Recruitment and Volunteers Co-ordinator

Do you have a passion for ensuring people with disabilities live fulfilled lives? Do you want to help lead a community that really tries to value people for who they are and what they can do?

L’Arche London is more than just a service provider, we’re a diverse, inclusive Community of nearly 100 people, with and without learning disabilities who live, work and celebrate together. We provide registered care and supported housing as well as specialist day services. Our aim is to provide a place of belonging, to support people with learning disabilities live independent yet connected lives.

We’re looking for a dynamic and highly organised coordinator to join our team to help us spread the word about our Community and the opportunities we have for people to get involved, both paid and voluntary.

Each year we recruit and welcome up to 40 new people to our Community as L’Arche Support Assistants – to support our Community members with learning disabilities. Some Assistants live alongside those with learning disabilities, others live locally and come to work in the Community each day.

We also offer a broad range of volunteering opportunities – from befriending to DIY, from helping in our craft workshop to office admin – enabling a wide range of people from across London to be part of our Community.

People join L’Arche for so many different reasons and we need someone who is going to help nurture our assistants and volunteers throughout their journey here in L’Arche London, as well as share our core values and commitment to being a community where everyone feels a sense of belonging.

We’re part of an international federation of L’Arche Communities all around the world supporting people with learning disabilities, so some assistants come from overseas. Whilst our roots and ethos are Christian, we welcome people of all faiths and none.

The Recruitment and Volunteers Coordinator is a new role for someone self-motivated, creative, and with a willingness to think outside of the box. It would be great if you were confident with social media and enjoyed writing copy. Are you the focused, enthusiastic person who can help us get the word out about our unique Community to our local area, the UK and the world? If so, get in touch.

Place of work: West Norwood, South London

Overall purpose of the job

• Managing the recruitment process for new assistants and volunteers from enquiry through to appointment
• Playing an integral part in the leadership of L’Arche London, helping shape its future development
• Working with other colleagues with similar roles in other UK L’Arche Communities to develop best practice and streamline processes.
• Ensuring all HR systems and records are kept accurately up to date to meet regulatory and L’Arche requirements.

HOW TO APPLY
Applicants are asked to send a CV and a letter of around two sides of A4, outlining how your skills and experience match the job description, and why you feel you meet the person specification for the role. Applications should be sent to recruitment.london@larche.org.uk

To view the full job spec for this role and download more information about L’Arche, please visit their site here.

In the shortlisting process we will anonymise all statements and CVs (removing names, changing file names and so on) before they are passed to the panel for final shortlisting.

Your CV must include a full work history from leaving full time education to the present. Please include an explanation for any gaps in your employment. If you are an internal candidate, please make sure you send a full CV and statement and don’t assume that we know or can guess your skills and experience within L’Arche London or L’Arche UK.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 11 August, 10 am. Applications should be sent to recruitment.london@larche.org.uk

Interviews will be held on Thursday 18 August and Friday 19 August 2022. We are looking for someone to start by mid-September if possible.

To find out more about our community ethos please visit www.larchelondon.org.uk, and if you would to like to discuss this role before applying, please contact our recruitment.london@larche.org.uk