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Volunteer Orientation[Insert your presentation title]
[Insert presenter information:]Presenter Name(s)
Organization Name
Program Name
Date
[Or insert your logo]
Welcome Volunteers
Congratulations on joining the [insert your
organization & program name RSVP/FGP/SCP]!
Session Agenda
Who We Are Our mission Our programs
The Volunteer’s Role Eligibility Assignments
Program Expectations Policy, procedures, and paperwork
Volunteer Resources
Training Objectives
By the end of this session, you will be able to: Understand the purpose of the SCP program Understand a bit more about fellow volunteers Locate resources to answer your questions
about our programs, assignments, policies and procedures
Complete the Volunteer Registration form Select a volunteer assignment
“Many ask, what can I do to help in our fight?” The answer is simple.
All of us can become a September 11th volunteer by making a commitment to
service in our own communities.” -President George W. Bush, November 8th, 2001
National Call For Volunteers
“President Bush Taps AmeriCorps and Senior Corps
to Support Homeland Security Efforts”
“Corporation for National and Community Service to mobilize 20,000
volunteers”-November 9, 2001
Why Volunteer?
Make a positive difference in your community
Share your skills and life experiences Offer assistance and guidance to others Learn new skills Meet other volunteers with similar
interests
Introductions
Introduce yourself and tell us: “How did you hear about this program?” “What most interests you about volunteering
for this program?”
Our Mission Statement
[Insert your organization or program mission statement here]
Who We Are
National Senior Service Corps Foster Grandparents Program (FGP) Senior Companion Program (SCP) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP)
www.seniorcorps.org
Organizational Chart
Jam esC oord in a to r A ss is tan t
-T im esh ee ts-M ileag e fo rm s
M in ju anR S V P C oord in a to r
R atiR S V P V o lu n teer
B erh ard tF G P C oord in a to r
M arcoR S V P V o lu n teer
H illa ryS C P C oord in a to r
M ariaP rog ram D irec to r
[insert your organizational chart]
How SCPs Make a Difference
Senior Companion Program (SCP) reaching out to adults with special needs:
Serve frail older adults and their caregivers, adults with disabilities, and those with terminal illnesses
Provide companionship and friendship to isolated frail seniors
Assist with simple chores Provide transportation Add richness to your clients' lives
Activity: “Making a Difference”
The goal: Learn more about each other’s skills, career
backgrounds, and interests Think about how we can work together to
make a difference in our community
Activity
In small groups…1. Pick a project that you think would make a
difference in the community. 2. Answer the following:
What are your goals for the project? Who would you be serving directly? Who else would benefit from this effort?
3. Determine what is needed to get the job done successfully:
What exactly do we need to do? What inputs do we need? (e.g. materials, information,
skills and experience, etc.) Where do we get what we need? What skills can each of us contribute to the effort?
Activity
Is It Right For You?
Senior Companion Program is for you if you: Are 60 years of age or older Meet certain income eligibility guidelines Want to serve 20 hours a week Want to serve adult clients directly
We Can Help You By Providing: Pre-service and monthly training
sessions Modest tax free stipends Transportation reimbursement Meals Paid holidays Annual physical Accident and Liability insurance Volunteer recognition events
How Our Program is Making a Difference Specific project descriptions
[insert your own examples]
The Volunteer’s Role
How Volunteers Make a Difference In the community To Themselves
…In the Community
“As long as I am able to drive and cook, I know that I can make a difference in someone else's life." When bad weather prevented Senior Companion Dorothy McCall from driving, she recruited a neighbor to take her to a client's home on his tractor. Dorothy McCall serves with the New River
Area SCP in North Carolina.
…To Themselves
"I like knowing they can depend on me to do whatever needs to be done." Frances Boydston serves in Topeka, Kansas.
Volunteer Assignments
Selecting a station Interviewing with the station Reporting your hours (timesheets) Programming for impact
“What difference does it make in the community?”
Disciplinary action Volunteer separation
Volunteer Stations
Our Volunteer Stations [insert your program’s volunteer stations] [If you’re online, insert a URL that links to the station’s
website if they have one.]
Current volunteer positions available [insert your program’s available volunteer positions] [If you’re online, insert a URL that links to your own
program’s website where available positions may be posted.]
Volunteer Rights & Responsibilities
Rights Receive a job
description Receive adequate
training Receive appropriate
guidance/feedback Receive recognition
for services provided
Responsibilities Adhere to policies and
procedures Attend training(s) Report any problems
encountered Maintain confidentiality
Program expectations
Program requirements Program policies Required paperwork Common concerns
For new volunteers For the organization
Volunteer resources
Volunteer handbook Other supporting materials
[If you’re online, insert a URL that links to your own program’s website, and give participants a tour]
Contact name/phone for organization Volunteer tips
See FAQ handout
In Conclusion
Our mission Our hopes for you
Your Own Action Plan
Now it’s time to construct a plan to apply what you’ve learned today to your own volunteer work. Individually complete “My Individual Learning
Action Plan” worksheet.
Activity
“Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more
than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.”
-President Bill Clinton
“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness
that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it,
for I shall not pass this way again.”
-Mahatma Ghandhi