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Volunteer Welcome Induction

Volunteer Welcome Induction. Trainer: Anwar. About the Workshop. Ice Breaker 2 hours To welcome you to the programme Please ask questions Ground rules. Covers. Vision and Values History Working in a team Understanding boundaries Why Volunteer? What do I do now? FAQ.

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Volunteer Welcome Induction

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  1. Volunteer WelcomeInduction Trainer: Anwar

  2. About the Workshop • Ice Breaker • 2 hours • To welcome you to the programme • Please ask questions • Ground rules

  3. Covers • Vision and Values • History • Working in a team • Understanding boundaries • Why Volunteer? • What do I do now? • FAQ

  4. Vision and Values • Everyone can volunteer • Volunteers are at the heart of ActiveNewham • Guaranteed volunteer opportunities that are meaningful and challenging • Volunteers provide solutions and contribute to a harmonious and resilient community • Local opportunities • It is a volunteer-led • Easy, Fun and Professional • Time well-spent • Risk Free

  5. History • Started in 2005 • Volunteers for the Olympics • Now3,500 Registered Volunteers • 80,000 hours volunteering 2011/2012 • Over 60 different roles • Ministerial recognition for good practice • Won Queens Jubilee Volunteering award 2012

  6. Some of our events • Fireworks Display • Summer Events including “Under the stars” • Newham London Run • Tea dances • Mayors Newham Show • Local Community Events • Events at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  7. Long Term Opportunities • Environment Streetwatchers, community gardens, Newham ‘Beautiful Boroughs’, Thames 21 Person to contact: Liz Whitworth • Sports Coaches, sport club volunteers, multiple roles e.g. administration, volunteer coordinators, health & safety officers, management committee members Person to contact: Alison Mitchell • Libraries Homework club assistants, Home reader service, games club, Toy Library Assistant, Chess Clubs Person to contact: Habebur Rahman

  8. Long Term Opportunities • Adult Social Care • Befrienders, Drug Intervention Programme, Enablers, IEDA, Community Resource Centre • Person to contact: Hannah Martindale • Criminal Justice • Restorative Justice, Youth Offending Team • Person to contact: Liz Whitworth • Leisure Centre • Reception Assistants, Play Team Support Assistant, • Call Centre • Person to contact: Kolsuma Miah • Employment and Training • Vocational trainings, references, CV support, • support with job applications, work experience • Person to contact: Kolsuma Miah

  9. This is your chance • To meet new people • Help your community • Get involved and do something to make a difference • Get work related experience • Have fun • Be part of a network that will keep you informed

  10. Working in a team • Working in team is at the heart of being a Newham’s Volunteers • Exercise • You have 10 straws to build the tallest free standing structure • You must not use anything but the straws you have been given • For the first 2 minutes, you must not do any building, only planning • You have 10 minutes in total • Start planning!

  11. A Good Team is • Well Lead • Coordinated • Responsive • Respectable of others • Gets the job done • Emotionally intelligent

  12. The activeNewham Volunteers Team

  13. Making it Real • Code of practice – Outlines the behaviour expected and creates a commitment between volunteers and Newham’s volunteers team • Handbook • Health and safety • Refreshments • Travel • Uniform, well-presented, clean and tidy • Attendance • Punctuality

  14. QUIZ?? In your teams: • Read each statement and then discuss the issue in your group • If you don’t know the answer tick the last column • Your team will be asked to raise just ONE of the issues at the end to be discussed, you choose what you want to ask about!

  15. Volunteers can expect • Clear information about their volunteering activities • Appropriate training for their role • Appropriate supervision • A healthy, safe environment • Equality of opportunity • On-going support and supervision • Recognition and Rewards

  16. Code of practice • Please read • Sign and hand it back to staff • THANK YOU ! • Now , let us understand / review • why we do volunteering & • how to pick & choose volunteering activity!

  17. Why do you want to volunteer? • Give something back to the local community • Meet new people • To improve my CV • Support your UCAS statement • To try out something new, I want to change career

  18. Selecting opportunities • What type of volunteering are YOU interested in? • What are your current skills? • What skills would you like to develop? • What further training would you be interested in / need? • The next steps…

  19. Selecting opportunities • Email: volunteers@activenewham.org.uk • Website www.activenewham.org.uk (for the list of opportunities short & long term) • Text • e-Newsletter • Ring if you have a query or can’t find what you are looking for 020 3770 44 44  Just press option 5

  20. Website

  21. Active Newham’  Volunteering Opportunities Weekly Bulletin or Event’ Calendar ( A sample ) to choose volunteering which interests you , whenever possible for you !

  22. VOLUNTEERING Active Newham Active Newham Volunteering  Phone : 020 3770 44 44 Just press option 5

  23. WELCOME TO THE TEAM!!

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