Junior Volunteering Toolkit

This toolkit will enable other Trusts to help set up and develop their own Junior Volunteering projects (for those aged 10-16).

The Junior Volunteering programme developed at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, is designed to provide a ‘triple benefit’: to individuals, communities, and patients, families and staff.

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1) Setting up Junior Volunteering

• What is Junior Volunteering? 
• Project checklist
• Terms of reference
• Guidance on working with young volunteers
• General risk assessment

2) Team use

• Event schedule
• Follow-up visit template
• Presentation on Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
• Thank you email templates
• Training slides

3) To go to schools

• Booking information form
• Code of conduct form
• Group leader responsibilities
• Permission form – attending adult
• Permission form – young person

4) Items to be printed

• Completion certificate
• Feedback form – adults
• Feedback form – young people
• Personal reflection sheet
• Sample name labels
• Social action planning sheet
• Non-clinical photo consent form

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IVAR is the ‘learning partner’ for the Pears Foundation’s #iwill Match Fund, which supports the growth of inclusive, high-quality youth social action opportunities through 30 NHS Trusts and their respective charities.