Volunteer Experience Officer Bristol, England
Job description
Please note that Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices, therefore require a full application to be submitted via the Guide Dogs website.
The My Sighted Guide Volunteer Experience Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by providing an exceptional volunteer experience and being responsible for the recruitment, training, stewardship, and support of all volunteers within the My Sighted Guide service across the geographic area, in line with national strategy and local team plans. They will grow a Lead Volunteer network and will act as the champion for My Sighted Guide volunteering.
This role will be based on site at our Bristol or Cardiff office on a home-start arrangement, working closely with the My Sighted Guide team. You’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday.
We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.
More details can be found in the candidate pack and job description.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.
We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.
Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £31,000.00-£36,255.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 14/05/2023
Reference ID: 002534
