Strand 1 : Involving Volunteers – Understanding why your group/ organisation involves volunteers.

Guidance documents:

• Volunteer Policy – Developing-a-Volunteer-Policy

Templates:

• Health and Safety Policy
• Equality monitoring form
• Social Media Policy
• Confidentiality Policy and Agreement 
• Volunteer Voice Survey – Microsoft forms.

Strand 2: Making volunteering Happen – Money, management, resources and keeping volunteers safe. 

Guidance Documents:

• Creating Volunteering Role Description
• Volunteer Role description
• Volunteer Expenses
• Insuring Volunteers

Templates:

• Strand 2_Template_Role Description
• Lone Working Policy
• Risk Assessment Policy
• Volunteer Role Risk Assessment 

Strand 3: Volunteer Inclusion – Equal access to opportunities and fair recruitment. 

Guidance Documents:

• Tayside Council of Alcohol Volunteer Application
• Possible Interview Questions
• Supporting Neurodiverse Volunteers
• Volunteering and Claiming Benefits

Templates:

• Volunteer Handbook

Strand 4: Welcoming Volunteers – Developing roles, induction, training and meeting support needs of volunteers. 

Guidance Documents:

• Creating a Positive Induction
• Volunteer Induction Checklist
• Training and Development for Volunteers
• Volunteer Agreement

Templates:

• Volunteer Agreement
• Support and Supervision Questionnaire
• Volunteer Exit Questionnaire

Strand 5: Celebrating Volunteer’s Contributions –Recognition for volunteers’ time, contribution, feedback and positive endings. 

Guidance Documents:

• How to Celebrate Volunteers
• Recognising and Celebrating Volunteers

Additional Resources:

Reach Volunteering

Volunteer Charter

Volunteer WiKi