Volunteers Building a Winning Team Denise Hayward Director

Volunteers – Building a Winning Team! Denise Hayward Director of Community Engagement and Capacity Building

Nature of Volunteering ‘Volunteering is the commitment of time and energy for the benefit of society and the community, the environment, or individuals outside one’s immediate family. It is undertaken freely and without concern for financial gain. ’

Some Trends Who? 30% population Changing social trends e. g. ageing, working patterns, migration Why? To make a difference, improve things/help meet a need in the community. Why Not? Lack of time, lack of information. What? Fundraising, Management Committees, events, sport, youth work, working with older people. Where? Impact of technology

RIGHT NUMBER – RIGHT VOLUNTEER Recent recruitment campaign attracted 15 new volunteers! More than we expected. GREAT START! 5 don’t have the right attitude or skills We have nothing for 3 of them to do! Volunteer Co-ordinator I’m struggling to manage them all

Recruitment Plan for Volunteers RECRUITMENT PLAN Why would I want to volunteer? What would make it possible or impossible for me? d l u o c o h W do it? What ne eds done?

Building a Rewarding Volunteer Role • What will the volunteer be doing? • Is the role realistic, could it be a team or broken down further? • When and where will the volunteering take place? • Who will support and supervise the volunteer? • What are the key characteristics you are seeking?

RECRUITMENT PLAN 1. Why does the organisation want to involve volunteers? VOLUNTEER ORGANISATION 2. What does the organisation want volunteers to do? 3. What qualities/skills do the volunteers have to have? 4. How will the organisation find volunteers? 5. How will the organisation select which volunteer they want? 6. How will the organisation manage the volunteer after selection? REMEMBER: Avoid going public until the plan is done.

What Volunteer Now offers l Promotion l Healthchecks and good practice support l Training and Standards

To register: www. volunteernow. co. uk

Thank you for your time For more information contact: Volunteer Now Tel: 028 9023 2020 Email: denise. hayward@volunteernow. co. uk