Volunteer Coordinator

**About HammondCare**

HammondCare is a not-for-profit, values-based organisation that is passionate about improving the quality of care for people in need. As one of Australia’s most innovative health and aged care providers, we aim to set the global standard of relationship-based care for people with complex needs. HammondCare provides care primarily through hospitals, residential care homes and home-based care as well as services for dementia support, community palliative care, rehabilitation, positive aging and older persons’ mental health. We have a strong volunteer programme with a valued group of volunteers sharing their time each week.

**About the role**

We have an exciting opportunity for you to make a difference in the lives of our residents and clients. The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for developing and leading a volunteer service whose key focus is to meet the interests of residents and clients by matching them with a compassionate volunteer from their local community.

**This permanent full-time role supports volunteers at our Residential site at Miranda and also volunteers in the community visiting our clients in their own homes.**

**The position is based at Miranda** and you will need a car and a driver's licence as travel (with paid kilometres) is an expectation of the role.**

Duties include:

- Working with multidisciplinary teams to build a volunteer service that compliments the needs of HammondCare services and residents/clients
- Attracting, recruiting and onboarding volunteers, matching their interests with suitable opportunities
- Managing and mentoring volunteers, supporting them with both online and onsite face-to-face training as well as coordinating social volunteer events
- Maintaining accurate records in our volunteer database (Salesforce) and following established processes and guidelines for Volunteer Services
- Managing the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme

**About you**:

- Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
- Demonstrated experience in an Administration/ Coordination position
- Demonstrated experience where relationship building is a prominent component of your role
- Leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as with others
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build rapport quickly and work with people at all levels
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong influencing skills
- Preferred experience in recruitment particularly of volunteers
- Intermediate MS Office skills
- Empathic and compassionate

**What we can offer you**
- Salary packaging for superannuation contributions
- Discounts on everyday products and services
- Employee Assistance Program - free access to independent and confidential counselling support
- Recognition, Training & Development
- Support to complete the Cert IV in Volunteer Program Management
- Health & Wellbeing Programmes

**Our Culture**

HammondCare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.

**Pre
- Employment Checks**
- All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, NDISWC and reference and must be willing to obtain COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations._
- HammondCare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves._