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CLUB WORKFORCE GUIDANCE & TRAINING CLUB WORKFORCE GUIDANCE & TRAINING

Volunteer Recruitment Volunteer Succession Planning National Honours

If you need to attract more volunteers, a useful first step to HOW? Identifying and developing potential successors for key The RFU encourages members of the rugby family to
identify gaps or where someone may have duplicate roles Visit: www.englandrugby.com/volunteers positions within your club is a vital part of sustaining submit applications for national honours, where an
is completing a Workforce Map available on for more information and ideas on recruiting your club’s future. outstanding contribution to the game has been made. If
www.englandrugby.com/volunteers volunteers. Develop a succession plan that identifies the skills or you think someone deserves to be recognised in this way
An example of how a new volunteer got involved in the Once you have identified gaps in your workforce expertise needed to fill key roles within the club now and
game and the benefits she has seen from volunteering can there are lots of ways you can recruit new in the future. Carry out a skills audit to identify potential
be found here: www.englandrugby.com/volunteers volunteers, which are identified in the Volunteer successors; make sure these volunteers are supported WHEN?
Recruitment Workshop and Recruitment Toolkit. in developing understanding of the role so they are well
For information on safer recruitment in relation to To help with recruitment of specific roles, a All year round
volunteers working within the children’s workforce, selection of draft role descriptions can be equipped to step in if someone has to step down. This
please see Safeguarding section on page 32. found at: supports stability and will help ensure you always have WHO?
the right person for the right role at the right time.
www.englandrugby.com/volunteer-roles Email: vincentthorne@rfu.com for further
information and support on the application process.
Have you got a Club Volunteer Coordinator?
This role is invaluable for providing dedicated
support to recruit, retain and recognise HOW?
volunteers and support succession planning. Visit: www.englandrugby.com/volunteers
GOLDEN ROLES
More information on this role and the for more information and ideas on volunteer
Recruitment Toolkit can be found at succession planning.
OTHER KEY www.englandrugby.com/volunteers and WHEN?
www.englandrugby.com/club-volunteer-
ROLES coordinator/ All year round, ideally around the end of
the season.
WHEN?
WHO?
Recruit all year round, especially in time for the Email: jennybox@rfu.com
start of the season. Call: 07834 617237
ADDITIONAL
WHO?
Talk to your Rugby Development Officer (RDO)
VOLUNTEER
about Volunteer Recruitment needs to help your
club find new people. Details can be found in the
ROLES
index of this guide.
ANYTHING

ELSE?

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