Volunteer Coordinator - Specialist Intervention Service (12 month Fixed Term)

About this job

Volunteer Co-ordinator Specialist Intervention Service – Fixed Term 12 months

Department: Childrens Care and Support (Operational)

Division: Specialist Intervention Service

Hours per Week: 35

Compensation: PO1

Planned Number of Hires: 1

Interview Date (Week Commencing): July 27th 2026

Closing Date for Application: July 12th 202

The volunteer co-ordinators will recruit train and support the volunteer offer across the services identified.

The Specialist Intervention Service is an innovative, established service of eight different teams, each providing bespoke support to children, young people and their families to complement social work and inform decision making, often working together to provide a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to supporting them.

We use a whole family, trauma informed approach, which is creative and dynamic. This volunteer co-ordinator role is an exciting opportunity that will give the right candidate the opportunity to work with both children and their families, supporting them via mentoring, befriending and coaching. It also offers you the opportunity to support

families create better environments for their children and help them access their communities.

This is a challenging yet rewarding role where you will need to work under pressure and develop great relationships with both staff and volunteers. You will be part of dynamic, enthusiastic multi agency teams that include a range of professionals

This role is a fixed term contract or a secondment opportunity for 12 months,

Some evening and weekend working will be expected as part of this role.

Special requirements for this post

We welcome applications from qualified and experienced candidates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an Enhanced Children’s Department of Barring Services check.

About you

• You will develop strong links across a range of community sectors and organisations to recruit a wide offer of volunteers who can support children and families open to the services.
• You will create and deliver a strong induction and training programme for volunteers alongside staff members from the relevant service area.
• You will support volunteers through ongoing training, learning and development as well as offer regular supervision and oversight of their work and monitor the matching of volunteers with children and families.
• This role will involve working with and alongside a range of professionals and multi-agency partners to create a joined up volunteer offer which supports holistic work with children and families to safeguard children from both a familial and extra familial harm context.
• You must have a passion for working with volunteers, children and families and be able to think creatively and respond to their needs.
• You will be skilled at training learning and development of volunteers and able to support them in their work with children and families.
• You will be skilled at identifying the needs of the service and recruiting and matching appropriate volunteers to meet these needs.
• You should be able to work collaboratively in a multi-agency team and to share information appropriately, both within the Adolescent and Youth Justice Service and partner agencies where appropriate.
• To be considered for the volunteer co-ordinator post you should have previous experience of working with and supporting volunteers in their learning and development

About us

We are putting the heart back into our work with children, young people, and their families, by ensuring the child’s lived experience takes centre stage. We need committed individuals to support us in the delivery of these aims and to become part of our team to make a difference to our children and families. In return we offer a competitive pay package generous pension package, annual leave up to 30 days.

The authority is presently operating a dispersed way of working; you will have the opportunity to work from home as well as working within the services base and the several working hubs we have across Barking and Dagenham. You will receive frequent staff supervision and guidance and you will receive both internal and external training to enhance your skills and personal development.

If you like the sound of moving to an authority where staff are truly valued, get in touch with us today for a confidential discussion about this post by emailing socialcarerecruitment@lbbd.gov.uk and we will get back to you within 48 hours.