Temporary Volunteer Engagement Officer

  • NHS
  • Ulverston, Cumbria
  • Feb 06, 2026
Full time Other

Job Description

Lead St Marys relationship with key stakeholders, including our army of volunteers, and strategic partner agencies, such as Cumbria CVS and the Association of Volunteer Managers. Drive our volunteering service; youll be responsible for communicating with volunteers and managing campaigns to recruit new members. This will include working to identify new, and review exisitng, potential volunteering opportunities with St Marys, as well as interviewing potential new recruits where appropriate. Identify opportunities for volunteer recruitment at volunteering fairs and other local events, and act as an ambassador for St Marys at those events.

Main duties of the job

Adopt appropriate and innovative ways to recruit volunteersResponsible for development and delivery of volunteer engagement actvities (newsletters, regular updates, feedback)Be the point of contact for volunteers to escalate any concerns or issues outside beyond their line management.Provide volunteers with guidance throughout the recruitment process.Support the wider Communications and Community Engagement team on other aspects of Comms and Marketing where required.Develop new and attend existing networking and community events in order to increase the prole of St Marys, our services and facilitate recruitment.Deploy volunteers in line with Hospice needs their skills and experience, and their wishes

About us

St Marys Hospice provides care and comfort for patients living with any life shortening illness or long-term condition and their family. We support people from the moment of diagnosis and their families for longer.

Job responsibilities
  • Temporary Volunteer Engagement Officer
  • 30 hours a week
  • Maternity cover
  • Annual salary £2 2,651.20
  • Are you friendly, organised and a great communicator?
  • We need someone to drive our volunteering service. Youll communicate with our existing volunteer army, and help us to grow it further, representing us at careers fairs and running recruitment campaigns.
  • You will be point of contact for all volunteer enquiries and responsible for updating volunteer records and ensuring all training requirements are met.
  • 16th February 2026
Person Specification General Requirements
  • Please refer to job description above
  • Please refer to job description above
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.