Volunteer Development Manager

Job summary

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust has an ambition to increase the role volunteers can play in supporting our services and in supporting people in our communities to stay healthy and access the right services when they need them.

The Volunteer Development Manager will be responsible for delivering a number of projects that broaden the role of our existing volunteers and for identifying and developing new volunteer schemes that support the Trust's objectives.

Main duties of the job

• Act as the subject matter expert on volunteering for the Trust, providing advice and guidance to senior colleagues on the most appropriate way to develop volunteering programmes.
• Develop and implement a strategic plan to expand volunteer roles across the Trust, maximising the contribution of volunteers and embedding volunteer programmes across the organisation.
• Develop policies and procedures to support the recruitment, training and management of volunteers.
• Provide expert advice and support to develop new volunteer roles and schemes across the Trust.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of volunteer schemes, regularly reporting on progress.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to maximise opportunities for volunteers to contribute to the Trust's objectives and to contribute to work in the wider health and care system and with our emergency service partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with our communities and with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) Sector to proactively recruit volunteers.
• Establish and coordinate a programme of engagement with volunteers to enhance their experience with the Trust.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

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