Youth and Family Event Volunteer Coordinator

Job Introduction

As the Youth & Family Events Volunteer Coordinator, you'll be an essential part of the small team that delivers our UK - wide programme of events for children and young people with type 1 - our Type 1 family weekenders and Type 1 residential camps. The events are life changing for the families who attend - all thanks to our community of dedicated volunteers. Your role will be to recruit, manage and support the volunteers - mainly diabetes specialist healthcare professionals and people living with or impacts by type 1.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our ‘Connected Working’ framework which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role of course. We do not dictate the number of days you have to attend the office.

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd January 2023

Interview Date: Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st January 2023. Face-to-face in London

Please note that all job offers are subject to you providing acceptable evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.  You might find the following resources useful:

• To view a full list of accepted documents and the checks employers are required to make click here
• To view guidance on proving your right to work to an employer click here

 If you have any questions, please contact HRAdvice@diabetes.org.uk   

Role Responsibility

You’ll manage volunteer applications to make sure everyone has completed our safer recruitment process and relevant training. You’ll support each volunteer with everything they need to get the most out of their volunteering experience. You’ll keep volunteers engaged with regular communications and community development activities. You’ll promote volunteering opportunities to suitable healthcare professionals. And you’ll be an essential part of the Youth & Family Events service, attending the events and working with the team to make each one a success.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll have plenty of experience in volunteering – maybe professionally, but ideally as a volunteer yourself – and you’ll be passionate about providing volunteers with the best possible experience. You’ll know how to prioritise different areas of work with different deadlines and stay organised. You’ll be committed to the outcomes the service aims to achieve for children and young people with type 1 and their families. And you’ll be committed to following and championing Diabetes UK’s policies and procedures on volunteer management, safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection.

Package Description

What we can offer you: 

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays 
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments) 
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life  
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities 
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

About the Company

For nearly 5 million people with diabetes in the UK, there’s no day off. At Diabetes UK, we fight day in, day out for better care, treatment and support. We won’t stop until diabetes can do no harm.

With more people than ever living with diabetes and millions more at risk of developing type 2, our work has never been more needed. We make sure they get the care and support needed to live well with diabetes and avoid devastating complications.

We fund critical research, which has led to life-changing discoveries – like the first insulin pen and programmes to put type 2 diabetes into remission. Now, we want to do this for everyone and find a cure.

We can’t do any of this without you. Our staff are passionate and determined about helping everyone affected by diabetes. For over 85 years, they’ve been behind vital policy changes, as well as new treatments and technologies to make living with diabetes easier every day.

But there’s more to do. And you can be part of it.

We’re a really diverse bunch and we recognise and respect your value as an individual. As well as helping people with diabetes, you’ll be part of one of the top 30 Best UK Charities to Work For, and one of the top 75 Best Large Companies in London.

We’re committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and we need our staff and volunteers to support this.

Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. Join us today, and together, we can make that a reality.

To find out more about what we do, check out our website.

Diabetes UK