Basic Introduction to Community Work - Central

Setting up a group
As a Community Worker your organisation/agency may ask you to
set up a group for a specific purpose, this could be to discuss issues
such as; school closures, how your organisation/agency is working,
the need for more play areas, they have had a request from people in
the community, etc.
Remember, although the issue may be important to your
organisation/agency it may not be important to the community or
audience you are trying to engage with, therefore, it is always
beneficial if we inform, consult, and involve the community from the
beginning this way they will have ownership and feel part of the
process.
There are a number of steps required to establish a group, these are:
1. Identify the issue/need.
2. Gathering the names of people interested.
3. Discuss what needs to be done.
4. Identify objectives.
5. Establish an organisational framework to meet objectives.
6. Prepare a plan of action.
7. Delegate tasks and roles.
8. Feedback from tasks and actions.
9. Hold meetings.
Steps 3 and 8 will become permanent points and should be repeated
as the group’s impact and progress develops.
Governance
In voluntary and community sector group/organisations, governance
is provided by a management committee or the board of trustees.
This group oversees the group/organisation, making sure it fulfils its
objectives/mission, lives up to its values and remains viable for the
future.
To do this, the committee or board sets up a variety of systems to
control and monitor the groups/organisation’s activity. It makes
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