Volunteer Coordinator Location: Geelong, VIC Report to Operations Manager About Geelong Foodshare Geelong Foodshare is dedicated to nurturing our community with healthy food and creating impactful social change. As a pillar of food security in the Greater Geelong region, we partner with local organisations to support sustainable, long-term solutions for food access. Serving as the foundation of food security, we strive to empower communities and enhance resilience.
The Opportunity Join Geelong Foodshare as our Volunteer Manager and play a key role in the journey to make a meaningful difference in our community! We're seeking a passionate, motivated individual to oversee and enhance our volunteer program, engaging a dedicated team of over 190 regular volunteers and developing our corporate and school volunteering programs.
As Volunteer Manager, you'll drive the growth of our volunteer workforce, ensuring effective recruitment, onboarding, training, rostering, and retention strategies. You will identify opportunities for corporate and school partnerships, developing volunteering programs in collaboration with the operations team. A significant focus of this role will be transitioning our volunteer management to an innovative rostering platform via Better Impact to streamline scheduling.
You'll work closely with our CEO and team to foster a safe, vibrant, and fulfilling experience for our volunteers, who are vital to our mission of building food security through a collaborative network.
If you're excited about community impact, adept at managing diverse relationships, and eager to implement innovative volunteer solutions, we'd love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities Recruitment & Onboarding: Lead advertising, interviewing, screening, and onboarding of new volunteers.Engagement & Retention: Maintain ongoing communication with volunteers through regular check-ins and feedback, fostering a positive experience.Training & Development: Deliver volunteer inductions, facilitate training sessions, and ensure volunteers are equipped to support our mission.Volunteer Rostering: Oversee the transition of rostering via Better Impact to enhance scheduling and streamline management.Stakeholder Collaboration: Develop partnerships with local referral pathways (e.g., councils, schools, businesses) to promote recruitment.Quality Assurance & Documentation: Ensure all volunteer activities are documented, compliant, and quality assured within the Better Impact system.Volunteer Events: Organise and lead volunteer recognition events, creating a cohesive and engaged community.Administrative Support: Maintain accurate volunteer records, support continuous improvement initiatives, and meet organisational objectives through effective administrative management.Ideal Candidate You are an inspiring relationship-builder who thrives on making a tangible impact in your community. You bring experience in volunteer management, with strong skills in recruitment, onboarding, and engagement. Your organisational skills allow you to balance multiple demands effortlessly, while your tech-savviness will enable you to champion our shift to online volunteer rostering via Better Impact. Your creative thinking enables you to identify opportunities for partnerships and innovative volunteer programs.
You are:
Passionate about community and people-focusedSkilled in admin, IT, and reportingHighly organised and attentive to detailEnergetic, flexible, and proactive in problem-solvingCommitted to delivering a top-tier volunteer experienceCollaborative team memberJoin us at Geelong Foodshare to help us support sustainable long-term social change through innovative volunteer management!
To Apply: Please send your CV and cover letter detailing your experience and motivation for joining our team. Please submit your application by January 13th 2025.
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