Developing Roles and Recruiting Volunteers

This workshop covers the nuts and bolts of creating and recruiting to a volunteer role, but also focuses on the underlying nature of volunteering, and how to use this understanding to better attract volunteers. Topics covered include

• Why define specific roles for volunteers
• Writing a role description
• Advertising and promoting your roles
• Tackling the barriers to volunteering
• The application process
• Interviewing volunteers and making decisions

Delivery method;

This will be an interactive session, with opportunities for participants to discuss areas of concern.

Learning outcomes:

Attendees will:

• Gain an understanding of the motivations behind volunteering and how to tap into this for recruitment
• Know the key barriers to volunteering, and how to remove or reduce them
• Understand the need to avoid the ‘workplace model’ of recruitment, and make the process as straightforward as possible

The training is from 10am-1pm, with registration from 9.45am.

Payment is accepted in a variety of ways. You can:

• BACS payments to: Sort Code 08-90-36 Account Number 65001099.
• Pay via cheque to:

BVSC,

Crayford Manor House,

Mayplace Road East,

Crayford,

DA1 4HB

Cheques should be made payable to Bexley Voluntary Service Council and should include details of the course you are booking.

• Pay via a cheque hand delivered to our office at the above address with details of the course you are booking.