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Volunteer Code of Conduct and Volunteer Agreement

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Purpose
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Safeguarding
  5. 5
    Making decisions about whether or not to involve volunteers in an Adult Social Care service
  6. 6
    Making people aware of volunteering opportunities
  7. 7
    Who can apply to volunteer within Adult Social Care
  8. 8
    Acceptance/non-acceptance decisions
  9. 9
    Volunteer Code of Conduct and Volunteer Agreement
  10. 10
    Trial period
  11. 11
    Volunteer records
  1. 12
    Induction and ongoing support for volunteers
  2. 13
    Health and safety
  3. 14
    Insurance
  4. 15
    Pre-agreed expenses
  5. 16
    Ending a volunteer agreement/managing concerns
  6. 17
    Emergency Planning
  7. 18
    Monitoring
  8. 19
    Review
  9. 20
    Appendix 1
  10. 21
    Policy details

We are currently reviewing the Volunteers in Adult Social Care policy.

9.1    Volunteers are expected to abide by the Adult Social Care Volunteer Code of Conduct.

9.2    All applicants will be required to sign a volunteer agreement (see Appendix 1) which includes the Volunteer Code of Conduct before being involved in any Adult Social Care service. 

Policy published : July 2005     

 Policy reviewed : Sep 2023

Last reviewed:
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