Our People Policies

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At The Shalom Network we believe that all people should have the chance to realise their full potential, irrespective of their role within the team or the amount of time and effort they are able to spend helping us to deliver on our charitable purposes.

Through training, supervised activities, mentoring and reviews we help build the confidence and skills required to not only to deliver on our charitable purposes, but also to ensure that working with The Shalom Network is enjoyable and rewarding.

Volunteers play a crucial role in us achieving our mission. We could not reach our goals without their hard work and commitment. We are incredibly grateful for their support, and we do all we can ensure that volunteering with The Shalom Network is a safe, stress-free experience.
The Volunteer Policy recognises the significant and valuable role volunteers play in supporting our beneficiaries, for example in developing life skills and building on other opportunities to realise a more inclusive position in society.

The policy also recognises how volunteers can and do support the wider team in delivering our charitable purposes, and how they are critical to our sustainability as a functioning organisation.

The Shalom Network, wherever possible and within its means, will support those whose volunteering may be part of a wider vocational programme or formal training scheme.

Our policy is for those volunteering with The Shalom Network and colleagues working with them to have clear guidance and practical knowledge of this and other relevant policies. A volunteering handbook, in multiple formats, is provided to all volunteers at induction and updated as required.

Responsibility for implementation and maintenance of this and other related policies covering, for example, safeguarding, health and safety as well as wider employment law rests with The Shalom Network trustees, as detailed in the policy body.