Volunteer Co-ordinator

Part-time: 25 hours a week (Monday to Thursday)

Salary:  £21,840 pro rata

WERS seeks to appoint an energetic, friendly, well-organised Volunteer Co-ordinator to join the Volunteer Project team within an established refugee support charity. The successful applicant will be working alongside the existing Volunteer Co-ordinator under the management of the Volunteer Project Manager to support the delivery of our volunteer projects, including our befriending scheme, skillsmatch and our volunteer led clothing store.

Ideally, you will have strong organisational and time-management skills, with good written and verbal communication skills.  You will have the ability to work in a self-directed manner and as part of a team, developing good working relationships.  You will have a flexible and non-judgmental approach to people and work, with the ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with people from a wide range of backgrounds including staff, volunteers and clients.

Please find below the job description and person specification together with the application form. 

Volunteer Co-ordinator application pack

Please complete the form and send to info@wers.org.uk. Alternatively fax to 0191 256 7862, or post to:

West End Refugee Service

St Philip’s Vicarage

St Philip’s Close

Arthur’s Hill

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE4 5JE

to arrive by 5pm on Thursday 24^th October 2019

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 13^th November 2019.  If you are not available on this date, please advise us of this when submitting your application.

Our Annual Report for 18/19 is now available: WERS Annual Report 18-19

Everyone is warmly invited to the Annual General Meeting of West End Refugee Service.

Tuesday 15th October 2019, at 6pm

Summerhill Bowling Club, Winchester Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 6EH

Tea, coffee and cake will be available from 5:30pm, where you will have the opportunity to view an exhibition as part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations and hear music from two of our former clients.

The formal meeting will commence at 6pm.

Following the meeting we will draw the raffle tickets and announce the winners of our 20th Anniversary raffle. There will also be a short performance from Skimstone Arts.