Welcome to the 'Role of the Volunteer Coordinator' eLearning course
A series of 7 linked eLearning courses that will help you to consider the 'Role of the Volunteer Coordinator' at your club. These courses have been translated into eLearning from the runningsports workbook 'The role of the Volunteer Coordinator'.To access the courses please email Nicki Plowman at the LTA: Nicki dot Plowman at LTA dot org dot uk - please use the usual @ and . symbols in Nicki's email address when contacting her. Her email address is presented this way to prevent 'bots' (not humans) reading her email address and generating unwanted email to her.
Introduction: Role of Volunteer Coordinator
This course is covered in 7 Sections and aims to challenge people with responsibility for the coordination of volunteers within sports clubs and organisations. This section gives you an overview of what to expect from the other 7 sections.
Section 1: The role of the Volunteer Coordinator (VC)
By the end of Section 1, you should be able to recognise the role of the VC and identify the differences between approaches taken in different sports.
Section 2: Motivating your Volunteers
Section 2 looks at how the VC can maintain a high level of motivation among their volunteers.
Section 3: Recruiting new Volunteers
All clubs need more volunteers either to take on new roles or to split the role of a current volunteer. Section 3 examines the role of the VC in recruiting new volunteers to the club.
Section 4: Retaining and developing your volunteers
Section 3 helped you identify new volunteers. This section will explore different ways of retaining your volunteers. The retention of volunteers is essential to ensure you keep the expertise and knowledge of your workforce in your club.
Section 5: Recognising and Rewarding your volunteers
Section 5 will help you to understand how valuing your volunteers is a critical part of the role of the VC. It also examines different approaches to recognising and rewarding the commitment volunteers make to your club.
Section 6: Making connections...
By the end of Section 6, you should be able to source further information, advice and support on matters relating to volunteering and volunteer management, and, in particular, advice on child protection policies and guidelines.
Section 7: Action plan for Volunteer Coordinator
Throughout Sections 1 - 6 of this course, you will identify a number of 'Action Points' that could be taken to improve the recruitment, retention, recognition and rewarding of volunteers within your club. Using these action points, Section 7 will help you to devise an action plan to achieve your action points.
