Volunteering

Volunteer Management Resources

Community Links Bromley has a dedicated Volunteer Centre.

The Volunteer Centre provides:

Support for individuals to find volunteering opportunities
Support for organisations to promote their volunteering opportunities
Information and guidance for organisations to develop the involvement of volunteer
Strategic development of volunteering in Bromley

Full details on the Volunteer Centre pages or download Support with volunteer management, recruitment and retention for local groups - 151Kb

Resources

Volunteer management resources are available as part of our Good Practice project.
Example documents include:

Volunteer Expenses Claim Form
Volunteer Role Description
Volunteer Induction Checklist
Volunteer Review Form
Volunteer Exit Letter
Volunteer Agreement

Please contact our Good Practice Advisor, Hilary Bell, to discuss hilaryb@communitylinksbromley.org.uk

Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum

Do you recruit, manage or supervise volunteers?
Would you like to meet with other people in a similar situation and share knowledge and experiences?

The Volunteer Centre Bromley regularly runs a Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Forum.
Recent topics of discussion have included:

Safeguarding adults and children
Engaging disabled volunteers
Writing great role description
Recruitment and selection of volunteers

To find out about the next forum please contact Hilary Bell

Email. hilaryb@communitylinksbromley.org.uk

Tel. 020 8315 1905

Volunteer Management Training

The Volunteer Centre Bromley offers a variety of Volunteer Management training sessions, these are dependent on funding so please refer to the CLB ebulletin for updates. Bespoke training for organisations can also be arranged.
Recent topics have included:

Reward and Retention of Volunteers
Key Elements of a Volunteer Programme
Diversity of your Volunteer Programme

The Volunteer Centre Bromley also works closely with other local volunteer centres to provide high quality professional development opportunities.

Currently we are planning a Level 3 VRQ Volunteer Management Accredited Award with the Volunteer Centre Croydon. This 10 week, one day a week course will be accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management. The cost of this training is £425 (concessions may apply) For more information about training opportunities please contact Hilary Bell hilaryb@communitylinksbromley.org.uk Tel. 020 8315 1905

For further details on other training for local voluntary and community groups, visit the local training pages in the e-news section of the website.