Engagement and Volunteer Officer - (12 month FTC)
Join Us in Championing Inclusion and Volunteering Across West Sussex!
Are you driven by a passion for inclusion and the power of volunteering? Do you want to help shape a more supportive future for unpaid carers in your community?
At Carers Support West Sussex, we’re looking for someone just like you to join our Engagement & Volunteer Team. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to make a real difference in the lives of family and friend carers across the county.
At Carers Support West Sussex our core values include being a vehicle for amplifying carer voices to ensure they are heard, seen and included. You will work alongside colleagues to develop and deliver engagement and participation opportunities that influence positive change and truly make a difference to carers, both locally and nationally.
We also recognise the immense value volunteers bring to the organisation and are actively growing our volunteering opportunities. You will help to recruit, train, induct and diversify our volunteer base and be involved in a variety of exciting volunteer supported projects that enhance the services we provide.
This is a hybrid role, blending remote work with in-person meetings and events across West Sussex. Some weekend availability may be required, so flexibility and a good knowledge of the county—whether through living or working here—are essential.
Come and be part of a team that that celebrates diversity, collaboration, and community spirit and that leads and supports projects that have real, lasting impact.
Job Role
- Empowering Carers: You’ll co-create meaningful engagement and participation opportunities that amplify carer voices and influence positive change—locally and nationally.
- Collaborating for Change: Work alongside a passionate team committed to inclusion, innovation, and making carers feel seen, heard, and valued.
- Growing Volunteer Impact: Help us expand and diversify our volunteer community. You’ll play a key role in recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers who enhance the services we provide.
Employee Benefits
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Flexible Working: Flexible working hours and remote working options.
• Annual Leave: 33 days increasing to 35 days after completion of two years and 36 days after 5 years of service (Inclusive of Bank Holidays).
• Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme with perks and discounts.
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity/ Adoption Pay.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a focus on making a positive impact on the lives of carers.
Before you keep reading
Please do not see everything in this job advert as a "Must Have", but rather a guiding list of what we are looking for. We know no candidate will be the perfect match for all we have mentioned in this advert, so do not be afraid to apply if you feel you are close to the brief but not "Spot On". For example, some of our wonderful Carer Wellbeing Workers come from a non-social care background and they do amazingly well!
Our Culture and Diversity
At Carers Support, we are building an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work and be proud to belong.
We believe that talent is distributed to all of us in equal measure and our differences are a strength not a weakness. We recruit for potential, not perfection. At Carers Support West Sussex, we value everyone's unique history. Our doors are open to individuals of all races, religions or beliefs, abilities, ages, nationalities or citizenships, ethnic origins, marital, domestic or civil partnership statuses, sexes, sexual orientations, family structures, and gender identities.
The carers we support come from such different walks of life that we are particularly interested in attracting candidates from similarly diverse backgrounds, including Asian, Arab, Black, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups, White Other (e.g. Eastern European, Gypsy, Roma) and any other Ethnic minorities. If you have any feedback or suggestions about anything in relation to this job advert, we would love to hear from you at hr@carerssupport.org.uk.
Values we are looking for in Candidate
We are focused, putting carers at the heart of everything we do.
We act together, working with and for carers, the communities they live in and the people that can make a difference to them.
We are leaders, working with each other to find potential and opportunities across all communities, enabling carers to be identified and involved.
We are committed to behaviours that support
Quality – the highest practical level we can reach in outcomes, learning and behaviour
Inclusivity – respecting people, cultures, and organisations
Caring – improving quality of life and influencing behaviour change
Integrity – operating with honesty and reliability
Loyalty – long-term committed partnerships and co-operation
Innovation – driving our service development and our will to succeed
If you are still unsure if our organisation is a good fit, have a look at our Good Place to Work page and the results of our recent engagement survey. We can't wait to hear from you!
Disclaimers
Please note we reserve the right to close this role prior to the stated end date, should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered.
If for any reason you have trouble submitting your application online, please email us a copy, along with your CV, to hr@carerssupport.org.uk.