Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has been a lifeline for children, young people, and families across
Lanarkshire since 1992. We provide 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring, and family support services
tailored to those who need it most. Our mission is to help children, young people and families become more
resilient, safe, and better equipped to reach their full potential.
This new role will lead volunteering engagement across COVEY - recruiting, training, supporting and retaining
volunteer befrienders/mentors and parent/carer volunteers, while increasing volunteer capacity in line with
service demand and strategic priorities.
As Volunteer Engagement Manager, you will have responsibility for COVEY’s volunteer system including recruitment
pipelines, safe recruitment, induction and training frameworks, supervision standards, retention, recognition
and reporting. You will work closely with Service Managers and frontline staff, who support volunteers
day-to-day within services, while you ensure consistency, quality, safeguarding and performance across the
organisation.
What we’re looking for:
• Significant experience leading volunteer recruitment, onboarding, training and retention, ideally within mentoring,
befriending, family support or similar services.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, safe recruitment and volunteer boundaries
• Experience designing or improving volunteer systems, processes and quality standards
• Confidence using data and CRM systems to monitor performance and report on outcomes
• Line management or coaching experience
• Strong relationship-management and communication skills with the ability to influence, engage and inspire
people.
What We Offer
We offer a rewarding and fulfilling role with the opportunity to develop your skills and career in an enriching
environment. Our benefits package includes:
• 6% employer pension contribution
• 22 days A/L (rising to up to 27 days) and 10 public holidays.
• One special leave day to celebrate your birthday
• Flexible working
• HSF Health plan (including dental, optical, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health
counselling, legal support, and discounts for gym, cinema, and shopping)
• Quarterly staff wellbeing activities
• Access to ScotWest Credit Union (loans, mortgages, and savings accounts)
• Access to learning and development opportunities