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Volunteer Orientation [Insert your presentation title]

Volunteer Orientation [Insert your presentation title]. [Insert presenter information:] Presenter Name(s) Organization Name Program Name Date. [Or insert your logo]. Welcome Volunteers. Congratulations on joining the [insert your organization & program name RSVP/FGP/SCP] !.

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Volunteer Orientation [Insert your presentation title]

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  1. Volunteer Orientation[Insert your presentation title] [Insert presenter information:] Presenter Name(s) Organization Name Program Name Date [Or insert your logo]

  2. Welcome Volunteers • Congratulations on joining the [insert your organization & program name RSVP/FGP/SCP]!

  3. Session Agenda • Who We Are • Our mission • Our programs • The Volunteer’s Role • Eligibility • Assignments • Program Expectations • Policy, procedures, and paperwork • Volunteer Resources

  4. Training Objectives By the end of this session, you will be able to: • Understand the purpose of the SCP program • Understand a bit more about fellow volunteers • Locate resources to answer your questions about our programs, assignments, policies and procedures • Complete the Volunteer Registration form • Select a volunteer assignment

  5. “Many ask, what can I do to help in our fight?” The answer is simple. All of us can become a September 11th volunteer by making a commitment to service in our own communities.”   -President George W. Bush, November 8th, 2001

  6. National Call For Volunteers “President Bush Taps AmeriCorps and Senior Corpsto Support Homeland Security Efforts” “Corporation for National and Community Service to mobilize 20,000 volunteers” -November 9, 2001

  7. Why Volunteer? • Make a positive difference in your community • Share your skills and life experiences • Offer assistance and guidance to others • Learn new skills • Meet other volunteers with similar interests

  8. Introductions • Introduce yourself and tell us: • “How did you hear about this program?” • “What most interests you about volunteering for this program?”

  9. Our Mission Statement [Insert your organization or program mission statement here]

  10. Who We Are • National Senior Service Corps • Foster Grandparents Program (FGP) • Senior Companion Program (SCP) • Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

  11. www.seniorcorps.org

  12. Organizational Chart [insert your organizational chart]

  13. How SCPs Make a Difference Senior Companion Program (SCP) reaching out to adults with special needs: • Serve frail older adults and their caregivers, adults with disabilities, and those with terminal illnesses • Provide companionship and friendship to isolated frail seniors • Assist with simple chores • Provide transportation • Add richness to your clients' lives

  14. Activity Activity: “Making a Difference” • The goal: • Learn more about each other’s skills, career backgrounds, and interests • Think about how we can work together to make a difference in our community

  15. Activity In small groups… • Pick a project that you think would make a difference in the community. • Answer the following: • What are your goals for the project? • Who would you be serving directly? • Who else would benefit from this effort? • Determine what is needed to get the job done successfully: • What exactly do we need to do? • What inputs do we need? (e.g. materials, information, skills and experience, etc.) • Where do we get what we need? • What skills can each of us contribute to the effort?

  16. Is It Right For You? • Senior Companion Program is for you if you: • Are 60 years of age or older • Meet certain income eligibility guidelines • Want to serve 20 hours a week • Want to serve adult clients directly

  17. We Can Help You By Providing: • Pre-service and monthly training sessions • Modest tax free stipends • Transportation reimbursement • Meals • Paid holidays • Annual physical • Accident and Liability insurance • Volunteer recognition events

  18. How Our Program is Making a Difference • Specific project descriptions • [insert your own examples]

  19. The Volunteer’s Role How Volunteers Make a Difference • In the community • To Themselves

  20. …In the Community • “As long as I am able to drive and cook, I know that I can make a difference in someone else's life." When bad weather prevented Senior Companion Dorothy McCall from driving, she recruited a neighbor to take her to a client's home on his tractor. • Dorothy McCall serves with the New River Area SCP in North Carolina.

  21. …To Themselves • "I like knowing they can depend on me to do whatever needs to be done." • Frances Boydston serves in Topeka, Kansas.

  22. Volunteer Assignments • Selecting a station • Interviewing with the station • Reporting your hours (timesheets) • Programming for impact • “What difference does it make in the community?” • Disciplinary action • Volunteer separation

  23. Volunteer Stations • Our Volunteer Stations • [insert your program’s volunteer stations] • [If you’re online, insert a URL that links to the station’s website if they have one.] • Current volunteer positions available • [insert your program’s available volunteer positions] • [If you’re online, insert a URL that links to your own program’s website where available positions may be posted.]

  24. Rights Receive a job description Receive adequate training Receive appropriate guidance/feedback Receive recognition for services provided Responsibilities Adhere to policies and procedures Attend training(s) Report any problems encountered Maintain confidentiality Volunteer Rights & Responsibilities

  25. Program expectations • Program requirements • Program policies • Required paperwork • Common concerns • For new volunteers • For the organization

  26. Volunteer resources • Volunteer handbook • Other supporting materials • [If you’re online, insert a URL that links to your own program’s website, and give participants a tour] • Contact name/phone for organization • Volunteer tips • See FAQ handout

  27. In Conclusion • Our mission • Our hopes for you

  28. Activity Your Own Action Plan • Now it’s time to construct a plan to apply what you’ve learned today to your own volunteer work. • Individually complete “My Individual Learning Action Plan” worksheet.

  29. “Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.” -President Bill Clinton “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” -Mahatma Ghandhi

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