Volunteer Manager

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**Employment Type**
Full Time

**Location**
People & Culture

**Position Summary**

**About Us**:
At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 3,700 staff and 500 volunteers are committed to high quality services and care.

**About the role**:
Uniting AgeWell has had a long-standing commitment to volunteering with many volunteers having a connection to a site through links to their local Uniting Church.

The volunteering program has been significantly impacted since early 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in Victoria as volunteering services were suspended for lengthy periods. The acquisition of Community based Volunteering services has broadened Uniting AgeWell's program, moving from solely Residential or Facility based services to a model now covering aspects community, home and facility services.

This newly created role will see you bringing together the 3 Volunteer models to create a cohesive approach. Duties in clude but are notlimited to;
- Working collaboratively with sites and services and providing oversight and management of the volunteering program including the development of a Volunteer strategy and framework bringing together volunteering across all sites and services
- A focus on developing best practice recruitment, onboarding, engagement and developed of volunteers across Residential Aged Care and Community-based programs to deliver person-centered volunteering services and care
- Provide advice, assistance and professional support to incorporate evidence and contemporatry best practice in the planning, review and evaluation of services and systems with volunteer involvement
- Ensure that volunteer programs are a considered and planned, aligning with the workforce strategy and the organisation’s strategic priorities

This role will see you leading Volunteer services across Victoria and Tasmania.

**About you**:
You are passionate about what you do and want to make a difference in the lives of our residents/clients, enhancing their self-esteem and empowering them to make choices.

This is the place for you if you:

- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources highly regarded
- Demonstrated track record in the development and management of volunteering programs
- Demosntrated understanding of contemporary volunteering and workforce planning issues
- Excellent communication and consulting capability
- Thrive in a team and also appreciate the one to one interactions
- Are committed to being part of a workplace culture based on the **B**E**S**T** way of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)

**Essentials for working in Aged Care**:

- A current Working With Children card
- Current and ongoing flu and COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Australian working rights
- Ability to pass a national police clearance

**Why choose Uniting AgeWell**:

- Be a part of a values based organization
- Join one of Victoria and Tasmania’s leading aged care providers in one of the fastest growing industries
- Work in your local community and make a difference to the lives of our residents/clients
- Career pathways, education and training opportunities
- Benefits, including salary packaging

**Selection Criteria**
Essential : Are you willing to meet the requirement for mandatory annual vaccination(s)?

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