Introducing Team Kensington and Chelsea
1.An overview of Team Kensington and Chelsea
2. The aims and what we are doing to achieve them
3. Progress to date
4. Next steps
What is Team Kensington and Chelsea?
Team Kensington and Chelsea aims...
• To build on the rich tradition of volunteering in the Royal Borough
• To offer residents more opportunities to volunteer
- 40% of residents feel they do not have enough time, 23% do not know how to get involved, 23% think their schedule is unpredictable
• To help organisations to offer volunteering opportunities
• To support organisations who promote and support volunteering
Who is involved
You?
How we will do thisDedicated web space – www.rbkc.gov.uk/volunteer
Supporting and attending partner events to promote both volunteering generally
and specific Council opportunities...
.... and hosting Team Kensington and Chelsea events around the borough
Creating new Council opportunitiesCommunity Reporters
City Living, Local Life Champions
•Supporting and implementing best practice and national government priorities
... and taking feedback from public, voluntary and community
organisations on how Team Kensington and Chelsea can help make
volunteering easier and more accessible in the Royal Borough
Implementation to date...Objective Progress
Developing a branding campaign to raise awareness of volunteering
Team Kensington and Chelsea launched, brand and promotional materials designed
Supporting the Volunteer Centre to develop the Kensington and Chelsea Ambassadors programme
Pool of trained volunteers exist to support borough events
Encouraging the use of volunteers in Council services
Conversations with Volunteer Coordinators in Council held and seminar planned to coincide with VCKC Kitemark
Encourage Council employees to participate in volunteering
Initial steps to create an Employee Volunteering policy in RBKC
Develop a dedicated web-space www.rbkc.gov.uk/volunteer
Next steps...
To build on the rich tradition of volunteering:Grow Team Kensington and Chelsea presence around the borough
Navigate Employee Volunteering policy for the Council
Strengthen borough-based volunteer fairs
Increasingly share best practice both within the Council and through the Team K&C web pages
To support organisations who promote and support volunteering:
To help organisations to offer volunteering opportunities