This feature is not yet available, but it will be coming soon.
Section 4.13 of the Church of England's Safer Recruitment and People Management Guidance states that:
"As part of finalising the settling-in period, arrangements must be made for how ongoing support is to be carried out for all volunteer roles that fall within the scope of this code, which must include confirmation of the responsible person to whom the volunteer reports.
Regular meetings must continue to be scheduled between the responsible person (or someone to whom this task has been delegated) and the volunteer and safeguarding must form a core part of these ongoing meetings.
Any safeguarding concerns must be thoroughly discussed and documented. These opportunities must also be used to develop the volunteer’s safeguarding understanding and skills."
The above requirements apply to:
- Any role that involves substantial contact with children (under 18) or vulnerable adults.
- Any role that involves supervising or supporting people in the above roles.
The guidance notes in the same section also state that:
"Meetings with volunteers should be appropriate and proportionate to the role being carried out and the level of engagement. A minimum of three times a year is recommended but, whatever the arrangements are, they should be agreed with the volunteer at the outset. These meetings go a long way to ensuring volunteers feel properly valued. Where church bodies have a large volunteer workforce, it is recognised that the practicalities of organising one to one meetings at the recommended frequency may be challenging and bodies could consider the use of ‘group supervision’ (a small meeting of those carrying out the same role) in lieu of some meetings, ensuring that volunteers have at least an annual one to one meeting and are clear on who to approach should they need an individual meeting in between times."
Why choose to use this feature?
This feature will be enabled or disabled for each role via the Role Settings in the Role Creator.
When enabled, the People Manager can keep track of one-to-one meetings for supervision and support.