Volunteer resource guides

Our guides and resources provide a useful reference to help you develop the way you manage volunteers, from finding volunteers to retaining them. These guidelines are intended to assist organisations with the effective management of volunteers.

Good practice does not require any specialist knowledge. It mostly involves common sense and the imaginative ability to put yourself in the position of a volunteer.

These guides give you information on how to develop fulfilling and meaningful volunteering experiences in a fair, safe and supportive environment. It will help you to develop good practice in volunteer management in all the stages of your volunteering.

Getting started

• Download the plan, plan, plan guidance (.pdf Size: 24Kb) .
• Download the writing a volunteer policy (.pdf Size: 296Kb) .
• Download guidance about diversity and volunteering (.pdf Size: 296Kb) .
• Download guidance on creating a volunteer role (.pdf Size: 177Kb) .
• Volunteering role description template (.pdf Size: 272Kb) .
• Download guidance on a health and safety policy (.pdf Size: 121Kb) .
• Risk assessment record sheet template (.pdf Size: 178Kb) .

Recruitment

• Download guidance on how to find volunteers (.pdf Size: 187Kb) .
• Download the volunteer application form template (.pdf Size: 103Kb) .
• Download guidance on interviews or informal discussions (.pdf Size: 113Kb) .

Management and support

• Download guidance for induction and training (.pdf Size: 202Kb) .
• Download guidance on support and supervision (.pdf Size: 189Kb) .
• Download the volunteer contact record template (.pdf Size: 186Kb) .
• Download the group supervision guidelines (.pdf Size: 109Kb) .