This short session is aimed at people who are new to managing volunteers or involving volunteers in their organisation. Is your organisation volunteer ready? Come along and find out more about how you can prepare your organisation to effectively involve volunteers.

Any community or voluntary group which involves volunteers and wants to ensure that best practice is followed. Especially aimed at new volunteer managers or people who are new to working with volunteers.

Aim of the session:

To ensure you get the best from your volunteers good volunteer management is essential. This course aims to help new volunteer managers or organisations involving volunteers. During the session volunteer managers are encouraged to share their experience, ideas and solutions.

The course covers:

• What you need in place before involving volunteers.
• Policies and procedures.
• Best practice in volunteer management.
• Pitfalls to avoid.

Outcomes for learners:

• Understand the policies and procedures that need to be in place to support you and your volunteers.
• Understand best practice in recruiting and retaining your volunteers.

The course will be delivered by a member of the Sector Development Team at CVS Cheshire East. 

Training cost:

• CVS members: Only £5
• Non-members: £25

If there are any queries about this or any other training course please contact our Development Team on 01270 763100 or email: enquiries@cvsce.org.uk or helen.roger@cvsce.org.uk.

Safeguarding our Learners: CVS Cheshire East is committed to safeguarding all vulnerable adults. We take any disclosure seriously and wish to create a safe environment for our learners. If anyone has any concerns or issues then please raise these with the tutor or alternatively you can contact our Chief Officer on 01270 763100. For more information please ask for a copy of our Adults Safeguarding Policy.