Volunteer Agreenment
This Volunteer Agreement describes the arrangement between Creative Kids and you. We wish to assure you of our appreciation of your volunteering with us and will do the best we can to make your volunteer experience with us enjoyable and rewarding.
Part 1: The Organisation
Your role is as a Volunteer Activity Assistant. This volunteering role is designed to support the live events function of Creative Kids.
You can expect Creative Kids;
1. Induction and training
To provide a thorough induction on the work of Creative Kids, its staff, your volunteering role and the induction and/or training you need to meet the responsibilities of this role. The Volunteer Handbook provides full details of the organisation.
2. Supervision, support and flexibility
- To explain the standards we expect for our services and to encourage and support you to achieve and maintain
them; - To provide a named person who will meet with you regularly to discuss your volunteering and any successes
and problems; - To do our best to help you develop your volunteering role with us.
3. Expenses
Please note: Allowances are only available if funding is secured for the project on which you are volunteering.
To reimburse these expenses following the procedures in the Volunteer Handbook:
- Travel to and from your place of work and during your work: see the Volunteer Handbook for rules on methods of travel and car mileage allowances.
- Meal expenses to a maximum of £4. (Expenses should be incurred through volunteering so to be eligible you should volunteer around mealtimes or for at least 8 hours a day).
- Specialist clothing or equipment where this is required and provided by you.
- Actual cost of crèche, childminding fees or other dependant costs incurred by you in order to be able to volunteer, although these would usually be offered for free within our own setting.
4. Health and safety
To provide adequate training and feedback in support of our health and safety policy, a copy of which is in the Volunteer Handbook.
5. Insurance
To provide adequate insurance cover for volunteers whilst carrying out their volunteering roles which have been approved and authorised by Creative Kids.
6. Equal opportunities
To ensure that all volunteers are dealt with in accordance with our equal opportunities policy, a copy of which is set out in the Volunteer Handbook.
7. Problems
To try to resolve fairly any problems, complaints and difficulties you may have while you volunteer with us;
In the event of an unresolved problem, to offer an opportunity to discuss the issues in accordance with the procedures set out in the Volunteer Handbook.
Part 2: the Volunteer
We expect you:
- To help Creative Kids fulfil it’s vision, objectives and outcomes as stated in our policy documents.
- To perform your volunteering role to the best of your ability;
- To follow the organisation’s procedures and standards, including health and safety and equal opportunities, in relation to its staff, volunteers and clients;• To maintain the confidential information of the organisation and of its clients;
- To meet the time commitments and standards which have been mutually agreed to and to give reasonable notice so other arrangements can be made when this is not possible;
- To provide referees as agreed who may be contacted, and to agree to a Criminal Records Bureau check being carried out where necessary.
This agreement is binding in honour only, is not intended to be a legally binding contract between us and may be cancelled at any time at the discretion of either party. Neither of us intends any employment relationship to be created either now or at any time in the future.
