Office For Volunteers
Government in Adelaide

Volunteering is a vital piece of the South Australian way of life generating vast community spirit and helping to make our neighborhoods welcoming, sound and inclusive. Whether it is delivering meals, helping others in an emergency, patrolling our beaches, running our sporting clubs or supporting the needs of others, volunteers make a real difference to our lives and to the community in which we live. Through these agreements, the Office for Volunteers has worked in partnership with the volunteer community, to create a variety of resources, programs and events to help support and prosper volunteerism in South Australia.

The Office for Volunteers provides advice to the Minister for Volunteers and delivers urge programs that contribute to the government’s priorities of building the capacity of community organizations to be sustainable in years to come, and encouraging all citizens to participate in community life and care for each other. Each year a range of speakers are invited to address the volunteer community. To assist you, the Office for Volunteers has developed two levels of certificates, which can be awarded to admit the participation and valuable contribution of volunteers. The volunteers urge maintenance labor and ensure stations are sound and accessible. Scholarships are awarded in recognition of young volunteers who are currently involved in volunteering, have history of community participation, and have demonstrated their personal motivation and interest in the community and continued volunteering. Together, the group has worked in partnership with the South Australian Government's Office for Volunteers to develop tools and resources, aimed at helping community organizations amplify their cultural awareness and to also get ready to begin engaging CAD communities in their volunteer programs. Everyone has a correct to be sound at work, including volunteers. Sound Work Australia publishes a range of guidance material to yield information on the model work health and safety laws and to assist compliance for volunteers and volunteers organizations. The Office for Volunteers Volunteer Partnership Accessing Resources Project is an initiative to make more government owned facilities and resources available for use by community groups. It was great to be qualified to see this fresh social media phenomenon in action on the day. These sessions focused in on key communication issues, where Congress participants had the opportunity to have their say and share their ideas and experiences with expert facilitators on a range of topics. Participants chose to attend two sessions, one from each of the following groups: Registrations for the 2015 Volunteers Day event have now closed. In 201011, the Partnership was reviewed with community consultation held across the state, including workshop sessions and online surveys. The South Australian Government works with the volunteer community to implement the ACT Partnership in a variety of ways including: The Youth Volunteer Scholarship Awards reward young South Australians, aged 25 years and under, who volunteer their time and talents to aid others in the community. A range of grants are available to assist South Australian organizations promote their volunteers and deliver important services in the community. Produce access to the resources and support volunteers and volunteer using organizations need to operate effectively and efficiently, and. Build effective volunteering practices and opportunities within organizations and communities. It can also be a requirement below legislation for volunteers working with vulnerable groups, such as children, former people and people with disability. Key findings from the report indicate that in addition to meeting legislative requirements, many organizations choose to adopt a policy to screen their volunteers as part of their risk management strategy. To aid you, the Office for Volunteers has developed two levels of certificates which can be awarded to acknowledge the participation and prized contribution of volunteers. STAR service is for insignificant community organizations who want to seduce grant funding and improve their practices but are not required to undertake a quality accreditation program. Developed through a unique partnership between four sectors, volunteer involving organizations, business, Local Government and State Government, the Strategy articulates a vision for volunteering that is distinctly South Australian and reflects our unique social and frugal way of life.