Job Summary
- $100,000 per annum + salary packaging
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 23rd Apr 2024
- Sydney > Parramatta & Western Suburbs Sydney
At Story Factory, we believe that stories can change lives. We focus on enriching the lives of young people in under-resourced communities through quality creative writing programs, improving their writing skills, increasing their confidence and expanding their future prospects. Reading is access but writing is agency.
Since opening in 2012, we have taken more than 55,000 student enrolments, with nearly 10,000 enrolments in 2023. 16% of our students are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 49% are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We have won a number of awards for our work, including Executive Director and Co-founder Dr Cath Keenan being named Australian of the Year Local Hero in 2016.
Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting young people in Story Factory writing programs. The purpose of the Volunteer Manager’s role is to ensure we have enough volunteers in our workshops to effectively support young people, and that our volunteers are equipped to most effectively support them to build their literacy and find their voice. The Volunteer Manager is also responsible for ensuring that volunteers have a rewarding and meaningful experience working with Story Factory.
We currently have approximately 350 volunteers, and the Volunteer Manager is in charge of all stages of the volunteer experience. This includes responsibility for recruitment and training, management of paperwork (including Working with Children Checks and Police Checks), scheduling volunteers into workshops, communications, administrative tasks and ongoing volunteer support and recognition. Story Factory is a Child-Safe Organisation, and the Volunteer Manager is responsible for ensuring all volunteers adhere to our Child Safety Guidelines.
The vast majority of volunteering opportunities at Story Factory are in workshops. While all our workshops are designed and led by our expert Storytellers - exceptional teachers with a passion for writing - they are assisted by volunteer tutors, who work with students in small groups to support them as they write. The volunteer tutors do not need to be writers or teachers and come from a diverse and interesting range of backgrounds. Their role is to provide encouragement and guidance to young people in our programs.
Volunteers also assist with some behind-the-scenes tasks, such as typing up student work for publication at the end of each term, binding books and other administrative tasks as they come up.
The Volunteer Manager is the first point of contact for volunteers working in any capacity across our organisation. They will work closely with Storytellers to ensure that volunteers are supported to effectively tutor in our workshops, and collaborate closely with our Senior Manager, Communications and Publishing, especially around recruitment. They will work under the direction of the Operations Manager.
The successful candidate will be inclusive and empathetic, with exceptional people and communication skills. They will have confidence training and presenting to groups of various sizes, and possess very strong organisational and computer skills. This is a busy role and the ideal candidate will be able to work independently and juggle multiple tasks. An ability to work harmoniously with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds is essential.
The Volunteer Manager will work full time, Monday to Friday. Flexible working conditions can be negotiated.
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Story Factory has robust processes and systems for volunteer management in place, including our Better Impact volunteer management software. The Volunteer Manager will be assisted in the organisation of their duties by the Operations Manager, and will be supported by our Senior Manager, Communications and Publishing.
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At Story Factory, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, are particularly encouraged to apply.
If you require specific support to apply for this position, please advise us by contacting [email protected] using the subject line: Volunteer Manager - Redfern / Parramatta enquiry via EthicalJobs. We will work with you to identify the best way to assist.
Story Factory is a Child-Safe Organisation. The successful applicant must undertake a Police Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement. The role has a six month probation period. Start date to be negotiated.
Candidates are asked to send in a CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages replying to each of the criteria above and outlining their relevant experience and transferable skills. Applications will be assessed as they are received.
All queries can be directed to [email protected] using the subject line: Volunteer Manager - Redfern / Parramatta enquiry via EthicalJobs.
For further information visit our website here.
To view our current strategic plan click here.
To view our Reconciliation Action Plan click here.
To view our latest Annual Report click here.
A position description is attached.