Volunteer Policy

All volunteers offering their services to KADE will have their offers dealt with promptly and be given a warm welcome, which reflects the value we give to volunteers.

Throughout KADE it is recognised that volunteers play a very important role and their efforts contribute highly to the overall success of the organisation.

 

The involvement of volunteers within KADE will be encouraged and supported whenever possible.

The role of volunteers will be clearly defined and in every situation where a colunteer will be involved, an agreed statement of tasks should be drawn up and volunteers should be adequately prepared for the tasks which they will be undertaking.

Volunteering will never be seen as a substitution for paid employment. The work of volunteers will be that of a supportive, complementary nature alongside paid staff. It is important that the roles of all volunteers be clearly defined and agreed by both staff and volunteers. For this reason, a written agreement of assigned tasks should be considered so that there is no confusion between the roles of volunteers and paid staff.

Having a clearly defined and agreed role for a volunteer helps the volunteer to understand what is expected of him/her. As far as possible, specific activities should be identified for which a volunteer can take responsibility.

Training will be given to all volunteers and will be reviewed and updated regularly.

There will be ongoing reviews with volunteers and if necessary discontinuation of the volunteer’s service will be outlined.