{"id":21921,"date":"2015-10-05T10:48:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T14:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/?page_id=21921"},"modified":"2017-01-24T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T21:33:45","slug":"03-01-090-a-volunteer-assistance-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/03-01-090-a-volunteer-assistance-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"03.01.090.a Volunteer Assistance Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; title=&#8221;Procedure&#8221; subhead=&#8221;03.01.090.a Volunteer Assistance Overview&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#346fab&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; 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The agreed upon schedule is to be posted so that others can be informed as to the volunteer\u2019s duty schedule;<\/li>\n<li>Will regularly report at their scheduled times. If a volunteer cannot come at the scheduled time, the volunteer will call his\/her supervisor so that necessary adjustments in workflow can be made; and<\/li>\n<li>A <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/03.01.090_Request-for-Approval-of-Volunteer_03.01.090.pdf\">Request for Approval<\/a><\/strong> for the use of a volunteer must be submitted to the Office of Human Resources and approved by the appropriate Division Dean and Vice President.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"LengthofServiceandVolunteerReportsandEvaluation\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Length of Service and Volunteer Reports and Evaluation<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Volunteer Service:<\/strong> Specific tasks assigned for volunteer service are to be determined by the designated supervisor.\u00a0 Unless otherwise stated, the initial volunteer period will be until the end of the semester during which the volunteer service first begins.\u00a0 After the initial service period and based upon a satisfactory volunteer evaluation, volunteer service will be extended on a semester-by-semester basis as needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evaluation:<\/strong> Volunteers will be evaluated at the end of each service period.\u00a0 A volunteer will be required to have an \u201cacceptable\u201d evaluation to continue in a volunteer capacity at the College.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volunteer Reports:<\/strong> Service records and reports will be maintained on each volunteer for a minimum of five (5) years. 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