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Volunteer interview questions for better matching
Thorough screening and proper placement of volunteers starts with asking the right volunteer interview questions. Although we often think about screening volunteers as a way to mitigate potential risk, it also provides a unique opportunity to better understand the motivations of the volunteer applicant. The link also has hints and tips around screening and retention.
Author: Volunteer Pro
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Interview Questions
Some examples of questions that you may like to ask prospective volunteers in your sporting club, depending on the role and level of responsibility.
Author: Community Cricket
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Interviewing Tips for Assessing Volunteers in High-Risk Positions
This Tip Sheet has been written by volunteer management specialists who work with vulnerable children and youth. The specialists have decades of experience creating the conditions for successful interviews, always with the intention of creating welcoming spaces to have personal and deep conversations that are equitable and fair, but also robust and curious.
Author : Victoria Foundation – British Columbia – Canada
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Guide to interviewing volunteers
A more formal approach. Some steps to keep in mind.
Author: Volunteer Ireland
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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
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ACWA Code of Ethics
The Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) Code of Ethics sets the foundation for exemplary community work practice and is the benchmark for all practitioners.
Author: Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)
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Volunteer Managers Tool Kit – 2020
Managing volunteers can be different to managing employees for several reasons. If you are stepping into a volunteer management role for the first time this toolkit aims to give you some hints and tips for establishing best practice at your organisation, as well as some handy downloadable tools
Author : Volunteering Victoria
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Working with Volunteers
An online tool that provides an overview of the key legal obligations that not-for-profits have towards volunteers. Includes recruitment, WHS, unlawful behaviour, managing performance and dismissals.
Source : Justice Connect – Not for Profit Law
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A framework for your Volunteer Policy
It is recognised that the guidelines in the framework will be considered in the light of individual organisation’s needs and / or situation. The sample statements are provided only as an illustration of the relevant guidelines and are not intended as a standard or model for use by any other organisation. Remember the difference between policy and procedure. Policy outlines what you intend to do and procedures then outlines how you will do this.
Author: Volunteer Ireland
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Developing growth mindsets
Explore how to help volunteers and the co-workers who lead them to ditch the fixed mindsets that are holding them back and adopt a growth mentality that helps them question knee-jerk reaction to change and reconsider what might be possible.
Author : Volunteer Pro
