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Volunteer Engagement Survey of Clubs in the Shire of Capel
Volunteer Engagement in Clubs - Shire of Capel
We are surveying clubs in the Shire of Capel to find out what challenges and issues you face in order to set up training that is relevant for you.
We appreciate you completing this survey.
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1.
Club Name
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2.
Position in the Club
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3.
If you are a sporting organisation or club and utilise volunteers, what are some of the issues and barriers you face to attracting and retaining volunteers? (Tick as many as apply)
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We can't find volunteers
Volunteers don't stay for long
Volunteers are not able to commit to a regular shift
Transport to and from our club is hard
The sign up paperwork for the volunteer to complete is overwhelming
Volunteers have children or other caring responsibilties
Volunteers don't know enough about the role they have signed up for and think they don't have the necessary skills
They think they will be taken for granted
Volunteers having to apply for volunteer roles or complete mandatory hours as part of Centrelink requirements don't show to up to arranged shifts
Other (please specify)
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4.
How diverse are your club volunteers? Do you
currently
have volunteers from the following groups? Tick as many as apply.
(Required.)
People with Disabilities
People with mental health issues
Youth (aged 12 - 18 years old)
New Migrants
Long Term unemployed people
First Nations People
All of the above
No we do not have any volunteers from the above groups in our volunteer cohort
Other group of volunteers (please specify)
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5.
Which of the following groups of people are you
open to recruiting new volunteers
from? (please tick all that apply):
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People with Disabilities
People with mental health issues
Youth (aged 12 - 18 years old)
New Migrants
Long Term unemployed people
Vulnerable Women
First Nations People
Transient Workers
Parents/family members of participants
All of the above
None of the above
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6.
What have been the challenges you identified when you engage volunteers from any of these groups?
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Misunderstandings due to cultural or language differences
Different work ethic or abilities to what I am used to
Difficulty with communication
Extra time and support was required to oversee these volunteers
Unreliable
Lack of accessibility in our organisation
Other (please specify)
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7.
Were there any limitations within your organisation, in your own skill set or experience in leading volunteers from any of these groups? If so how did you overcome this?
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8.
How do you currently recruit volunteers
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Newspapers
Radio
Social Media
Website
Volunteer Resource Centre
Word of Mouth
Other (please specify)
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9.
How much of an impact do you feel your volunteers have within the club?
1 = No impact at all 5 = A great deal of impact
(Required.)
1 (No impact at all)
5 (A great deal of impact)
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10.
Rate the culture in your club - specifically how well does your team work together?
1 = Not at all well 5 = Extremely well
(Required.)
1 (Not at all well)
5 (Extremely well)
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11.
Do you have a good induction process for your volunteers, including policies, procedures, clear position descriptions, police checks/WWC checks if required, insurances, training
(Required.)
Yes we have all of this
No, we don't have any structured processes in place
We have insurance but nothing else
We would love some help to set this up
Other (please specify)
12.
Where do you go to find/ access volunteer management resources to help with your policies, inductions etc.?
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13.
Does your club provide training or mentoring to help new volunteers step into their volunteer role?
Please pick 1 = if your organisation does not have a formal induction / training process
(Required.)
1 (NO we do not have a formal induction/training process)
5 (YES we have an extensive training and support process in place)
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMPLETING THIS SURVEY.
If you have anything else to add or any specific information you wanted included in the training which will be delivered, please comment below.
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