Senior Volunteer Coordinator

Senior Volunteer Coordinator

Salary: £29,000 per annum plus £700 on call allowance - £29,700 per annum

Contract/

Hours:

Fixed term contract for 2 years - Full Time - 37 hours a week (Some evening and weekend work is required).

Location:

Dorset

Closing Date:
Sunday 8th February 2026 at midnight

• 29 days annual leave (pro rata) PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you will be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 688,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

Dorset Nightstop provides safe, secure emergency accommodation for Dorset young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

The Nightstop service welcomes Young People into the home of a fully trained volunteer host providing them with a safe haven whilst more permanent solutions are found.

The role is home‑based with travel required to an office in Ferndown, and other areas across Dorset (mileage and time from your home in Dorset is reimbursed).

As Dorset Nightstop Volunteer Coordinator you will coordinate the safer recruitment, induction, training, and supervision of volunteers, ensuring they are well equipped to carry out their roles competently and confidently.

• Recruitment training and ongoing support of volunteers.
• Managing the referral assessing the risk and supporting young people whilst they stay with Nightstop volunteer hosts.
• Liaising with service providers (housing and social care) to gain a longer‑term solution for the young person's housing needs.
• Promote the service using all forms of communication including social media to referrers and young people who could use the service.
• Provide quarterly data to fundraisers and the Nightstop Board.

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification
• Experience of working with vulnerable young people and families
• Experience of managing and supervising volunteers or other workers and delivering training
• Skills in assessing and managing risk in relation to safeguarding and health and safety concerns
• IT literate including some knowledge of Excel
• Live locally – within Dorset
• Access to a car. (The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.)

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete:
Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.

Contact:
Sarah Manderfield or email us at recruitmentserv quoting reference 12523

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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