• Looking for volunteers
• Good practice support
• Training and Network meetings
• Annual Celebration Event
• CRB checks

Looking for Volunteers

If you are an organisation in the voluntary, community or public sector, or if you are a not-for-profit organisation, then we can help you with volunteer recruitment.

You can register your volunteering opportunities with us FREE and we will publicise them to potential volunteers - see registration pack. 

We also maintain a database of local volunteering opportunities which members of the public can browse at our office when they attend a brokerage meeting or view online at www.do-it.org.uk

Either way prospective volunteers can make informed choices when deciding where to volunteer.  If a volunteer expresses an interest in working with your organisation, we will pass their contact details on to you to make arrangements to see them.

Good Practice Support

We believe that good volunteer management practice is vital in ensuring that employers and volunteers have a positive experience when working together within an organisation.

We offer good practice advice and guidance on all aspects of involving volunteers in your organisation.  Our Volunteer Development Worker can give one-to-one support and help, including discussing and overseeing Volunteer Policies, Agreements, Role Descriptions and Induction requirements.  You can also receive our quarterly newsletter with up-to-date local, regional and national news from the volunteering sector.

 Please click here for a range of Good Practice resources

Training for volunteer managers

Throughout the year we deliver a range of courses on Volunteer Management.

This is aimed both at those who are new to volunteer management, as well as those who wish to review their volunteer programme.

Bursaries are available for these training courses.

For further information on upcoming training, please refer to our training calendar in Events or Latest Events on the left.

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Network Meetings

The Volunteer Co-ordinator’s network meets three times a year.

It provides a chance for people involved in the recruiting, supporting and managing of volunteers to meet together.

During these meetings they will:

• Network and share information;
• Access presentations on a range of issues relevant to volunteer management;
• Find out all the latest information and developments affecting volunteer managers;
• Receive information relating to the topic of discussion;
• Take part to an open forum led by volunteer managers, for volunteer managers.

Annual Celebration Event

Every year during the summer, the Volunteer Centre holds a celebration evening.  This is the one occasion in the year when groups join together to show their appreciation for the work undertaken by their volunteers.

From 2011 the celebration evening will be open to all volunteers - not just those who have completed 100 hours.  Volunteer co-ordinators will be invited to nominate a handful of volunteers who they would like to bring.  For more information, call Clare, Joanne or Dee on 01244 316587.

CRB Checks

For further information please follow the link http://www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/