Volunteer Manager

at  Uniting AgeWell

ABOUT US:

At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 4,200 staff and 600 volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.
Uniting AgeWell provide a workplace culture based on the BEST philosophy – Believe, Excel, Support and Trust – underpinned by our values of Kindness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion, and our customer service charter and promise that shape and inform all that we do. More information can be found on the Uniting AgeWell website - www.unitingagewell.org

Uniting AgeWell has had a long-standing commitment to volunteering with many volunteers having a connection to a site through links to their local Uniting Church.

The acquisition of Community based Volunteering services has broadened Uniting AgeWell’s program, moving from solely Residential or Facility based services to a model now covering aspects community, home and facility services. This newly created role will see you bringing together the 3 Volunteer models to create a cohesive approach. Duties in clude but are notlimited to;

• Working collaboratively with sites and services and providing oversight and management of the volunteering program including the development of a Volunteer strategy and framework bringing together volunteering across all sites and services
• A focus on developing best practice recruitment, onboarding, engagement and developed of volunteers across Residential Aged Care and Community-based programs to deliver person-centered volunteering services and care
• Provide advice, assistance and professional support to incorporate evidence and contemporatry best practice in the planning, review and evaluation of services and systems with volunteer involvement
• Ensure that volunteer programs are a considered and planned, aligning with the workforce strategy and the organisation’s strategic priorities

This role will see you leading Volunteer services across Victoria and Tasmania.