Volunteer Co-Ordinator

**Volunteers Team Leader**

Are you the person we are looking for? Bring your leadership experience, super organization skills and love of on the job training to a role where you make a real difference in the lives of people locally and globally. About us: Church 4 Life Clothing Collectors are a business of Church 4 Life Ltd. As a charity we have an honest, respectful and hardworking team of volunteers and employees who work together to turn the generous donations of our community into life giving opportunities for people locally, globally and eternally, while helping our environment.

We are a friendly, passionate and diverse bunch who love the exciting adventures and opportunities of a growing charity that is creating real social change. About you: People look to you when they want a group of people to get things done. You love meeting new people and placing, training and encouraging them in a role where they will thrive. Your leadership instincts compel you to create a happy team who does high quality work efficiently. Conflict management doesn't phase you and you have experience in hiring and firing. Constant changes and varying work loads are a challenge that excite you. You are mindful of the details while keeping the big picture in mind. You know that good volunteers are high value assets to our community. You believe people are more important than the jobs they do. If your super powers include experience leading volunteers or working for a charity or church this will be in your favour.

**About the job**:
Our "Packing Party" of volunteers started almost 4 years ago and we call this fun bunch a "Party" as sorting through donations creates interesting conversations and laughter as you spend your day with new friends and old.

This team has grown significantly in the last six months so we are now looking for a team leader to fill a full-time position Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm at our warehouse in Warners Bay and take this fabulous team to the next level of growth and efficiency.

At Church 4 Life Charities we are big believers in the power of work to create connection, purpose and hope in people's lives. We see this play out every day in our volunteer team as lives change while they work to make a difference in the world. Our volunteer team includes a diverse bunch of people including volunteers, Work for the Dole participants, Community Service workers and Work and Development Order volunteers. This group covers all ages and a range of ability challenges. Like any good party, some folk are with us for years and some for a few days. This is a high turn over team and so you will be constantly onboarding and training new team members.

This role includes the option of a generous charity salary sacrifice package giving you tax free income.

**What you will do in this job**:

- Recruit, onboard and train new team members, matching their gifts and abilities with suitable opportunities inside your team or recommending them for other teams
- Lead and motivate the team to reach team goals
- Build a strong and agile team that adapts easily to high turnover of staff and inconsistent workloads
- Be responsible for quality control and WHS
- Liaise with and complete paperwork for various agencies including job networks, Centrelink, Community Services and Service NSW
- Shepherd the team, caring for and encouraging them as people, connecting them to Church 4 Life charity services and support as needed
- Preparing weekly and monthly reports

Our volunteer team includes a diverse bunch of people including volunteers, Work for the Dole participants, Community Service workers and Work and Development Order volunteers. This group covers all ages and a range of ability challenges. Like any good party, some folk are with us for years and some for a few days. This is a high turn over team and so you will be constantly onboarding and training new team members. This role includes the option of a generous charity salary sacrifice package giving you tax free income.

**What you will do in this job**:

- Recruit, onboard and train new team members, matching their gifts and abilities with suitable opportunities inside your team or recommending them for other teams
- Lead and motivate the team to reach team goals
- Build a strong and agile team that adapts easily to high turnover of staff and inconsistent workloads
- Be responsible for quality control and WHS
- Liaise with and complete paperwork for various agencies including job networks, Centrelink, Community Services and Service NSW
- Shepherd the team, caring for and encouraging them as people, connecting them to Church 4 Life charity services and support as needed
- Preparing weekly and monthly reports
- Work in partnership with other Team Leaders Does this describe you?
- Highly motivated with a Can-Do attitude and hands on approach
- Excellent people management and interpersonal skills particularly when working with people from a wide range of socioeconomic back