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Contents1. ACF Volunteer Policy2. ACF Volunteer Procedures1. Recruitment1.1 Position descriptions1.2 Initial contact1.3 Registration1.4 Placement1.5 Induction2. Rights and responsibilities of volunteer staff2.1 Rights of Volunteers2.2 Responsibilities of Volunteers3. ACF’s commitment to volunteers3.1 Recognition of volunteers by paid staff3.2 Training3.3 Volunteer awards and acknowledgement3.4 Confidentiality3.5 Reimbursement3.6 Occupational Health and Safety3.7 Personal Insurance Cover4. Internships5. Intellectual Property and Confidentiality6. IT Acceptable Use7. Conflicts of Interest8. Inappropriate Behaviour and Volunteer Dismissal8. Poor Performance10. Resignation2
ACF VOLUNTEER POLICYBackgroundVolunteers have been involved in almost every area of the Australian ConservationFoundation’s activity since its inception in 1966. Traditionally ACF has attracted people with arange of backgrounds and skills, a shared commitment to the environment and a desire to helpACF achieve its goals.ACF recognises and values the reciprocal nature of the relationship and is committed toproviding a volunteer program which both: Supports ACF’s work; and Meets the expectations and needs of individual volunteersDefinitionIn this policy the term “volunteer” refers to Volunteering Australia’s definition of FormalVolunteering:“Formal volunteering is an activity which takes place through not for profit organisationsor projects and is undertaken:• to be of benefit to the community and the volunteer;• of the volunteer’s own free will and without coercion;• for no financial payment; and• in designated volunteer positions only.”Policy1. The Australian Conservation Foundation offers a volunteer program which aims to: Abide by Volunteering Australia’s Principles of Volunteering (see Appendix) Recruit and maintain a committed group of volunteers; Provide volunteers with the level of responsibilities and involvement that meet theirexpectations; Help ACF achieve it’s goals.2. In order to achieve this, the Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for recruiting, inductingand managing volunteers.3. The Volunteer Coordinator will maintain a Procedures Manual for Volunteers which detailsrecruitment, induction, training, rights and responsibilities, insurance, acknowledgement,reimbursement, dismissal and resignation.4. In addition, where applicable, volunteers will be covered by, and made aware of, thefollowing general staff policies: Equal opportunity Sexual harassment Acceptable use Confidentiality Conflict of interest Privacy Risk management Fieldwork health and safety Complaint and dispute resolution
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