Volunteer Coordinator// IN PERSON
About organisation / project
The Buy Nowt LS6 - Library of things is a community group and the Library of things itself is a library but instead of books it lends tools, powertools, holiday equipment and camping equipment. Essentially things that people use infrequently but would normally have to buy and store and by borrowing from us they save money, space in their home, money and reduce waste by people donating rather than throw away.
We are based in Headingley at the Headingley Methodist church.
The Library is Pay As You Feel for both items themselves and the Library membership itself.
Our opening hours are Friday 4pm-6pm and Saturdays 1pm-4pm. We have some volunteeering oppurtunities that can be done outside of those hours and from home.
Who we’re looking for:
Essential:
- Someone who believes in the Library of Things concept and wants to help it succeed.
- A computer literate person (able to use Microsoft Excel, Word, Internet and emails)
- Good with people and good communication skills.
- Willing to donate their time and work with us and our volunteers.
- Good organisational skills.
- Available during our opening hours (does not need to be both days). Friday 4-6.30pm. Saturday 1-4pm.
Desirable:
- Previous volunteer coordination experience.
- An interest in environmentalism and community based action.
- Experience using scheduling tools.
- Experience of volunteer recruitment ideally via Becollective.
Technical information
Time requirements: The role would need approximately 2.5-5 hours a week of time. This can be flexible to work around how much help we need that week and our opening times.
Compensation: We cannot offer compensation but it goes without saying you'd be able to use the library as much as you wanted no matter where you live and borrowing and membership would be free.
Location: Ideally we are looking for someone in LS6 as we would like to build locally community connections and reduce the carbon footprint travelling to volunteering. However, we welcome help from anyone in Leeds.
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Required Role
Volunteer Coordinator// IN PERSON
Key responsibilities
'Interview' by going through the role description with prospective candidates.
Start the trial / probation period.
Ensure that volunteers read and sign documents associated with the volunteer agreement.
Create and distribute volunteer schedule.
Train volunteers for their role or coordinate the training by another individual or on the software they will be using e.g. Trello, Myturn, Mailerlite
Manage our volunteer recruitment process including Becollective, via our social media or University volunteer websites, create or update role descriptions
Liaise with other groups and organisations about best volunteer policy
Manage volunteer reimbursement e.g travel, food or childcare expenses if applicable or implemented.
Mandatory SkillsHide[-]
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Communication
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Non-discriminatory
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Non-judgemental
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Positive attitude
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Time Management
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Self Management
Desirable Skills
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Administration and Clerical
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Initiative
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Interpersonal
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Numeracy
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Office IT (Word, Excel etc)
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Presentation
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Problem solving
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Project Management
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Reviewing and evaluation
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Teaching and training
Skill to gain
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Confidence
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Networking
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Opportunity and Recognition
When can you do this role/Calendar
Minimum commitment level:
Once a week