Internal Policy Notes

Volunteers;

• Will attend an online interview and online training
• In the UK they must have a DBS
• We will provide all volunteers with a certificate and a reference. We will also cover the travel and lunch expenses at up to £25/day.

Roles;

• Desirable for the Project Director to be first aid trained
• Desirable for the Lead Course Role Model to be a qualified teacher
• NOTE – required at Chelsea Academy to have both a qualified teacher and a first aider on site
• PD will be assigned in the following situations:
  • It is a new venue and the Role Model is on their own on day 1 (by on their own we mean no member of staff from RM HQ present)
  • If there are 2 or more groups in one venue, under any circumstance (regardless of if it is a new venue or not, regardless if someone from RM HQ is there

Other;

• We will aim to have a member of RM HQ present on day 1 at every course. If we do not have enough staff, the only time we are happy to not have someone at the venue on day 1 is if it is a venue we have used before and an experienced Role Model.

We are committed to reviewing our policy and procedures annually. This policy was last reviewed in January 2023.