Introduction to volunteer management – Handling challenging situations involving
Contact person
Sarah Hassell
#105928
Scan me or visit www.getinvolvedskills.org.uk/o/Community-Action-Suffolk/Trainings/Introduction-to-volunteer-management--Handling-challenging-situations-involving/105928 to join
Summary
Mon 10th November 2025 @ 10:00am- 1:00pm Event type: Training Session (virtual) Price: (per person) VCSFE organisations: £40.00 (per person) All others: £55.00
Detailed description
All who involve volunteers may face situations that can be difficult. Preventing this happening, but dealing well with it, when it does, can help in retaining a happy team of volunteers. Attend this online event and explore the types of challenging situations that may arise when involving volunteers and ways to positively manage these.
By the end of the course / Course Aims / Questions you will be able to answer
– How to mitigate the likelihood of issues occurring in the first place
– The role of the volunteer agreement
– Self-reflection on own communication style, listening skills, how to deliver difficult messages
– How to deal with volunteer conduct or performance issues
– How to say goodbye well, the importance of reflection and learning
Meet the trainer
Kerry from our volunteering team has a background in recruiting, inducting and retaining volunteers. As a serial volunteer herself, she also understands both perspectives. As a trained trainer, she looks forward to your valuable diverse experience and input at this interactive session.
About Community Action Suffolk
CAS is the ‘go to’ organisation for VCFSE organisations in Suffolk.
We exist to ensure our sector, and its volunteers, is supported, safe and sustainable and that our communities are active and resilient.
We provide (or signpost) whatever is needed behind the scenes to enable this, so you can concentrate on doing what you do best – making Suffolk an incredible place in which to live and work.

