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Recruitment  &  Reten,on  

Tara  Cantwell   Volunteering  Victoria    

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Session  outline  

•  Current  trends  in  volunteering  •  Learn  strategies  for  recruitment  for  any  demographic    

•  Learn  strategies  for  reten,on          for  any  demographic      

2  www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au  

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Current  trends  and  demographics    •  Women  are  slightly  more  likely  to  volunteer  (38%)  than  men  (34%).      •  People  in  the  major  ci,es  are  less  likely  to  volunteer  (34%)  than  

people  in  other  areas  (42%).    •  Peak  of  volunteering  in  the  45–54  age  group      •  Rates  of  volunteering  have  grown  in  sport,  religion  and  educa,on,  

but  have  declined  in  community  services  and  emergency  management.      

   •  People  who  work  are  more  likely  to  volunteer  (40%)  than  people  

who  are  unemployed  (20%)  or  not  in  the  labour  force  (31%).    

3  www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au  

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Current  trends  and  demographics    •  On  average  people  volunteer  for  1  hour  per  week    

•  More  volunteers  want  roles  that  are  flexible,  or  require  shorter  hours  or  a  shorter-­‐term  commitment.  Volunteers  are  now  more  likely  to  spend  shorter  periods  of  ,me  in  mul,ple  roles.  

 •  More  people  are  volunteering,  but  for  less  ,me  than  in  the  past.      •  People  are  increasingly  ,me  poor,  and  volunteering  ac,vi,es  

compete  with  greater  work  and  caring  responsibili,es.  

•  People  are  also  more  mobile  than  in  the  past,  making  it  less  likely  that  a  volunteer  will  stay  for  many  years  in  a  single  role  

4  www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au  

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4  Steps  for  successful  recruitment  

 1.  Iden,fy  all  volunteer  roles      2.  Create  a  posi,on  descrip,on    3.  Iden,fy  some  ideal  volunteers  4.  Establish  where  and  how  to  find  them    

5  www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au  

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Volunteer  Mo8va8on      

The  Func8onal  Approach  (Clary  et  al.,  1998)    •  Values:                                          giving  back  to  the  community  

•  Understanding:            learn  more  about  something  

•  Social:                                  strengthen  certain  social  rela4onships  •  Career:                                        gain  career  related  experience  •  Protec,ve:                          reduce  nega4ve  feelings  eg  guilt  •  Enhancement:            develop  psychologically  eg  improve                                            self  esteem  

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Who  is  your  target  audience?  

•  Re8rees?  •  Youth?  •  Corporate  volunteer?  •  Someone  from  a  Culturally  and  Linguis,cally  diverse  background  

   What  are  the  interests  of  this  group?    What  are  they  likely  to  read?    How  do  they  like  to  be  communicated  with?  

 

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Go  volunteer  

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Go  volunteer  

Benefits  •  Used  Australia  wide  •  Most  Volunteer  resource  centers  use  the  service  

•  Easy  customer  service    •  Reminders  to  renew  your  ad  every  month      *  Must  have  volunteer  insurance  to  register  

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4  Steps  for  Successful  Reten8on  

1. Support  and  supervision    2. Performance  management    3. Recogni,on  &  apprecia,on    4. Ongoing  training      

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12  steps  to  great  support  Buckingham  and  Coffman  “First,  Break  All  The  Rules”      Staff  who  are  well  supported  can  answer  ‘yes’  to  the  following    12  ques,ons.      

1.  Do  I  know  what  is  expected  of  me  at  work?  2.  Do  I  have  the  materials  and  equipment  needed  to  do  my  work  correctly?  3.  At  work  do  I  have  the  opportunity  to  do  what  I  do  best  every  day?  4.  In  the  last  7  days  have  I  received  recogni,on  or  praise  for  good  work?  5.  Does  my  supervisor  or  someone  at  work  seem  to  care  about  me  as  a  person    6.  Is  there  someone  at  work  who  encourages  my  development?  7.  At  work  do  my  opinions  count  8.  Does  my  company’s  purpose  make  me  feel  like  my  work  is  important?  9.  Are  my  co-­‐workers  commiied  to  doing  quality  work?  10. Do  I  have  a  best  friend  at  work?  11. In  the  last  6  months  have  I  talked  to  someone  about  my  progress?  12. This  year,  have  I  had  opportuni,es  at  work  to  learn  and  grow?  

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Recogni8on  and  apprecia8on    You  have  been  given  a  small  grant  that  allows  you  to  celebrate  volunteers  for  Na,onal  Volunteer  Week.  Based  on  your  volunteer  target  audience  -­‐  what  would  you  do?    

   Could  you  include  2  different  op,ons  to  allow  for  different  mo,va,ons?  

 

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Summary        4  steps  recruitment    

1.  Roles      2.  posi,on  descrip,on    3.  ideal  volunteer  4.  Where  and  how  to  find  them    

   4  steps  for  reten8on    1.  Support  and  supervision    2.  Performance  management    3.  Recogni,on  &  apprecia,on    4.  Ongoing  training    

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Level  2/491  King  Street  West  Melbourne  VIC  3003    Ph  03  8327  8500    Fax  03  8327  8599    ABN  79  378  017  212      Volunteering  Victoria  is  endorsed  as  a  Deduc,ble  Gin  Recipient  (DGR)    

www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au