FREE Inclusive Volunteering Workshops information – hosted by EV Strengthening Communities on behalf of the Volunteer Management Activity program – Eastern metro region

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN IN PERSON ONLY WORKSHOP (online workshops TBC soon)

Workshop 1 will take participants through a series of 3 interactive modules:

Module 1: Introduction to becoming an inclusive workplace for volunteers.

This module will allow participants to:

● Gain an understanding of the spectrum of disabilities and the competencies and strengths people can bring.

● Begin to assess what changes they may need to make in their workplace to be inclusive.

Module 2: Preparing for an Inclusive Workplace

Completing this module participants will:

● Understand what an inclusive workplace looks like and be able to identify broadly what needs to change in their business.

● Be able to articulate the types of disabilities which lend themselves to the work / vacancies they have.

Module 3: Actioning Your Inclusive Workplace

Participants will commence preparing their Disability Volunteering Action Plan and map out:

The supports they can access
Opportunities they can offer
Supports required for those opportunities
Extending your opportunities to other groups who are excluded.

By the end of the workshop participants will come away with:

1. Their draft Volunteering Inclusion Plan
2. Opportunities scoped for volunteers

They will then test their plan with their organisation and spend time developing:

Role descriptions
Marketing plan for opportunities
Workforce training plan

Workshop 2 (3 hours in duration - date & time TBC at first workshop): Please note Workshop 2 can only be attended by those who have completed Workshop 1 in full.

Participants will present their finalised Inclusive Volunteering plan, marketing plan and workforce training plan to their colleagues.