Support and Supervision

Overview

• Thinking about support and supervision

Articles

• Problem Solving Procedures - VE Information Sheet
• Partnership With A Difference - Volunteering magazine
• Working With Volunteers With Extra Support Needs - Volunteering magazine
• Self-Evaluation In The Supervision Of Volunteers - Volunteering magazine
• Support Where It's Needed - Volunteering magazine
• A Choice Blend - Research Into The Motivations And Lifecycle Of Volunteers - IVR report
• Volunteer Recruitment, Management and Support in Poole - IVR report

Examples, Samples and Templates

Template documents

• Template Supervision Meeting Form (MS Word)

Real life examples

• Supervisor form for Six Monthly review – CSV North Nottinghamshire Mental Health Volunteering Project
• Volunteer form for Six Monthly review – CSV North Nottinghamshire Mental Health Volunteering Project

Please note that Volunteering England has not produced the 'real life example' documents listed directly above and is therefore unable to take responsibility for the content. Volunteering England and the organisations that contribute example documents to the Good Practice Bank can accept no responsibility for how they are used. They are presented as examples of good practice, but it is every volunteer-involving organisation's responsibility to ensure that their volunteers are safe, and that policies and procedures meet current legal requirements. For further information about the resources listed in the Good Practice Bank, please visit our 'top tips' page.

Links

UKVPMs a discussion list for volunteer managers. Share your problems with others who may be able to help, or at least sympathise.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKVPMs

Or send a message to UKVPMs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Publications

Priced publications

• The Good Practice Guide - Volunteering England
• Supervising Volunteers - Energize Inc

Share your experiences!

The Good Practice Bank is growing steadily as more information is added to it. An important feature of the Bank is allowing users to share their documents with other volunteering organisations. We are particularly interested in receiving example policies or documents that you are happy to share with others. If we use your contribution, you could win a book on volunteering from our regular prize draw.

• If your organisation has an example to contribute, please use our simple form to submit it.
• Or, please send us an email or telephone 0800 028 3304 (Monday-Friday, 10.30am-12.30pm and 2.00pm-4.00pm)
• We welcome calls through Typetalk/TextDirect. Please dial 18001 followed by 0800 028 3304 (opening hours as above).