Volunteer Project Coordinator

• Jul 2021 - Present

Volunteering Development Coordinator

• Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

Developed the policies and procedures required to enable volunteer involvement at Blackwood. Worked with staff to define two new roles for volunteers and delivered staff training to ensure they were ready to work with volunteers. Volunteers engaged remotely during the pandemic to create neighbourhood guides for customers about their local areas. Digital buddies were also provided with training so they could help customers. Developed the policies and procedures required to enable volunteer involvement at Blackwood. Worked with staff to define two new roles for volunteers and delivered staff training to ensure they were ready to work with volunteers. Volunteers engaged remotely during the pandemic to create neighbourhood guides for customers about their local areas. Digital buddies were also provided with training so they could help customers.

East Kilbride Volunteering Collaborative development officer

• May 2019 - Dec 2019

Developed a volunteer passport for a collaborative of health organisations in South Lanarkshire. Focused on streamlining the volunteer recruitment experience and sharing resources around training and induction. Developed a volunteer passport for a collaborative of health organisations in South Lanarkshire. Focused on streamlining the volunteer recruitment experience and sharing resources around training and induction.

Learning and Practice Development Officer

• Sep 2013 - May 2019

Responsible for developing, writing, promoting and implementing Volunteer Scotland’s learning and practice products in all formats, including delivering services online and across Scotland. Also assess volunteer involving organisations for the Investing in Volunteers award, including lead assessing the reports of other assessors. Delivery of Scotland’s Best Employability Award to young people in the Stirling area. Responsible for developing, writing, promoting and implementing Volunteer Scotland’s learning and practice products in all formats, including delivering services online and across Scotland. Also assess volunteer involving organisations for the Investing in Volunteers award, including lead assessing the reports of other assessors. Delivery of Scotland’s Best Employability Award to young people in the Stirling area.

Volunteer Development Manager

• Aug 2004 - Aug 2013

The post involved, writing project proposals, developing policies and procedures, addressing staff sensitivities, working with partners, recruiting volunteers, planning and delivering training for both staff & volunteers, running evaluation sessions, supporting 200 volunteers, managing budgets and purchasing branded clothing. The role changed considerably over 9 years from a part time role responding to enquiries and recruiting new volunteers to a more strategic role, developing new opportunities and working with a variety of partner organisations to ensure the successful delivery of positive volunteering opportunities in the National Park. Show less

Investing in Volunteers Assessor

• Apr 2006 - Apr 2009

The role of the assessor is to lead an organisation through the assessment process. This involves, presentations to stakeholders in the organisation, review of policies and procedures, face to face and telephone interviews with staff and volunteers, providing verbal and written feedback and writing up the assessment report for submission to the UK panel. The role of the assessor is to lead an organisation through the assessment process. This involves, presentations to stakeholders in the organisation, review of policies and procedures, face to face and telephone interviews with staff and volunteers, providing verbal and written feedback and writing up the assessment report for submission to the UK panel.

Volunteer Adviser

• Oct 2002 - Jul 2004

Involved meeting a wide variety of people with differing support needs and matching them with local organisations that needed volunteers. Organised events for Volunteer Centre launch, Volunteers Week, socials and information days. This involved working in partnership with other agencies and liaising with local press. Worked as part of a small team to develop an office administration system, maintain the database and design leaflets, posters and other publications. Involved meeting a wide variety of people with differing support needs and matching them with local organisations that needed volunteers. Organised events for Volunteer Centre launch, Volunteers Week, socials and information days. This involved working in partnership with other agencies and liaising with local press. Worked as part of a small team to develop an office administration system, maintain the database and design leaflets, posters and other publications.