Volunteer Coordinator

What will you be doing?

• Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with SHH-UK volunteers.
• Work closely with the Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator to ensure smooth onboarding and induction processes.
• Support volunteers to feel valued, motivated, and connected to SHH-UK’s mission.
• Identify and respond to volunteers’ training and development needs.
• Create opportunities for ongoing engagement, such as check-ins, feedback sessions, and recognition activities.
• Report regularly on volunteer engagement and activities to the Trustee lead(s) and Board.
• Contribute ideas to strengthen SHH-UK’s volunteer culture and retention.

What are we looking for?

• Experience in volunteer engagement, community building, or people management.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – able to motivate, listen, and build trust.
• A collaborative and proactive approach, with good organisational skills.
• Empathy and understanding of the challenges facing healthcare workers living with Long Covid.
• Ability to foster inclusion, belonging, and shared purpose among volunteers.
• Comfortable working independently and remotely as part of a small, dedicated team.
• Commitment to SHH-UK’s mission, values, and ethos of compassion and support.

What difference will you make?

Volunteers are at the heart of SHH-UK’s work. By helping them feel valued, supported, and connected, you’ll play a key role in sustaining the charity’s ability to stand with healthcare workers living with Long Covid. Your leadership in volunteer engagement will ensure that every person who gives their time to SHH-UK feels part of a shared mission - improving the wellbeing of those who care for others. Through your efforts, SHH-UK will strengthen its capacity, grow its reach, and make a lasting difference to the healthcare community across the UK.

Additional information

You can download the following documents:

Before you apply

Please apply via Reach Volunteering including a copy of your CV as well as a supporting statement detailing the skills you will bring to the role and why you'd like to volunteer with SHH-UK.

Our volunteer team will review the above information and then let you know whether we are proceeding to an interview.

Interviews will be online and take no more than 30 minutes.