Depaul UK
Volunteer Coordinator
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Volunteer Coordinator
We are seeking an organised and engaging Volunteer Coordinator to recruit, train and support volunteer hosts helping young people facing homelessness.
Join a supportive national team and play a key role in helping young people move towards a brighter future.
Position: Nightstop Volunteer Coordinator
Salary: £27,943 to £31,443 per annum
Location: National, supporting services across London, Greater Manchester and the North East
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Six-month fixed-term contract
Closing date: 16 August 2026
About the role
Nightstop provides safe, emergency accommodation for young people facing homelessness through a network of trained volunteer hosts.
As Nightstop Volunteer Coordinator, you will help grow and strengthen this vital network. You will attract new volunteers, guide them through safer recruitment and onboarding, and ensure existing hosts feel supported, informed and valued.
Key responsibilities include:
- Promoting volunteer opportunities through community networks, local organisations, events and online platforms
- Recruiting and onboarding volunteer hosts, including interviews, references, DBS checks and home assessments
- Assessing applicants’ suitability and contributing to recruitment decisions
- Delivering training, supervision and ongoing support
- Building strong relationships with volunteers to support engagement and retention
- Developing partnerships with voluntary and statutory organisations
- Representing Nightstop at meetings and community events
- Maintaining accurate volunteer and guest records
- Supporting monitoring, reporting, data collection and financial administration
- Sharing learning and helping to develop best practice across the Nightstop network
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You will participate in an on-call rota and occasionally work outside normal office hours, including evenings and weekends.
About you
You will have experience of recruiting and supporting volunteers, along with an understanding of safer recruitment and safeguarding.
You will also bring:
- An understanding of homelessness and the challenges people experiencing it may face
- Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills
- Confidence engaging communities, stakeholders and prospective volunteers
- Strong organisational and administrative abilities
- The ability to manage competing priorities and changing demands
- Experience working collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Confidence using databases, Google Workspace and Microsoft Office
- The ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
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About Depaul UK
Depaul UK works to prevent homelessness and provide accommodation and support for marginalised young people. Established in 1989, the charity now delivers services across London, Greater Manchester and the North East, helping thousands of young people move towards safer and more positive futures.
Benefits include 26 days’ annual leave, increasing with service, flexible working options where suitable, tailored training, family-friendly policies, a pension with employer contributions of up to 7%, an Employee Assistance Programme, a cash health plan and retail, travel and wellbeing discounts.
Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. The appropriate DBS check will be undertaken where required. A criminal record will not automatically prevent someone from being appointed.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement Officer, Volunteer Development Officer, Community Engagement Officer, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer Support Officer or Community Partnerships Officer.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
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