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What you need to know about volunteering regulations and the law - in house course

The absolute essentials in one day


This workshop looks at the regulations and law that underpin your work with volunteers.

Topics we’ll cover include:

Volunteers and insurance
Are you confident your volunteers are covered?
 
DBS checks and volunteers 
When do you do them and and why?
(Did you know it’s illegal to take a DBS check when it’s not needed?)
        
Health and Safety and volunteers
What are the basic standards you need?

Risk assessments and volunteering
Are they fit for purpose?

Volunteering and language
Avoiding creating contracts of employment

Volunteers and discrimination
where do you stand?
       
Disputes and disciplinary processes
Why have them for volunteers?

Screening processes for volunteers
Protecting your reputation and your tenants

Recording volunteers, their activity and their training
Is this robust and comprehensive? 

Why not run this course in house? Email me at rod@rodlaird.co.uk

What delegates say about our courses on volunteering:

"Useful course ………."
Sam Barber, Regeneration Manager, City South Manchester Housing Trust, City South Manchester Housing Trust 

"Good course. Thank you"
Katiya Nunes, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Midland Heart Housing Association

“Highlighted how different methodoIigies can be combined to assess different impacts"
Lois Hall, Southern Hub Volunteer Co-ordinator, Riverside Housing Group

"It was useful to confirm tools already being used and great to be able to ask questions. Thank you"
Danielle Thorp, Volunteer Manager, Knightstone Housing Association

"The course was useful, it confirmed some of what we already knew and offered up new and useful tips"
Sandra Shipperley, Tenant Participation Officer, Stafford and Rural Homes

"I liked the breakdown of the stakeholders, the types of impact and how to make the best use of results"
Sarah Feleppa,  Assistant Community Outreach Worker, Trust Thamesmead 

"I am involved in other voluntary groups as well as the Housing Association, and the information provided will be of great value I hope, to the Friends of a park group that I have been developing over the last 2 years"
Nick Thompson, Chairperson, Crosby Housing Association 



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