Volunteers

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) (NCVO - January 2008)
Useful summary of the situation relating to CRB checks for volunteers and employees.

When to get a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Check (Volunteering England - May 2008)

Screening Volunteers (Volunteering England - May 2008).
The purpose of screening volunteers is to ensure that the appropriate volunteers are recruited for the appropriate projects.

Managing Volunteers

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Association of Volunteer Managers (August 2008)
The Association of Volunteer Managers (AVM) has been set up with the aim to address the needs of those who manage volunteers in England regardless of field, discipline or sector. A key part of this is to help facilitate and support effective peer-to-peer networking of those involved in volunteer management locally, regionally and nationally.

Managing volunteers checklist (NCVO - January 2008)
Eight points listed, with supporting material.

Sample Volunteer Agreements (Volunteering England - January 2008)


Volunteering - core themes (Volunteering England)
Volunteering England's Good Practice Bank. Extensive range of information, including Overviews, Articles, Examples, Model Docuements, Case Studies and Publications. Organised under headings of Core Themes: Volunteer Policies, Recruitment, Creating Volunteer Roles, Expenses and State Benefit, Induction and Training, Support and Supervision, Retention, Health & Safety, Problem Solving, Protection of Vulnerable Clients, Equal Opportunities and Diversity, Legal issues and volunteering, Resources for volunteer managers and co-ordinators.

Volunteering Information Sheets (Volunteering England)
Volunteering England's Information Sheets on a range of issues around volunteering and how to recruit and support volunteers.

Employer Supported Volunteering (Volunteering England)
What is it all about? Who is it for? How do you get involved?

Involving volunteers (Voluntary Action Sheffield)
Involving Volunteers (translations available)

Managing Volunteers (ladder4learning)
Things to consider when managing volunteers

Policy Templates
Includes Policy Templates for Recruitment, Training, Induction, Volunteers and Health & Safety

Recruitment, Selection & Retention Workbook (Creative Leadership Project) 690k

Recruitment, Selection & Retention Workbook (Creative Leadership Project) 607k

Staff & Volunteers Workbook (Creative Leadership Project) 549k

Staff & Volunteers Workbook (Creative Leadership Project) 395k

Volunteer Policies (ladder4learning)
Information about volunteer policies, why have them and what to include