Freedom Volunteer Coordinator

Looking for a rewarding role where you help make a difference to the lives of pets and their owners?
We’re looking for a Freedom Volunteer Coordinator, who will be responsible for recruiting and supporting our volunteer foster carers, who play a critical role in helping people find freedom from domestic abuse.

About this role:
As Freedom Volunteer Coordinator, you will:

• recruit volunteer foster carers for the project, including handling queries from prospective volunteers, ensuring documentation is completed and supporting with training and induction,
• help with volunteer recruitment, such as attending recruitment events and supporting with virtual recruitment campaigns,
• support with ongoing management and retention of volunteer fosters, working with regional managers to ensure volunteering standards are maintained, and volunteers are recognised for their important contribution to our work,
• write regular communications to volunteers, including designing and producing promotional materials of the project.

This role is being offered as a fixed term contract for six months.

About you:
To be successful in this role, you’ll need some experience of working with volunteers in previous role, ideally with experience of recruiting, inducting, and managing them. You’ll also need experience of home visiting and working in a public facing role, combined with a proactive attitude and excellent communication skills. Critically, this role requires an understanding of domestic abuse, and it’s impact on pet ownership, as well as the emotional resilience to manage the emotional demands of the role.

About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

About the team:
The Outreach team runs several projects supporting pet owners who are homeless or in housing crisis in the UK, including Freedom, a pet fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse. Most referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services. The service places dogs into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners are able to be reunited with them. The Freedom Project runs in Greater London and the Home Counties, Yorkshire, the North East, the North West, East Anglia, Scotland, Wales, and Hampshire.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you complete an application form and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable interest, so to avoid disappointment early application is encouraged.

Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust.  We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.