Home-Start Bristol
& South Gloucestershire

There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait

Latest Volunteering News

A big thank you to all of you who are volunteering for Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire and supporting families, we couldn’t do our work without you. This page is for you to give you up to date information on all the forms and policies that you need to have access to and any resources that might be helpful to your work.

Counselling Support Available
All current Home-Start volunteers have free access to the DAS counselling helpline. This confidential service is available 24/7 and offers support with any personal or emotional issues you may be facing, whether related to your volunteering role or not. You can speak with a qualified counsellor at any time by calling 0117 934 2121 and quoting our scheme name, Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Your wellbeing matters, and we’re here to ensure you feel supported as you support others.

Volunteering Newsletters

Click on a button below to view online or download your copy.

Downloadable documents and forms

Please note that some of these are editable documents (doc) and some are PDF (Portable Document Format). Depending on which button you click on, and the behaviour of your browser it may not be obvious what has happened. Editable documents (MS Word, Excel etc) will need to be saved locally before opening. Make sure you remember where you saved it. PDF’s will open in a new browser window and can be viewed online. You can also save them. Close the window to return to this page.

Health and Safety

The health and safety of our volunteers and employees is a top priority for Home-Start Bristol. It is an objective to be achieved, not a natural state of affairs.

The importance of creating a safe culture in which to work cannot be overestimated, resulting in:

safe employees
safe volunteers
safe environments
safe families

Useful documents

Volunteer Expenses Form (Excel)

Charity Log diary sheet guidance

Gift Aid Form (doc)

Policies

Safeguarding and Protecting Children Policy- Quick Guide for Volunteers Jan 25

Safeguarding and Protecting Children Code of Conduct

GDPR- Quick Guide for Volunteers Jan 25

Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy

Health & Safety Personal Safety policy

Home-Start UK Volunteering Policy

Compliments, Concerns and Complaints Policy

Whistleblowing Policy

Information for Current Volunteers

Download some paperwork needed for your role as a volunteer:

Diary Sheets!

Please remember to complete these after your visit each week Volunteer diary sheet.

Expenses

Please remember to send these into the office with your Diary Sheets. Volunteer Expense Form (pdf). If you do not wish to claim expenses it is advantageous to the scheme to claim and donate with gift aid. Contact the office for more information.

I.D. Badges:

If you haven’t already done so please send in 2 passport size photos of yourself to the office, as we are in the process of making all of our volunteers I.D. badges.

VTE’s -Volunteer Training Events

Do you want to develop your role as a volunteer or to gain new skills for a job?

Attending VTE’S and Peer Support will help you brush up your skills, gain new ones and boost your confidence. You also get chance to meet other volunteers and swap experiences.

It’s free too!

Volunteer Reps

Our official volunteer representatives, look out for the interests of our volunteer base and sit on the management committee. Celia Ellis is currently our Volunteer Representative, we have vacancies for two more representatives. If you are interested in this role please contact the office 01179501170.