At a Glance
- Tasks: Recruit, support, and inspire volunteers to enhance rehoming and fostering services.
- Company: Join Blue Cross, a compassionate organisation dedicated to helping pets in need.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous holiday, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible part-time role with great career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while working with passionate people.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing volunteers and excellent communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 12488 - 13821 £ per year.
Application Deadline: 19 July 2026
Department: Rehoming & Fostering Services
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Hertfordshire
Compensation: £12,488 - £13,821 / year
Contract: Permanent, 18.75 hours per week
Salary: £12,488 - £13,821 pro rata (£24,976 - £27,643 FTE)
Location: Kimpton, Hertfordshire, SG4 8EU
Closing date: Sunday 19th July 2026
Interview date: 27th - 31st July 2026
We’re recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator for our Rehoming & Fostering Team in Hertfordshire! As Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll recruit, support, and inspire volunteers to enhance rehoming and fostering services, while promoting Blue Cross in the community and driving local volunteering initiatives.
More about the role:
- Recruit and support our amazing volunteers in the local area.
- Promote the benefits of volunteering and raise awareness of our centre and Blue Cross.
- Support the delivery of our strategy by increasing the fostering service.
- Build relationships with local communities and partners.
This role is part time over a 2 week rota:
- Week 1: Tuesday, Thursday
- Week 2: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
About you:
- Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated with a focused, creative, and forward-thinking approach.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with people at all levels.
- Organised, flexible, and analytical.
- Approachable and supportive manner.
- Emotionally intelligent with resilience.
Knowledge, skills, and experience:
- Demonstrable experience of supervision or management of volunteers.
- Good experience of running and marketing recruitment campaigns for volunteer roles.
- Experience of working with local communities and promoting volunteer opportunities.
- High standards of verbal and written communication.
- Strong organisational, administration, and analytical skills.
- Good interviewing and recruitment skills.
- Current full driving licence.
It would also be great (but not essential) if you had:
- Qualifications in managing volunteers or similar.
- Training or coaching skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Working with animals, and knowledge of animal welfare.
- Understanding of safeguarding issues.
How to apply:
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Sunday 19th July 2026.
Blue Cross benefits:
- Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays).
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support.
- Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family.
- Health cash plan.
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution.
- Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
- Life assurance.
- 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance.
- Enhanced family friendly policies.
- Recognition scheme.
- Annual volunteer days.
- Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers.
