GAVCA

Job Details:

• Contract: Full Time
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Salary: £19,536 pa
• Location: Based in Gloucester and working countywide
• Closing date: 10 February 2012

Summary:

This is an exciting new post that will help to recruit Volunteers and Mentors to work with people using our drug, alcohol and mental health services. You will be involved in all aspects of recruitment and day to day support for the current and future Mentors and Volunteers. Although you will be based in Gloucester, you will be expected to work from different venues around the county and with our partner agencies. Volunteers and Mentors are recruited from all walks of life and for Mentors this includes people exiting the Criminal Justice System.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience of working with volunteers and/or mentors.
• Experience of planning and delivering training to volunteers/mentors to identified learning outcomes.
• Experience of matching training provision to identified need.
• Comprehensive understanding of the issues around equal opportunities.
• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Ability to get around the geographical area covered
• Ability to plan workload and be part of a team.
• Willingness to work occasional unsociable hours.
• A distance of at least 2 years since any personal substance issues.
• Flexibility and enthusiasm

Further Information:

For further details about the post contact Anne Catchpole on 01452 317463 or email anne.catchpole@independencetrust.co.uk.

For an application pack email anne.jones@independencetrust.co.uk or ring Independence Trust on 01452 317473.