Volunteer Co-Ordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Via team in our newly awarded Hillingdon service as a Volunteer Co-Ordinator.

This newly formed role will involve working within the local Service and Central Volunteer teams to pilot new ways of working with Volunteers with the aim to reduce the skills gap of entering paid employment. You will support to develop and offer bespoke training to utilise Volunteers most effectively. And will support safe and effective Volunteer activity through robust recruitment and new starter administrative processes.

The Service
Working in partnership with an NHS foundation Trust, Via are contracted to deliver the Hillingdon Arch service- an integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery support service that serves adult residents of the Borough of Hillingdon. The service is high performing, ambitious and extremely well regarded by stakeholders and the local community.

Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

• 30 days annual leave from the very beginning (increasing to a max of 33 days after 5 years)


• We select a random member of staff each month to receive £600 as a boost! (via payroll and subject to tax and NI)


• Have a paid day off for your birthday, wedding/civil partnership, moving house and your child's first day of school.


• We offer enhanced sick pay - 6 months full and 6 months half pay following probation.


• We'll reimburse you for agreed professional registration fees.


• Take a paid day's leave to volunteer (includes donating blood).


• We offer various financial perks and schemes including cycle to work, refer a friend bonus and life assurance.


• Flexible working solutions available to all to support your work-life balance.


• Access to a free, confidential 24/7 helpline with qualified counsellors and advisors who can offer help with legal, financial, health and family issues.


To see the generous full range of benefits we offer at Via - visit our Benefits Package