Volunteer Recruitment Officer
We are Urban Youth; a new start-up community youth project in Southwark that will be providing safe spaces, positive relationships and new experiences for young people aged 11 to 19 years old, who live or study in the borough or surrounding areas.
Urban Youth will provide unique and innovative youth work programs that are fresh, relevant, vibrant, fun, engaging and inspiring and available to all young people aged 11 to 19 years old across Southwark and the surrounding areas, empowering young people through activities, programs and events that; UNITE young people and communities for a more equal and tolerant society, EDUCATE young people in life and work skills, social issues and personal development, EMPOWER a generation of young people to become successful, confident, effective and responsible, and CHANGE the negative stereotypes society can have of young people by promoting the good that young people do.
As the Volunteer Recruitment Officer you should have a genuine interest in the recruitment and selection of volunteers and in supporting a new community youth project ensuring we a team of talented and much needed volunteers within our charity.
Duties:
• To place adverts and promote volunteer opportunities at Urban Youth.
• To manage correspondence and enquires about volunteer vacancies.
• To send out information packs and volunteer applications to interested people.
• To conduct initial interviews and select potential new volunteers.
• To be responsible for the whole recruitment process from start to induction into the charity, ready to start with their supervisor.
• Other Volunteer Recruitment duties relevant to the role.
As Urban Youth will be working with vulnerable young people, it is necessary to carry out Disclosure and Barring Checks. (DBS/criminal records check) to an enhanced level.