|
Volunteering is at the heart
of what we do.
The sessions in 'Volunteering' will give individuals
and organisations who organise and manage volunteers an
introduction to the various aspects of engaging with
volunteers - recruitment, selection, support and guidance,
risk assessment, volunteering policies and examples of best
practice |
| |
|
4a
|
Introduction to
Volunteering |
|
|
By the end of this session,
participants will:
-
understand the nature and
scope of volunteering and how it differs from paid work
-
recognise how and why
organisations involve volunteers in their work
-
appreciate the resource
implications of involving volunteers
|
|
Provider |
Date |
Time |
Contact |
Location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
4b
|
Preparing for
Volunteers |
|
|
By the end of this session,
participants will:
-
be able to identify
volunteer roles and draw up volunteer 'task
descriptions'
-
know how to assess and
manage risk relating to volunteers
-
understand key legal
issues relating to volunteers
-
be able to develop a
volunteering policy
-
have considered what
other policies might be necessary
-
have identified actions
for improvement in their own practice and that of their
organisation
|
|
Provider |
Date |
Time |
Contact |
Location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
4c
|
Volunteer
Recruitment, Selection and Induction |
|
|
By the end of this session,
participants will:
-
be familiar with a range
of methods to attract a diversity of volunteers
-
recognise ways in which
volunteering can be made more accessible to all
-
recognise 'selection' as
a two way process and be familiar with a range of
selection tools
-
be able to prepare
questions for and conduct a selection interview.
-
understand the use of
vetting procedures, including CRB checks and recognise
their limitations
-
understand the purpose
and nature of a) volunteer agreements b) volunteer
induction
-
recognise potential uses
and abuses of volunteers' personal information
-
have identified actions
for improvement in their own practice and that of their
organisation
|
|
Provider |
Date |
Time |
Contact |
Location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
4d
|
Getting the Best From
Your Volunteers |
|
|
By the end of this session,
participants will:
-
understand good practice
in relation to motivation, support and supervision of
volunteers
-
recognise the
opportunities for volunteers' personal development and
learning
-
know how to give
appropriate recognition to volunteers
-
recognise key sources of
conflict and ways of managing difficulties
-
understand when and how
to terminate the volunteering relationship
|
|
Provider |
Date |
Time |
Contact |
Location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
