• Community Engagement
• Full Time
• 80 hours per fortnight including monthly ADO

The Community Engagement team are looking for a leader who is passionate about volunteering, able to work with dedicated members of our community to support our healthcare professionals.

Are you ready to provide successful guidance, management and development to our volunteer program? Are you strategic, used to working to targets, driven by outcomes, with excellent people and communication skills?

Main Responsibilities:

• Deliver development and support to the Volunteer team leaders and staff
• Performance management, coaching, skills assessment, and recruitment
• Strategise business improvement and efficiencies
• Review and implement policies and procedures.
• Manage and mentor staff and volunteers.

Key Selection Criteria:

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualification in business administration, community development or similar would be highly regarded.
• Previous experience in volunteer recruitment and management would be an advantage.
• Previous experience as a volunteer would be highly regarded.
• Previous experience in program development is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in computer applications and data base management is essential.

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

• Sound understanding of principles of volunteering.
• Ability to manage and mentor a diverse team.
• Understanding of the National standards for volunteer involvement, Equal Opportunity legislation and other relevant legislation.
• Skilled at presenting to large groups of people.

Personal Attributes

• Leadership Disposition– Demonstrating the traits, inclinations, and dispositions that characterise successful Leaders; exhibiting behaviour styles that meet the demands of the leader role.
• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Stress Tolerance: Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organisation.
• Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Planning and Organising: Establishing an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.

Interpersonal Skills

• Building Strategic Working Relationships: Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Enquiries can be directed to Jennie Courtney, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Manager Volunteer Services - Ballarat enquiry via EthicalJobs to request a callback.

All applications must be submitted online by clicking Apply Now.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Police Records Check & Immunisation Clearance.

BHS is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.