...Volunteer Resources

Treat volunteer workers just you would an employee. Create a job description, which includes a list of the qualities and skills needed for someone to successfully perform the role and duties needed.

Develop a volunteer worker application designed to gather critical information about their work history, as well as their volunteer history. Include questions designed to draw out the type of volunteer work they've done in the past, what they'd like to do now, and why. Ask them to identify the skills and knowledge they have that would benefit your camp. Relate these back to the job descriptions you created. Consider including a section about certifications that would be valuable for your camp, such as first aid, or CPR skills.

Seek references, and permission to contact those references, as well as supervisors, or administrators at the organizations they served previously, whether as an employee or volunteer. Human resource professionals recommend that you contact all references presented. Resist the temptation to assume acceptable performance, especially when clergy or people you may be mutually acquainted with are included as a personal reference. Document thoroughly,...

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