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Read MoreYour team - tools and advice for managing staff and volunteers
Access templates and advice to effectively manage volunteers and staff in your community sports group. Download role descriptions, and communication templates to streamline coordination. Learn best practices for leadership, motivation, and conflict resolution to foster teamwork and productivity. With these resources, create a supportive environment that empowers your volunteers and staff, ensuring your sports group runs smoothly and achieves its goals.
Recruiting new volunteers need not be intimidating. Use these resources to help with volunteer management.
Recruit your team
A key component of a healthy and thriving organisation is a strong recruitment process.
This ensures that you are able to deliver your activities, maintain efficiency, and progress towards your overall aim.
This guide covers:
- Where to start with recruitment?
- Role descriptions
- Recruitment methods
- Equal opportunities
- Volunteers from overseas
- Accessible and inclusive recruitment
Build your team
Whether you’re a new community group or a veteran charity, taking the time to critically think about the structure of your team is a vitally important process. This process ensures you are able to deliver your activities, keep costs low and work towards your objectives.
This guide includes:
- Where to start?
- Define the roles
- Volunteers vs. paid staff
- Where to get employment support?
Support your team
When it comes to supporting your team and ensuring they want to stay involved, we recommend you keep in mind the following 6 principles:
- Say ‘thanks’
- Listen to what they have to say
- Support them in their roles
- Keep things clear and simple
- Make them feel part of something
- Manage the organisation in a professional way
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