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South Dublin Tidy towns 01 February 2012, 12.15
South Dublin Tidy towns
A South Dublin County Tidy Towns public meeting is taking place in Tallaght Stadium on Thursday 16th February at 7.30pm. Speakers will include a Tidy Towns competition adjudicator, Public Realm Designer, speaker from Lucan Tidy
Volunteer Centre Newsletter - January 12
Volunteer Centre Newsletter   Monday 9th January 2012 New Community Hub Announced. Are you a small community group in South
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Celebrate Volunteering! 17 November 2011, 14.40
Celebrate Volunteering!
Celebrate Volunteering on  5th December International Volunteer Day As you know, 2011 celebrated the European Year of Volunteering and we had many events in South Dublin
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New quality mark for volunteering! 07 November 2011, 15.25
New quality mark for volunteering!
Volunteer Ireland is delighted to announce that they recently secured funding from the EU as part of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 to develop a framework for a national quality standard for involving volunteers. This
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A Volunteers First Day PDF Print E-mail
The following are a list of useful checks to ensure that your volunteer has a welcoming, informative and rewarding first day at your organisation. Remember that orientation is an important first step to making a volunteer feel welcome in a new environment.

 

  • Give a tour of the workplace including all the areas that are available to the volunteer such as the kitchen facilities, bathroom, offices, etc...
  • Introduce Volunteer to staff members and other volunteers working within the organisation. If your organisation is large with a big staff compliment, it might be useful to use an organisational chart with details of staff and their interrelationships with other staff/organisations
  • Give a brief history of your organisation and its mission plus an overview of the services you provide.
  • Explain funding sources where necessary
  • Go over roles of other volunteers within the service
  • Describe the clients that are served by your organisation.
  • Explain the meaning of confidentiality and stress its importance
  • Show the volunteer their designated place of work
  • Show the volunteer where they store items that are required for their work
  • Give details of the procedures for reimbursement of expenses and other required reports or forms if this is necessary
  • Show procedure for using phone, fax and internet if necessary
  • Demonstrate any other equipment that the volunteer is likely to use eg. computers, photocopier etc..
  • Give emergency phone no.s and obtain contacts for volunteer in case of emergency
  • Clarify who to call or what to do if the volunteer cannot come in on a scheduled day.
  • Review the volunteers role description again.
  • Discuss the background on the specific project that the volunteer is working on if necessary
  • Explain the procedure for requesting supplies and clerical support.
  • Give a glossary of terms and abbreviations commonly used in the agency.
  • Share staff schedules and when and how people can be reached if the volunteer needs contact a staff member
  • Encourage volunteer to give feedback and explain how and when to voice areas of concern or make suggestions effectively

     

    Above all
  • Smile
  • Show enthusiasm
  • Help volunteers to meet and get to know one another
  • Thank volunteers for their commitment to your organisation

    Taken from Energize Inc
    Used with permission
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