Vinnies Van Services Coordinator
Job No:
VIN2916
Location:
Sydney Metro
- Make a direct impact in this role with a purpose led organisation!
- Permanent Full-time newly created opportunity based in Sydney Metro
- Tax free salary packaging options, increasing your take home pay!
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values it is to shape a more just and compassionate society - we truly care about what we do and the difference we make to people’s lives.
We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. We have a continuing commitment to engaging and retaining our people who are recognised for their achievements and are offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture.
Your New Role
In this newly created role of Vinnies Van Services Coordinator, you will coordinate effective and efficient operation of Metropolitan Van Services and the associated support activities, including volunteer coordination. Sydney Metropolitan Van Services operate 6 vans across the Sydney Metropolitan Region. The service is dedicated to supporting people who are experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness within the Sydney Greater metropolitan region. Distributing meals, blankets and information to people who access the service. Most importantly, providing friendship, support and compassion to those we assist.
Your responsibilities:
- Ensure that the operations of the service comply with the policies and procedures of the service, the St Vincent de Paul Society and relevant government regulations including WHS and Food Handling standards.
- Ensure Night Patrol volunteers are adequately supported to deliver services each evening, this will require some after hours on-call support.
- Liaise with the client group, government agencies, community groups, corporate organisations and other relevant individuals and build partnerships with relevant stakeholders to facilitate financial and in-kind sponsorship and support
- Oversee the maintenance of the program, including working with stakeholders, van services, kitchen areas and office spaces.
- Manage all vehicle maintenance and registrations are compliant
- Lead a team of employees and volunteers including effective attraction, recruitment, on-boarding and training to deliver services and support for the program.
- Ensure a safe working environment for staff, members and volunteers by implementing the Society’s workplace health and safety practices.
- Ensure that effective risk management protocols and procedures are in place to ensure compliance with legal, employment and governance requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Previous administrative experience including the use of Microsoft Office Products and advanced organisation and time management abilities.
- Strong verbal and written communication and relationship management skills communication and organisational skills.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to effectively manage both staff and volunteers
- Proven ability to provide small and large group education sessions to a range of age groups on social justice issues.
- Sound knowledge of issues surrounding homelessness
- Understanding and experience with conflict resolution
- Unrestricted Driver’s License and the confidence to drive a small truck and minivan
- Demonstrated knowledge of WH&S and Food Handling requirements
If this sounds like you, please apply now by submitting your application with a Resume, for key requirements of the role, read Position Description. Information on how to apply.
If you have questions about this role or require easy read Word version of PD, please email Kate Lee, Regional Director, Metro: kate.lee@vinnies.org.au, quoting: VIN2916
The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check.
St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We take pride in the diversity of our people and encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages.
St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment.