Volunteering Good Practice and the Law

Training details

This course is a basic introduction to volunteering and the law. The session will help you to clarify the legal position in relation to volunteers. How do you ensure that you are supporting and developing volunteers while avoiding the risk of creating contracts and falling foul of employment law?

OCVA’s Deputy CEO will use practical exercises, real life examples and current advice to guide you through what is good practice in volunteering and how this relates to the law. There will be useful tips provided on developing an agreement that reflects the role and the volunteer’s responsibilities, without creating a contract. You will also have an opportunity to enhance your knowledge of best practice in managing volunteers to achieve these guidelines.

This is a pro-active workshop, designed to break down the complexities of these regulations and leave you feeling reassured in your responsibilities and management of volunteers.

Who should attend?

This workshop is aimed at beginners, anyone who recruits or manages volunteers or even volunteers. No prior knowledge is required to attend.

The content of this training course does not constitute legal advice and we are unable to provide advice on individual circumstances.

What will I learn?

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Define what volunteering is
• Know the difference between a volunteer and an employee
• Have a clearer understanding of volunteer’s rights
• Know the difference between a contract versus an agreement
• Be confident in volunteering good practice

Trainer:

Jenny Bowley is OCVA’s Deputy CEO. She has spent the last twenty years in Youth and Community work, working in education, local council, social housing, and health. Her roles as Community Youth Officer, Community Development Officer and Volunteering Development Manager have extended her knowledge of the VCS sector. Jenny has had a variety of voluntary roles to give her first-hand experience of volunteering, both as volunteer and in her ten years running a youth organisation, a volunteer manager. In her current role at OCVA, she works to raise the profile of volunteering and helps organisations to achieve their outcomes through the recruitment and retention of volunteers as well as offering advice and guidance on volunteering policy and processes. 

Cost:

£40 per person for OCVA Members
£55 per person from a charitable organisation who are not OCVA members
£70 per person from a non-charitable organisation

Time:
10 am – 1 pm. There will be a short break halfway through the session. 

Course venue:
The Source (next door to OCVA office),
Floyd’s Row,
Oxford OX1 1SS

Details of getting into Oxford by bus, cycle, car or train can be found here. Please note there is no parking at the venue.

Click on 'Book Now' at the bottom of this page to book your place. If the event is fully booked, please register to add your name to the waiting list. 

Please note, if you are booking on behalf of another/others, you must have their names and email addresses ready. If they do not have an email address, please contact us by emailing training@ocva.org.uk.