Volunteering in Policing Coordinator

We're fortunate to have hundreds of volunteers supporting our force in many ways as special constables, police support volunteers and volunteer police cadets. Our volunteers collectively contribute thousands of hours to policing every year, but the impact they have is far greater than the hours they dedicate. Our volunteers bring many things to our organisation - their talent, skills, advice, experience, support, enthusiasm and more. Our Volunteering Team works across different areas of policing to provide the best possible support to our volunteers, ensuring they are fully integrated and valued by their teams. Flexible working and/or job sharing are possible for this role. The position attracts an unsocial hours payment as there is a requirement to work evenings and weekends. Typically, this is one evening each week during term time (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) and an average of one weekend day each month. Key Responsibilities You will provide coordination and administrative support across all our long-term volunteering roles (special constables, police support volunteers and volunteer police cadets). You will also help develop and support our short-term volunteering opportunities such as work experience and student placements. You will need to be a motivated team player and able to manage a varied and demanding workload. Examples of the day-to-day tasks you will carry out include:

• welcoming volunteers into the force
• acting as a point of contact for volunteers, internal and external stakeholders/partners
• organising, attending and supporting events for volunteers
• interviewing and assessing volunteer and placement applicants
• managing outlook mailboxes and data within systems/spreadsheets
You can find out more about the specific responsibilities within the role profile attached below., We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all. We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement. We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here. We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you. Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

We are looking for an individual who understands and recognises the value of volunteering and will take pride in everything they do to support our volunteers. Previous experience of working with volunteers and/or young people would be beneficial, but this is not essential. We will teach you everything you need to know to succeed in this role, but there are some skills and experience that we are looking for from the outset. You will need to be experienced in administration and confident in the use of all Microsoft Office programmes. You will need to be able to work independently and as part of a team with enthusiasm and commitment. Your flexible and positive approach will enable you to support the team and our volunteers whenever and wherever necessary. Great communication skills are essential for this role and you should be comfortable engaging with a range of stakeholders/partners in various ways as this will help you to build and maintain the working relationships you will need to succeed. Our messaging is a key part of the work we do; you will develop material on and offline to attract volunteers and promote the contribution our volunteers make to the force. A practical understanding of communication channels, particularly social media, would therefore be advantageous.

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe. We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you. We wish you all the very best with your application. Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner, This role offers varied working hours and the option to work from home. You will be required to work one evening a week and one weekend day a month, but this is planned as far in advance as possible. We offer a variety of benefits including;
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gym and a range of sports clubs
• supportive parental leave
• financial and mental well-being guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme, Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process. Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment