Change Grow Live is a charity driven by the belief that we can make a real difference in people’s lives. Our values — Be open, be compassionate, and be bold — guide everything we do. We treat everyone as an individual, offering support and respect in a safe and inclusive environment.
We’re excited to offer an opportunity for a Volunteering Team Lead to join our Northamptonshire service. Volunteers are at the heart of our work, and this role is key to developing a vibrant, inclusive, and impactful volunteering programme. You’ll work closely with service managers, staff, and service users to embed a strong volunteering culture and ensure volunteers are supported, valued, and empowered.
Location: Northamptonshire (Countywide)
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Full-Time Salary: £35,220.59 – £37,184.90
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2026
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
Lead the development and delivery of a local volunteering strategy and student placements. Collaborate with service teams to identify meaningful volunteer opportunities.Recruit, train, and support a diverse range of volunteers.Promote a positive and inclusive volunteering culture.Ensure volunteers are supported in their roles and their wellbeing is prioritised.Facilitate service user involvement, ensuring their voices shape service delivery.Coordinate service user forums, events, and bulletins.Provide leadership and supervision to volunteers and support staff in volunteer management.Work closely with the National Volunteering Team and other Volunteering Leads across the organisation.About you:
Experienced in recruiting, training, and managing volunteers.Skilled in delivering training and supporting others.Passionate about service user involvement and empowerment.Strong written and verbal communication skills.High level of IT competency.Empathetic, non-judgemental, and collaborative.Excellent time management and interpersonal skills.Desirable: Experience in project management or team leadership.What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays), rising with service (up to 30 days).Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week and access to our Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Programme.Contributory pension scheme.Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.A friendly and supportive team environment.Training, career development, and progression opportunities.Participation in our Refer a Friend scheme.If you're passionate about meaningful change and want to be part of a growing, values-driven team that’s making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 31 to 33 (£35,220.59 - £37,184.90) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 26/8/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: David Sagar | david.sagar@cgl.org.uk | 07827985684 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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