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4. RECRUITMENT
4.1 Many respondents to the Youth Work Strategy consultation called for more publicity or promotion to encourage people to volunteer in youth work. In the 21st century, the environment for volunteering is changing, with more people volunteering for shorter periods of time. This means that youth work providers must recruit more people for a range of often complex roles. And they need to place new volunteers quickly into roles which suit them best.
4.2 Some organisations have already focused on improving this process, from recruitment to placement. YMCA for example, has undertaken a pilot identifying best recruitment methods and effective volunteer placement. As part of this Action Plan, Youth Scotland will draw together existing good practice to develop a recruitment guidance resource for any voluntary youth organisation to adapt for its own use.
The Outcome we want:
For any youth work organisation to be able to recruit a strong complement of volunteers and place them in roles which suit them best.
The Action we propose:
- We will ask Youth Scotland to develop a proactive recruitment resource for use across the sector. To highlight good recruitment practice and provide tools to support organisations engaging in a changing environment, and in moving new volunteers quickly into the best roles for them and the organisation.
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