This Charter contains our statement of intent as we carry out our responsibilities to placements - there is another one specifically for volunteers. We publish it here in a desire to be accountable as to how we measure up to it - if you have any comments or suggestions do let us know.

Publicity

To encourage a wide variety of evangelical Christian churches and organisations to consider the potential offered by involving a Careforce volunteer within their ongoing ministries.

To ensure every Careforce placement holds realistic expectations for their Careforce volunteer.

Placing

To commend to placements only those possible volunteers who have first been screened by Careforce and who appear committed in their faith and serious in their intent to spend a year in Christian service.

To provide placements with all relevant information regarding a possible volunteer in order to assist them as they then meet that volunteer and decide together whether to invite that person to join them.

To place volunteers where they will be able to use their known skills, whilst being stretched to discover presently unknown gifts.

To make placement decisions clearly and transparently, with integrity and in a prayerful manner. Once made, to communicate these decisions speedily to all involved.

Support

To promote good relationships between placements and Careforce staff, with the latter being on hand to offer external advice and support and making at least two personal visits to placements during the Careforce year.

To provide information, guidance, and advice based on past experiences to help placements use volunteers to their full potential.

To encourage placements to be aware of local opportunities for training and development, relevant both to the work on placements and the future plans of volunteers.

To encourage all placements to evaluate each ongoing year, both with their current volunteer and also as they consider welcoming future volunteers.

Problems in Placements

To ensure that when problems arise for volunteers on placement, whether it be with 'staff' or 'clients', that there are procedures in place to aid both volunteers and supervisors to resolve such conflicts.

To ensure that before major decisions are made about a volunteer's future with a placement there has been full consultation with Careforce staff.