By the end of the session, you will have an understanding of:
- What makes a volunteer different from other types of workers?
- Volunteers and the law
- Why people do and don’t volunteer, including potential barriers to volunteering
- Other things to consider when involving volunteers
- Policies and procedures
- Risk assessments
- How to write a role description
- Where to advertise roles to reach potential volunteers (approaches currently used and found to be most effective)
- How to write engaging adverts
- Different stages of the recruitment process
When it is appropriate to undertake extra checks: DBS, offending, foreign nationals, SEND.