Acvvs Program Coordinator

Looking for a role that gives you a strong sense of purpose? Want to see your efforts have a positive impact on the lives of older people in your local community? Have a passion for volunteering & helping the community? 

If yes, you may have just found a new home. 

 Here are just a few reasons why:

• You will be directly impacting the lives of older community members in your community.
• You will be improving the social isolation and loneliness of the elderly.
• You will be responsible for creating true friendships between volunteers and the people they visit.
• You will enjoy a great deal of job satisfaction and feeling of adding real value.
• You will be working with a great team and get wonderful support from your manager.
• You will be able to hone your skills and develop and grow.

What’s the role all about?

The aim of the Aged Care Community Visitors Scheme (AVCVS) Volunteer Coordinator is to enhance the quality of life for older people living in Aged Care Homes and in their own residence.  The objective of the ACCVS is to recruit volunteers who are matched to recipients and who make regular, at least fortnightly, visits either on a one-to-one basis or visiting a group of recipients. The development of the friendship provides an opportunity for the recipients to feel a continued sense of belonging with their local community. 

As a Volunteer Coordinator, you will:

• Recruit, train, and support volunteers and match them to recipients within a specific region, meeting funded volunteer number targets. 
• Maintain a positive relationship with Aged Care Providers, and other key stakeholders, and ensure matches between volunteers and care recipients enhances the life of the recipient. 
• Follow best practice for volunteer management and organisational policies and procedures. 
• Ensure that accurate data, information and statistics are collected and maintained, including maintaining all aspects of the ACVVS database. 
• Volunteer and recipient recruitment and matching requires travel through the allocated region, you will be reimbursed for km’s travelled, however must be able to use your own car.

What region will I be working in?

You will be covering the Southern Metro & Gippsland suburbs of Melbourne and ideally reside in that region with knowledge and links within the broader Southern metro / Gippsland community.

What’s not to like? But wait, there’s more (what we are offering).

• 12 month, part time fixed term-contract
• Generous Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Birthday leave
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Purchased leave
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements and a current hybrid working model 
• Free parking

You’ll have:

• Experience in coordinating a volunteer program and managing all aspects of volunteer involvement.
• You will be caring and compassionate.
• You will be resilient and persistent.
• You will have sound judgement and be pragmatic.
• Ability to work autonomously

What will set you apart as the best candidate for the role?

• You will be target driven
• You will have exceptional customer service skills 
• You will have volunteer management experience

One more thing:

If successful, you will need to complete a National Police Check (and possibly an International Police Check). 

A bit about MS Plus

MS Plus has been operating for more than 65 years, helping people living with multiple sclerosis live well – in VIC, TAS NSW, and the ACT. We provide evidence-based advice, information, education, employment support, and around the clock support through our residential care services, as well as contributing funds to MS research.

MS Plus is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people with a lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Action: if this is the job for you, please click on Apply.

Want more information about the role? Contact Janine Stanley, Senior ACVVS Program Coordinator, on 03 9845 2*** or **************@msplus.org.au.

If you would like a copy of the Position Description, you can email ***********@ms.org.au