Volunteer Services Coordinator
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Company: Polaris Children Services
Location: Cyprus –Episkopi
Salary: £18,576 pro rata (£26,006.40 FTE)
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week
Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, Life Insurance x 2, Employee Discount Scheme
About Us
Polaris Children’s Services is part of the Polaris Community of companies and delivers statutory and non-statutory social care services in the UK and to military communities overseas.
Since 2014 we have provided Social Work services to the Ministry of Defence in Germany, and in November 2019 expanded our overseas work with the British military, associated civilian personnel, and their families across Europe, Canada, Kenya, Belize, the United States of America and Saudi Arabia.
From 1st July 2020 we expanded our services further to include The South Atlantic Islands.
On 1st April 2021 included Singapore, British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT) and Gibraltar.
From 1st May 2022 the service expanded to include Brunei and Nepal.
On 1st July 2022 we further expanded our services to include Cyprus.
While all services are under the management of Polaris Children’s Services we are proud to have developed our own BFSWS brand with specific identities for each community of military social work service. As such we have a new opportunity in the Polaris Children Services, British Forces Social Work team in Cyprus for a Volunteer Service’s Coordinator to join our team.
About the Role:
The BFSWS Cyprus Volunteer Co-ordinator is responsible for the provision and delivery of competent and confidential Volunteer Service, to the British Forces Cyprus (BFC) entitled serving Community, BFSWS Professionals and other BFC Agencies in line with Polaris & BFSWS Policies and Procedures. The BFSWS Volunteer Coordinator must act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of Polaris & BFSWS, VS &WS UK and MOD and promote the welfare of its service.
Working for Polaris Children’s Service is all about making a positive difference to the personnel within the military community. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to work within a military environment. You will ideally have an understanding of the armed forces community.
If you have experience of working closely with services users and sound administrative skills, then this is the ideal role for you.
Duties will include:
- Receive and allocate referrals from volunteers from BFSWS professionals, service users, military police and other welfare agencies
- Interview, recruit, train and supervise sufficient BFSWS Volunteers, (ESBA & WSBA) to deliver the range of services provided by the Service, as appropriate
- Oversee the progress of cases and seek advice when necessary from social work service colleagues and other agencies as required
- Manage and operate the victim support service
- Plan, organise and evaluate relevant and appropriate training for BFSWS volunteers as required
- Arrange support groups meetings, ensuring that volunteers meet on a regular basis
Requirements
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent with grades A-C in English
- NVQ Level 3 in Social Care or similar qualification
- Understanding and experience of working within a military environment
- Proficient computer literacy skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with a wide range of people
- Good organisational skills, including the ability to plan and organise events
- Experience for working closely with service users
- Competent recruitment, interviewing and selection skills
- Full driving licence for manual cars
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be asked to undertake such other duties that are required commensurate with the role.
Polaris Children’s Services is committed to equality in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer. We have also been awarded Disability Confident Employer status by the Jobcentre plus. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert without notification. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.
The successful candidate if recruited from the UK will be supported if required, to attain the legal right to reside and work in Cyprus. Existing EU Residents or Dual EU Nationals will automatically have this right under the Schengen Agreement. Other benefits such as accommodation, education, health support and moving costs is negotiated and confirmed during on boarding process.
If recruited within Cyprus it is expected you will already have the right to reside and work in Cyprus.
Please view the Temporary Residency Permit requirements which you will need to provide if your application is successful.
