volunteering
Policies and Procedures for Organisations
Policies and Procedures for Organisations
The following policies and information are made available for your guidance only. Should you wish to use any of the information on this page, we strongly recommend that you have it checked by an appropriate body - for example your Board of Trustees.
To put it simply, a volunteer policy is the foundation on which your organisation’s involvement of volunteers should be based.It forms the basis of your entire volunteer programme,giving cohesion and consistency to all the elements in your organisation that affect volunteers (recruitment, expenses, health and safety and so on). It is the key to involving adiversity of volunteers, because it helps to define the role of volunteers within the organisation, and how they can expect to be treated.
A volunteer policy demonstrates an organisation’s commitment both to its volunteer programme and to itsindividual volunteers. By having a policy in place, you are showing that care and thought has gone into thevolunteer programme. It helps to ensure fairness and consistency. Dealing with volunteers means dealing with a diverse range ofpeople. Being able to refer to a written policy ensures that decisions are not made on an ad hoc basis, and that all volunteers are treated equally and fairly.
A policy enables volunteers to know where they stand. It offers them some security, in that they know how they can expect to be treated, and where they can turn to if they feel that things are going wrong.
Volunteer Policies
Example Volunteer Agreement
Example Rights and Responsibilities
Example Equality and Diversity Policy
Example Volunteer Travel Expenses Guidance
Example Volunteer Expenses Guidance
Example Health and Safety Policy
Example Insurance Policy
Example Volunteer Drivers Policy
Example Complaints Procedure
Your Contact at the Volunteer Centre:
Caroline Shead
Volunteer Centre Manager
Harrogate & Area Volunteer Centre
Community House
46-50 East Parade
Harrogate HG1 5RR
Tel: 01423 509004
Fax: 01423 502126
e-mail: volunteer@harrogate.org