Volunteer & Wellbeing Officer in Glasgow

Contract Type: Part‑Time, fixed to March 2029

Hours: 21 hours per week (extension available dependent on funding)

Salary: £27,463.80 (full time equivalent) (6% pension contribution)

About Us: Lambhill Stables is a community‑owned charity in the North of Glasgow providing recreational, educational, training and employment opportunities. Our aims are to develop and deliver programmes of community‑based activities in support of our provisions, to engage in viable and socially inclusive activity and to do so in a sustainable way.

Job Purpose:

• Seek out new local volunteers/students and manage.
• Recruitment of new volunteers including PVG/Disclosure checks.
• Publicity and liaison with different referring agencies and universities/colleges.
• Inductions and regular reviews for each volunteer.
• Participate in seeking funding for the development of the project.
• Participate in the development of corporate volunteering.
• Host visits from community/youth/health/social work sectors, developing activities to suit each group.
• Liaise with the Lambhill Stables team regarding monitoring and recording all volunteer activity with a view to reporting back to funders.
• Liaise with the various departments of activity and tutors involved with volunteers to ensure that tasks are suited to the volunteers carrying them out and that opportunities for feedback and training are provided.
• Develop the “volunteer pathway” collaboratively with tutors, providing progression for individual volunteers.
• Encourage volunteers to take initiative, work independently and support them in trying new activities.
• Motivate volunteers through recognition and feedback and encourage them to take ownership of their area of work.
• Develop different ways of accrediting volunteers.
• Review and update volunteer policies and documents when needed.
• Work in line with the policies and procedures of Lambhill Stables.

Key Skills/Experiences:

• Experience of project administrative, reporting & monitoring procedures.
• Ability to work with a wide range of users and local people, from differing backgrounds, economic status and levels of ability.
• Ability to work independently and within a team to effectively deliver and manage volunteering programmes.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office software effectively.
• Accurate record keeping.
• Experience of planning, organising and delivering community project activities/events.
• Ability to work under pressure; to meet targets and deal with a wide range of complex tasks simultaneously.
• Disclosure will be carried out under the protection of vulnerable groups (PVG scheme); therefore it is essential that any criminal convictions are disclosed.

• Undertaken Smarter Volunteer Management Training.
• Knowledge of Data Protection compliance.
• Experience of working with volunteers within the charity sector.

Personal Qualities:

• Flexible, confident, self‑motivated and of cheerful disposition.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written, presentational, and verbal communication skills.
• Team player, open, friendly, positive, and participative.
• High level of energy and commitment.
• Assertive and proactive personality, who is solutions focused and proactive in raising issues as they occur.