Services
Befriending Coordinator
Services
Befriending Coordinator
Befriending Coordinator
- Annually:£28,337 - £31,485 per annum, plus £500 per annum home working allowance
- Region:Scotland
- Location:Scotland
- Department:Childline
- Vacancy Type:Fixed Term
- Duration of Fixed Term:Until end of March 2026
- Closing Date:31 January 2025
We are looking for a Building Connections Befriending Coordinator to join the NSPCC as we launch a brand new service for young people experiencing loneliness.
The NSPCC is further expanding its national offer with a new UK-wide service targeted specifically at supporting young people experiencing loneliness. This service matches trained befrienders (staff or volunteers) with a young person over a set number of sessions, with the goal of increasing a young person's resilience to feelings of loneliness and strengthening their overall support networks. The service has a particular focus on being accessible to young people from diverse, marginalised and/or minority backgrounds.
The Befriending Coordinator role will be integral for the delivery of the NSPCC Building Connections Service. The post-holder will
- Have line-management responsibility for a cohort of geographically dispersed volunteer,supporting their growth, development and retention
- Support the operational delivery of the Building Connections Service through recruitment and training activities
- Contribute directly to holding sessions with young people.
This is a fixed term, fully remote, full time role until the end of March 2026
Befriending coordinators will work on a rota basis between the hours of 7:30am and 8:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Applicants are asked to review the attached job specification, and submit an application that address each of the 8 person specification points (please note there is a 10,000 character limit for the whole application).
For any queries, please contact Adeniyi Alade (Service Head - Childline) on Adeniyi.Alade@nspcc.org.uk
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