RESOURCES

Heritage Volunteers Representative

Purpose of Role

The Heritage Volunteer Representative is responsible for identifying, setting up, and supervising projects, as well as recruiting and supporting the volunteers, and reporting to the Society Committee and Area Representative.

Responsibilities

Projects

  • Identifying and setting up projects in accordance with the guidance in the Heritage Volunteers Handbook
  • Completing relevant paperwork and sending it to the Volunteering Department for authorisation before commencing a project
  • Taking high quality photographs during the project
  • Ensuring good communication between the volunteers, project leader/s and the Host Organisation
  • Encouraging Volunteers to wear their badges or aprons particularly if they are in a public space

Communications

  • Ensuring Volunteers access the Heritage Volunteers Handbook 
  • Passing on information from Heritage Volunteers mailings to other Volunteers
  • Keeping the Society membership informed about current and potential projects
  • Liaising with the Heritage Volunteers Area Representative
  • Attending the yearly meeting arranged by the Area Representative, reporting as required

Publicity

  • Displaying photographs of the project (before, during and after) at lectures
  • Publicising Heritage Volunteers projects in the Host Organisation's newsletter, local press, The Arts Society Magazine, & the Society's and Area's websites

Other

  • Recruiting Volunteers from the Society membership
  • Finding a successor and arranging a handover period, ideally of six months before stepping down

Expenses

Expenses incurred for telephone, postage, photocopying and travel to negotiate new projects, may be met by the Society

 

Further details can be found in Appendix 2 of the Heritage Volunteers Handbook

 

Resources

Click here to  view the Heritage Volunteering Resources