Volunteers

This section is concerned with information and guidance on all those matters that trustees need to consider when managing volunteers. These may include:

• Volunteering strategy
• Policies
• Recruitment, selection and induction
• Volunteer management
• Legal issues
• Risk management

WCVA Information sheets:
4.1 Thinking about volunteering
4.2 Developing a volunteer strategy
4.3 Model volunteering policy
4.4 Recruiting, selecting and inducting volunteers
4.5 Recruiting Welsh speaking volunteers
4.6 Diversity in volunteering
4.7 How to retain volunteers
4.8 Keeping volunteers safe
4.9 Volunteering to work with vulnerable adults and children
4.10 Criminal records checks
4.11 Volunteers and the law
4.12 Volunteers and welfare benefits
4.13 Volunteer expenses
4.14 Investing in Volunteers
4.15 How to work with hard to place volunteers
4.16 Involving young people as volunteers
4.17 The Independent Safeguarding Authority
4.18 Volunteer Drivers

Guidance:
Volunteering and the law - published by Volunteering England (2005)