Coordinator Volunteering- Camberwell

Permanent Part time 22.8 hrs position, Camberwell
- Not for Profit, salary packaging benefits, collaborative supportive team
- Ability to work flexible hours across the week for work life balance

**About Us**

With a 150-year history and caring at our centre, our vision at Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is to build healthier lives together. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 400 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do and contribute to improving the wellbeing of the community every day.

**About the opportunity**

We are seeking an enthusiastic Volunteer Coordinator with strong organisational and communication skills to oversee volunteer programs within Access Health & Community in compliance with funding and service contracts. Our primary aim is to facilitate the provision of high-quality community support services by volunteers, creating new opportunities and pathways for volunteers, ensuring recruitment, retention and training is undertaken.

This rewarding role is based in Camberwell reporting directly to the Executive Lead - Community Impact and Access and offers the flexibility to manage the hours across the week to suit your lifestyle. Your demonstrated interest in community services with strong interpersonal skills, flexibility and excellent administration skills will be highly regarded. You will possess a caring, patient and flexible attitude and the ability to work independently and work collaboratively within a team environment.

**What you will be doing**
- Key Responsibilities_
- Manage and oversee volunteer recruitment, training, retention and replacements in programs
- Develop and maintain up-to-date volunteer resources
- Work with managers, team leaders and coordinators to identify potential volunteer positions and develop position descriptions for each role
- Create recruitment pathways with organisations including Universities, BVRC, Volunteering Victoria
- Provide ongoing information and support to volunteer supervisors to ensure compliance with volunteer standards and best practice in volunteering
- Undertake probation reviews/annual reviews in conjunction with the volunteer supervisor where appropriate
- Maintain positive relationships with key external agencies that provide volunteer pathways into AccessHC

**What you will bring**

**Key Selection Criteria**
- Tertiary qualifications in human services
- Experience in a volunteer coordination role within a human services environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills - verbal, and written
- Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and multitask with high level of attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and work collaboratively within a team environment

**Attributes**
- Demonstrated ability to relate to people from a diverse range of social, cultural and ethnics backgrounds
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement and health promotion principles
- Well-developed presentation and report writing skills
- Effective financial management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated behaviours consistent with AccessHC values

***Access Health and Community Culture and Benefits**

At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we invest in our people and provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging.

Our culture promotes an environment of success and fulfilment. Join us and experience a career where you truly make a difference.

**The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits**:

- Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce
- Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
- Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
- Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
- Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual leave loading
- Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/ entertainment expenses)
- _**_Applications close: 17th November 2024_**

We will work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create a welcoming and safe place for everyone at our services. AccessHC acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to Wurundjeri Elders past, present, and future, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and we acknowledge that sovereignty