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Volunteer recruitment checklist

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This volunteer recruitment checklist is a practical template designed to support Volunteering Involving Organisations to plan and manage their volunteer recruitment processes. It outlines key steps to consider before, during and after recruiting volunteers to ensure a clear and consistent approach.

Benefits for volunteer managers

  • plan and manage volunteer recruitment process
  • clarify volunteer roles and requirements before recruitment begins.

How to apply this resource

This checklist is most useful when preparing to recruit new volunteers, reviewing recruitment practices, or ensuring all key steps are considered as part of the recruitment process.

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Volunteering WA is the peak body for volunteering in Western Australia, working across community, government, corporate and education organisations to build capacity of volunteer involving organisations, and support volunteering.

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