to match volunteers to older people in our communities living in an aged care home or their own home. (This role will predominantly be for home care recipients).

**About you**:

- Provide volunteers and the elderly with required support and provide accurate information about the ACVVS
- Manage a portfolio of volunteers
- Complete volunteer screening
- Complete recipient assessments and home screening checks
- Experience in recruitment, management and retention of volunteers or staff
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, including effective stakeholder engagement skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships
- Experience in marketing, community engagement and workplace training
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills and high level of computer literacy
- Proven team-work skills, the ability to work collaboratively and to undertake independent work and activities where necessary
- Ability to undertake regular administrative duties associated with the role, maintain relevant data and notes and provide timely reports
- Current driver’s license and access to a roadworthy fully insured vehicle

**Benefits of working with MCM include**:

- Diverse and inclusive organisation
- Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
- Supportive learning and development environment
- Culture of continuous improvement

**Working Arrangements**:
Primarily based in our Fitzroy North office with a focus on supporting and managing a caseload of volunteers within the Melbourne metropolitan area. Your role may include some regional travel to attend network meetings.

Melbourne City Mission offers flexible working arrangements to all staff.

**Screening Criteria**:

- National Police check
- Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
- Valid Victorian Drivers license
- Right to Work in Australia
- Up to date with COVID-19 Vaccinations or valid medical exemption
- MCM employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

**About MCM**:
MCM is an** inclusive and equal opportunity employer** with a strong commitment to **safety.** MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Early Years, Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

**Our commitment to Diversity**:
At MCM, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.

**Our commitment to Safety**:
MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

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