Organisation Agreement
When working with volunteer staff it is essential to meet all legal obligations by providing adequate insurance cover. Accurate job descriptions are also required so that the Volunteer Resource Centre may refer the most appropriate volunteer for any vacant volunteer position. Feedback on referrals to the Resource Centre must be provided so that the Resource Centre can maintain accurate records of vacancies and collect data required by the funding body.
The conditions outlined below in the Organisation’s agreement aim to ensure the smooth operation of the Volunteer Resource Centre and clear understanding of the responsibilities of Organisations. Organisations utilising the services of the Liverpool Volunteer Resource Centre agree to abide by the following:
- Organisations and community groups who wish to register agree that they are non-profit in nature.
- Organisations will have adequate volunteer insurance to cover any duty which a volunteer may perform, the age group of all volunteers and recruitment sources of volunteers. Organisations will provide a copy of their insurance policy, company providing insurance cover and policy number to the Liverpool Volunteer Resource Centre upon registration. Both accident and public liability insurance is required. The Liverpool Volunteer Resource centre will be notified of any changes to volunteer insurances in writing for record keeping purposes. Organisations bear all insurance responsibilities for volunteers.
- Organisations will have policies in place relating to the role of volunteers within the organisations, the rights and responsibilities of volunteers and agree that volunteers will not be used to replace paid staff members.
- Organisations will provide Liverpool Volunteer Resource Centre with up to date and accurate job descriptions for each volunteer position they wish to fill
- Organisations are invited to attend training courses offered by Liverpool Volunteer Resource Centre. Information regarding dates and times of the next sessions are available from Liverpool Volunteer Resource Centre.