Volunteer Co-ordinator

Adoption UK is the leading charity providing support, awareness and understanding for those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents.  We provide vital support, training, community, and voice to all those involved in the adoption process which includes prospective adopters, adoptive families and professionals.  Our services are unique because they are developed by adoptive families for adoptive families.  We campaign tirelessly to ensure that adoptive families receive the support and encouragement they need to help make adoptions work.

If you have the capacity to understand and empathise with the issues of concern for prospective adopters and adoptive families and you are able to demonstrate a sympathetic approach to helping and supporting people, then you may be interested in our post of Volunteer Co-ordinator. (www.adoptionuk.org/volunteer-coordinator-northern-ireland)

Main purpose of the job

• To develop, manage and monitor local support groups across N. Ireland;
• To recruit and support volunteer Support Group Coordinators.  Ensuring that they are kept updated and informed of relevant issues relating to adoption and that advice, support and training is provided to help volunteers in supporting group members;
• To develop new support opportunities for members in response to need, including liaising with local authority and voluntary adoption agencies, social work departments, and other organisations involved in the related provision.

Applications : made via the Adoption UK website https://www.adoptionuk.org/jobs

or Emailed to [email protected]

or posted to: E-J Havlin, Director Adoption UK N. Ireland, 63-75 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, BT15 2GB

Timetable:

Published advert closing date: 5th October 2018, 5pm

Panel interviews at Belfast Office of Adoption UK: 17th October 2018

Queries:

Contact HR T: 01295 752240 or email: [email protected]