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Pack 24: Assessing & Dealing with Risk to Volunteers

A session to ensure volunteer managers consider the risk to their volunteers whatever the role and know how to support volunteers to identify and minimise that risk
Author

Kay Curtis

Resources

Handouts, Activity Sheets & Case Studies

Experience Level Needed

Beginner

Access

Download and Online Access

Duration

3 Hours

Price

£
50

What's included?

  • Session Timetable
  • Timed Activities
  • Trainer notes
  • Training material in PPT files 
  • Pre Course questionnaire
  • Training Evaluation form
  • Session extension ideas
  • Activity sheets
  • Case Studies
  • Achievement cards and certificates

Overview

A session to ensure volunteer managers consider the risk to their volunteers whatever the role and know how to support volunteers to identify and minimise that risk.

This training pack aim to equip volunteers with essential knowledge and skills for their roles. Specifically, it focuseson diversity by providing information on diversity and equality legislation, helping to consider excluded groups, understanding how organisations can be more inclusive, and discussing the benefits of diversity.


Objective

By the end of the session participants will:

- have defined the risk situations volunteers face in their roles
- have discussed the responsibility of the organisation, the coordinator and the volunteer in ensuring volunteer safety
- have identified specific risks
- have shared ways of reducing risks
- have developed a volunteer risk assessment strategy
- have explored ways to implement the strategy
 

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