Wakefield & District Society for Deaf People aims to have a mutually beneficial relationship with our volunteers; with their involvement informing and developing our work, and our work enabling individuals to learn skills and achieve personal development through their volunteering.

The involvement of volunteers will be guided by the following principles of good practice:

• Tasks to be performed by volunteers will be clearly defined, so that everyone is sure of their respective roles and responsibilities;
• Wakefield and District Society for Deaf People will comply with the General Data Protection Regulations in the use of data held on all volunteers;
• volunteering opportunities will complement rather than replace the work of paid staff
• volunteers will be provided with regular opportunities to share ideas/concerns with a named contact in line with our Support and Supervision Policy;
• all existing and future policies will be checked as to how they affect volunteers
• we will help volunteers to develop your skills and enjoy the experience of being a volunteer.

Becoming a volunteer

People volunteer with us for many reasons, some want to enhance their British Sign Language skills, some want to gain valuable experience and build their CV, others want to give something back to the community, whatever the reason we want our volunteers to feel valued, supported and find their work rewarding.