Matching the Right Volunteer to the Right Role
A guide on volunteer recruitment, including how to match the right volunteers to the right role. Includes checklists and helpful tips.
Author: Volunteer Scotland
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National Standard: Volunteer Participation (66 results)
Commitment to volunteer involvement is set out through vision, planning and resourcing, and supports the organisation’s strategic direction.
Money, Volunteers and Disability
A resource identifying the broader economic context for people living with a disability and the impact this may have to the volunteering context.
Author: Victoria ALIVE, Volunteering Victoria
National Volunteer Guide
A comprehensive guide to the legal obligations an organisation has for its volunteers. This six part guide includes: 1. Introduction and overview 2. Volunteer, employee or independent contractor 3. Volunteer safety with annexures 4. Workplace behaviours 5. Recruiting, inducting, managing and ending the volunteer relationship 6. Organisational issues
Author: Not-for-Profit Law, Justice Connect
Organisational Plan Management of Spontaneous Volunteers – A practical guide for volunteer involving organisations
Assists organisations responsible for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers with establishing an Operational Plan to clearly articulate how Spontaneous Volunteers will be utilised and managed when the need arises.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
Parks and Wildlife Service: Volunteer Handbook
An example of a Volunteer Handbook. The Handbook covers key information on what to expect as a volunteer, including induction, training, code of conduct and work, health and safety considerations.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
Parks and Wildlife Service: Volunteer Management Manual
An example of a Volunteer Management Handbook. The Handbook covers key information volunteer management processes including frameworks, recruitment, supervision and administration.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
Partnership Planning Tool: Corporate Volunteering Templates
A resource for planning the involvement of corporate volunteers in an organisation.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Recruiting Volunteers
A guide on recruitment, including information on selection, screening, and types of recruitment.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
Responding to a Pandemic: A Guide for Volunteer Involving Organisations
A comprehensive guide on volunteer involvement during a pandemic, reflecting most areas of the National Standards.
Author: Volunteering Australia, Volunteering Queensland
Sample Agreement: Activation and use of Volunteering Queensland’s EV CREW service
Outlines the agreed roles and responsibilities of Volunteering Queensland and the respective Local Government Authority in the activation and use of Emergency Volunteering – Community Response to Extreme Weather (EV CREW).
Author: Volunteering Queensland