How to Go About Getting a Volunteer
Step-by-Step Guide
To get started download - Starter Pack for Institutions 5.5MB
To get started download - Starter Pack for Institutions 5.5MB
Talk to the organisation about the need for a volunteer, and create a desire to have a volunteer.
Put in place a small “Volunteer Feasibility Committee” to research the capacity of your organisation to fund and look after a volunteer, and to complete the application documents. This same committee could become the “Volunteer Management Committee” if you should choose to get a volunteer.
Create a full job description. This is an important item that will outline the obligations of the organisation and the volunteer (see sample in section 3).
Create a budget to inform both the local organisation and the prospective volunteer of what can be expected (see sample in section 4).
Complete the service request form - download them from the web. This document needs to be signed by your local conference.
Once you have done this, send us a copy of items 3, 4 and 5
It will also be important for you to tell us where you want to draw your volunteer from, as this will influence where we advertise for you.
Put in place a small “Volunteer Feasibility Committee” to research the capacity of your organisation to fund and look after a volunteer, and to complete the application documents. This same committee could become the “Volunteer Management Committee” if you should choose to get a volunteer.
Create a full job description. This is an important item that will outline the obligations of the organisation and the volunteer (see sample in section 3).
Create a budget to inform both the local organisation and the prospective volunteer of what can be expected (see sample in section 4).
Complete the service request form - download them from the web. This document needs to be signed by your local conference.
Once you have done this, send us a copy of items 3, 4 and 5
It will also be important for you to tell us where you want to draw your volunteer from, as this will influence where we advertise for you.
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If your volunteer position is open to applicants from anywhere in the world, we will have your vacancy listed in: the General Conference World Volunteer Centre website available positions section Worldwide Positions
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the SPD website volunteer available positions South Pacific Division Positions
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If you only want to draw your applicants from within the South Pacific Division (or from Australia or New Zealand only), we will advertise in the SPD website and the Record, but not the World Volunteer site.
Please note
that we cannot send you the names and resumé of any applicant until we have a copy of the items 3, 4 and 5.
To get started download - Starter Pack for Institutions 5.5MB