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Volunteer Management: An Introduction Course Overview Volunteering is a two-way exchange of skills and experience, which if managed well, will provide multiple benefits for the volunteers and the community organisations they volunteer with. This one-day course will help volunteer organisers to understand the reasons why people volunteer and the role the volunteer plays from a community perspective. The course also looks at what constitutes good practice in relation to the recruitment and management of volunteers, how to 'look after' your volunteer's interests and the legal aspects of working with volunteers. Learning Outcomes This course aims to equip delegates with the skills to: Understand the benefits of working with volunteers Know how to recruit volunteers and look after them successfully Identify the legal issues of working with volunteers Apply good practice and professional boundaries in managing & retaining volunteers Access further information about working with volunteers Methods of Delivery Tutor presentation; group discussion, working in pairs and small groups, short videos. Course Content Audience Training Considerations Certification Related Courses Course Content Managing Volunteers: legal framework and guidelines Motivating factors that encourage volunteering The community benefits of utilising volunteers Good practice in the recruitment and management of volunteers Making the volunteers input relevant to their interest Looking after your volunteers as a retention strategy Signposting and further information Target Audience Anyone who has a role in recruiting, managing or coordinating volunteers or are looking to establish volunteer schemes in the work place Training Considerations All delegates should be familiar with their organisation's Volunteer Code of Conduct. Certification Upon completion of the course, delegates will receive a certificate of attendance. Related Courses Introduction to Leadership and Management Interviewing Skills Personal Safety, Lone Working and Breakaway Techniques

Volunteer Management: An Introduction

Course Overview

Volunteering is a two-way exchange of skills and experience, which if managed well, will provide multiple benefits for the volunteers and the community organisations they volunteer with. This one-day course will help volunteer organisers to understand the reasons why people volunteer and the role the volunteer plays from a community perspective. The course also looks at what constitutes good practice in relation to the recruitment and management of volunteers, how to 'look after' your volunteer's interests and the legal aspects of working with volunteers.

Learning Outcomes

This course aims to equip delegates with the skills to:

Understand the benefits of working with volunteers

Know how to recruit volunteers and look after them successfully

Identify the legal issues of working with volunteers

Apply good practice and professional boundaries in managing & retaining volunteers

Access further information about working with volunteers

Methods of Delivery

Tutor presentation; group discussion, working in pairs and small groups, short videos.

Course Content
Audience
Training Considerations
Certification
Related Courses

Course Content

Managing Volunteers: legal framework and guidelines
Motivating factors that encourage volunteering
The community benefits of utilising volunteers
Good practice in the recruitment and management of volunteers
Making the volunteers input relevant to their interest
Looking after your volunteers as a retention strategy
Signposting and further information

Target Audience

Anyone who has a role in recruiting, managing or coordinating volunteers or are looking to establish volunteer schemes in the work place

Training Considerations

All delegates should be familiar with their organisation's Volunteer Code of Conduct.

Certification

Upon completion of the course, delegates will receive a certificate of attendance.

Related Courses

Introduction to Leadership and Management
Interviewing Skills
Personal Safety, Lone Working and Breakaway Techniques


Volunteer Management: An Introduction Course overview: Volunteering is a two-way exchange of skills and experience, which if managed well, will provide multiple benefits for the volunteers and the community organisations they volunteer with. This one-day course will help volunteer organisers to understand the reasons why people volunteer and the role the volunteer plays from a community perspective. The course also looks at what constitutes good practice in relation to the recruitment and management of volunteers, how to 'look after' your volunteer's interests and the legal aspects of working with volunteers. Learning outcomes: This course aims to equip delegates with the skills to: · Understand the benefits of working with volunteers · Know how to recruit volunteers and look after them successfully · Identify the legal issues of working with volunteers · Apply good practice and professional boundaries in managing & retaining volunteers · Access further information about working with volunteers Methods of delivery: Tutor presentation; group discussion, working in pairs and small groups, short videos. LEARNING OBJECTIVES · Managing Volunteers: legal framework and guidelines · Motivating factors that encourage volunteering · The community benefits of utilising volunteers · Good practice in the recruitment and management of volunteers · Making the volunteers input relevant to their interest · Looking after your volunteers as a retention strategy · Signposting and further information TARGET AUDIENCE Anyone who has a role in recruiting, managing or coordinating volunteers or are looking to establish volunteer schemes in the work place TRAINING CONSIDERATIONS All delegates should be familiar with their organisation's Volunteer Code of Conduct. CERTIFICATION Upon completion of the course, delegates will receive a certificate of attendance. RELATED COURSES Introduction to Leadership and Management Interviewing Skills Personal Safety, Lone Working and Breakaway Techniques

Volunteer Management: An Introduction
Course overview:

Volunteering is a two-way exchange of skills and experience, which if managed well, will provide multiple benefits for the volunteers and the community organisations they volunteer with. This one-day course will help volunteer organisers to understand the reasons why people volunteer and the role the volunteer plays from a community perspective. The course also looks at what constitutes good practice in relation to the recruitment and management of volunteers, how to 'look after' your volunteer's interests and the legal aspects of working with volunteers.

Learning outcomes:
This course aims to equip delegates with the skills to:
· Understand the benefits of working with volunteers
· Know how to recruit volunteers and look after them successfully
· Identify the legal issues of working with volunteers
· Apply good practice and professional boundaries in managing & retaining volunteers
· Access further information about working with volunteers

Methods of delivery:
Tutor presentation; group discussion, working in pairs and small groups, short videos.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
· Managing Volunteers: legal framework and guidelines
· Motivating factors that encourage volunteering
· The community benefits of utilising volunteers
· Good practice in the recruitment and management of volunteers
· Making the volunteers input relevant to their interest
· Looking after your volunteers as a retention strategy
· Signposting and further information

TARGET AUDIENCE
Anyone who has a role in recruiting, managing or coordinating volunteers or are looking to establish volunteer schemes in the work place

TRAINING CONSIDERATIONS
All delegates should be familiar with their organisation's Volunteer Code of Conduct.

CERTIFICATION
Upon completion of the course, delegates will receive a certificate of attendance.

RELATED COURSES
Introduction to Leadership and Management
Interviewing Skills
Personal Safety, Lone Working and Breakaway Techniques