Volunteer inductions, policies and procedures

Inclusive Volunteering Checklist

Making your volunteer program more inclusive for more people is easier than you think! This simple

checklist provides some practical steps to make sure everyone can access the benefits of volunteering.

Start your journey towards ore inclusive volunteering today.

Author : Volunteerability

Code of Conduct – Diversity and Inclusion

A Code of Conduct sets out the rules and expectations that members of an organisation must follow.

This resource includes a variety of options to include in your organisations code of conduct in regard to diversity and inclusion.

Author : Volunteerability

Managing Volunteers

Volunteers are an important resource to many, if not most, community organisations.

By understanding the legal issues relating to the engagement and management of volunteers, volunteer involving organisations can make sure their relationship with volunteers is meaningful, while being managed respectfully and safely.

Source : Justice Connect – Not for Profit Law

A guide to WHS for volunteers

This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply
to organisations that engage volunteers

Author : Safe Work Australia

Volunteer’s First Day Checklist

Use this checklist for a volunteer’s first day to ensure their induction requirements gets met.

Author : Volunteerability

(EE) Clothing Guide

This simple clothing guide is for anyone not sure about what they should wear. If you are unsure, you can ask the organisation you are applying or volunteering for if they have any rules.

Author : Volunteerability

National Strategy for Volunteering (2023)

Volunteering Australia is leading the development of a National Strategy for Volunteering. The National Strategy will be designed and owned by the volunteering ecosystem and will provide a blueprint for a reimagined future for volunteering in Australia.

Author: Volunteering Australia

(EE) Media Consent Template

It’s ideal for you to have pictures of your volunteers doing the things that your organisations does. It is important to gain written consent before taking pictures and using them for things like social media posts, newsletters and brochures. This Easy English version is perfect for people with a learning disability, low literacy levels or trouble understanding English.

Simply customise this template for your organisation by changing the red text.

Media Consent Template

It’s ideal for you to have pictures of your volunteers doing the things that your organisations does. It is important to gain written consent before taking pictures and using them for things like social media posts, newsletters and brochures. Simply customise this template for your organisation by changing the red text.

Writing a Code of Conduct

Codes of Conduct are not a legal requirement, but they are a good tool for setting expectations of behaviour. Having a Code of Conduct provides an overarching, high-level approach for what your organisation expects of its staff, service users, clients, contractors and third parties, including volunteers.

Author: Volunteering Australia