Are you a strategic, proactive leader passionate about improving community health and wellbeing through high‑quality volunteer‑led programmes?
BVSC is looking for a Health & Wellbeing Volunteer Lead to drive the growth and impact of our volunteer-led programmes — Bexley Buddies and Digital Champions.
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working collaboratively across sectors, developing high quality volunteer programmes, and strengthening relationships with GP surgeries, NHS partners, charities and community organisations. You will play a key role in delivering better outcomes for residents by ensuring volunteers are supported, trained, and empowered to make a meaningful difference across the borough.
You will lead programme delivery, champion best practice in volunteering, support two staff members, and maintain strong relationships with partners and commissioners. With over 80 volunteers involved, this is a unique opportunity to contribute to boroughwide health and wellbeing priorities while shaping and expanding volunteer-led community support.
Key Areas of Work:
- Programme Leadership & Delivery: Lead the expansion and quality assurance of volunteer-led health and wellbeing programmes across GP surgeries and community settings.
- Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain effective relationships with NHS, VCS and community partners, representing BVSC at borough‑wide health and wellbeing forums.
- Volunteer Leadership & Workforce Development: Support, coach and manage staff and volunteers to ensure an inclusive, rewarding and high‑quality volunteer experience.
- Continuous Improvement & Insight: Use feedback, monitoring and evaluation frameworks to strengthen programme effectiveness and drive ongoing improvement.
We’re looking for an experienced leader with a strong background in community health or wellbeing programmes, partnership working and volunteer management. You will bring excellent communication, problem‑solving and strategic planning skills, along with the ability to support teams and build effective relationships across NHS, voluntary sector and community partners.
If you are proactive, organised and passionate about improving outcomes for local residents, we’d love to hear from you
How to apply:
Please submit your application and monitoring form to humanresources@bvsc.co.uk by: 22:59 on Sunday 26th April 2026 Interviews will take place on Wednesday 6th May 2026.
If you have not heard from us by Friday 8th May 2026, please assume your application was unsuccessful.