So, you have thought about Awareness and you have thought about accessible formats for your policies and procedures. So what comes next?
Before you begin your recruitment, you will need to know how to structure that process and what policies and procedures you will need in place.
Thoughts into actions: Policies and procedures So, you have thought about Awareness and you have thought about accessible formats for your policies and procedures. So what comes next?
Before you begin your recruitment, you will need to know how to structure that process and what policies and procedures you will need in place.
Start from the very beginning: Thinking about recruitment In order to successfully recruit and support volunteers with support needs, there needs to be some planning before the recruitment process takes place. This planning is needed to ensure that your organization is accessible and ready to take on volunteers with additional support needs.
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Thoughts into actions: Policies and procedures So, you have thought about Awareness and you have thought about accessible formats for your policies and procedures. So what comes next?
Before you begin your recruitment, you will need to know how to structure that process and what policies and procedures you will need in place.
Supported Volunteering: A volunteer’s view I remember a time when I was scared to meet new people, afraid of letting them down. I could not commit to anything for the same reason. I was desperate to do something but didn’t know how I could given the state of my mental health. I was never sure how I would be one day to the next and finding someone who understood that would be very difficult.
Creating a supportive volunteering environment One of the most important things to consider when moving into the area of supported volunteering, is how to create a supportive and inclusive environment for those volunteers with traditional barriers to volunteering.
There are two key messages to remember here:
1. Keep it simple
2. Be flexible
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Toolkit Update You may or may not have noticed a slight change to the menu options above. The Toolkit has started to take shape! The Toolkit pages are intended to be of use to volunteer managers and organisations wishing to set up a supported volunteering project. The toolkit will be split into [...]
Volunteer Buddy Project At Volunteer Centre Slough we have recently developed a project to support those with mental health issues into volunteering. Over recent years we have worked with local support agencies and the community mental health team with the view to finding sustainable volunteering roles for their clients. We found that many [...]
