Guidance, Templates and Examples for  Dundee Volunteer Friendly

The guidance and templates can be used by any Third Sector organisation and group to build and adhere to good governance practices in providing the best possible volunteering experience. 

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

Guidance documents:

• • Volunteer Policy – Developing-a-Volunteer-Policy
  • Strand 1_Example Volunteer Policy

Templates:

• • Health and Safety Policy
  • Equality monitoring form
  • Social Media Policy
  • Confidentiality Policy and Agreement 
  • Equality-Diversity-Monitoring-Form
  • Volunteer Voice Survey – Microsoft forms.
  • DVF Volunteer voice survey – Word format

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
  • Strand 3_Recruitment Flowchart
  • Strand 3_Telling Someone No

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
• Strand 4_Volunteer Lifecycle

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