Volunteer Small Services Volunteer | Basildon Mind
Basildon Mind
Date: 1 week ago
City: Basildon, England
Contract type: Full time
We are looking for someone to be responsible for coordinating a small Number of front-line services and occasionally applying for small grants.
What difference will you make?
We are a professionally set up and run charity which complies with the national Mind charity’s rigorous quality standards (called ‘Mind Quality Management’ (MQM)). Ensuring that we have continue to run our small services professionally is of paramount importance. As a volunteer who spends quality time focusing on this task, you will help ensure we continue to help as many local people as possible with their mental health.
What are we looking for?
To be successful you will be a well-organised, self-starter, who has experience running small services and undertake wider organisation responsibilities demonstrating high levels of professionalism, leadership and management skills.
What will you be doing?
Key Responsibilities To ensure the regular smooth running of a small number of services, including several pop-up stands, several walking groups, an Allotment and a Yoga group. We currently hold one weekly pop-up plus one monthly pop-up. We also run 4 weekly Walking Groups. Additionally, we run a weekly Allotment group and a Yoga group. These are all run by others but need light-touch management. To attend a small number of events (e.g. 1 per month), representing the charity. In addition to a number of planned annual events, we get invited to other local organisations’ events or to make presentations to them. To apply for various small grants each year. These must be researched in terms of how we meet their criteria and the submissions written, sent and followed up. To recruit and supervise a small number of specialist volunteers. Our charity has 4 times as many volunteers as Staff, including a small number of volunteers with specific, specialist knowledge. Attend internal and external meetings, events and training as and when necessary. Undertake other tasks and duties, as deemed appropriate, by the Chief Executive Officer.
What difference will you make?
We are a professionally set up and run charity which complies with the national Mind charity’s rigorous quality standards (called ‘Mind Quality Management’ (MQM)). Ensuring that we have continue to run our small services professionally is of paramount importance. As a volunteer who spends quality time focusing on this task, you will help ensure we continue to help as many local people as possible with their mental health.
What are we looking for?
To be successful you will be a well-organised, self-starter, who has experience running small services and undertake wider organisation responsibilities demonstrating high levels of professionalism, leadership and management skills.
What will you be doing?
Key Responsibilities To ensure the regular smooth running of a small number of services, including several pop-up stands, several walking groups, an Allotment and a Yoga group. We currently hold one weekly pop-up plus one monthly pop-up. We also run 4 weekly Walking Groups. Additionally, we run a weekly Allotment group and a Yoga group. These are all run by others but need light-touch management. To attend a small number of events (e.g. 1 per month), representing the charity. In addition to a number of planned annual events, we get invited to other local organisations’ events or to make presentations to them. To apply for various small grants each year. These must be researched in terms of how we meet their criteria and the submissions written, sent and followed up. To recruit and supervise a small number of specialist volunteers. Our charity has 4 times as many volunteers as Staff, including a small number of volunteers with specific, specialist knowledge. Attend internal and external meetings, events and training as and when necessary. Undertake other tasks and duties, as deemed appropriate, by the Chief Executive Officer.
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