Volunteering Service Day Policy

Scope of Policy	Synod Office, 212 Pirie Street, Adelaide and UCLT : Employees as defined in A Foreword - Workplace Policies & Procedures
	Other ministry centres and congregations are encouraged to adapt and adopt this policy for their work environments.

Policy Statement

The Uniting Church SA recognises that it is a part of a wider Community and values the essential contribution made by Volunteers. The Volunteering Services Day is an initiative to enable the staff for one normal working day a year, the opportunity to volunteer their time at a Uniting Church charity, or another mutually agreed charity of their choice.

Policy Statement

The scope of this policy is intended to include UCSA Presbytery and Synod Office ( 212 Pirie Street, Adelaide and the UCLT: Employees as defined in A Foreword - Workplace Policies & Procedures

Other ministry centres and congregations are encouraged to adapt and adopt this policy for their work environments.

Policy

Uniting Church SA staff are encouraged to participate in a Volunteering Service Day each year. This initiative enables staff to contribute their time to a cause that they have an interest or passion for. It may also help to raise awareness and promote the Synod office team and UCLT in a wider manner throughout Uniting Church SA and wider community.

Detailed below are the Uniting Church Ministry Centres and Charitable Organisations where Volunteering under this policy can be undertaken. Please note that there will be new items and initiatives amended from time to time.

Staff will be paid at their normal salary for the Volunteering Service Day. Volunteering Service Day shall be undertaken in lieu of a normal working day (not out of working hours). Volunteering Service Days are non-accumulating.

Procedure

As staff choose a Ministry Centre or Charitable Organisation to undertake their Volunteering Service Day they should enquire with the designated Contact person. Mutually agreeable date(s) and activities or assistance to be volunteered, within the staff member’s skills and capacity, should be identified.

Staff may formally apply to participate in a Volunteering Service Day by completing a Leave Request form indicating in the category of Other Leave and include the details of the Ministry Centre or Charitable Organisation and key Contact where the volunteering service will be undertaken.

The Leave Request form will require Manager/supervisor approval (signature) before final arrangements can be confirmed with the Ministry Centre or Charitable Organisation. The approved Leave Request form is then to be forwarded to payroll administration for processing.

Please do not arrange a Volunteering Services Day prior to the leave request being approved.

Prior approval is required from Manager, Human Resources to undertake a Volunteering Service Day at a charitable organisation not listed above.

Uniting Church Ministry Centre or other charitable organisation	Time / period of year	Contact person	Activity type / assistance required
Uniting Venues SA	12 months of the year	Mark Lee 08 8278 1883.	Tree pruning and clearing, grounds maintenance and general gardening, Painting and general spring cleaning, Archiving (filing).
UAICC	March and October each year	Ian Dempster 0417 217 320.	SAYCO and KCO (camps for youth and children) Child minding, Transport for both people and equipment, Cooking Other event activities. Please note that a current Police Check is necessary to work with children, as well as a driver’s licence for transport purposes.
International Mission Op Shop	12 months of the year	John Minchin 0415 308 921 8398 4631.	Help is needed to serve in the Op Shop; including assisting customers with their purchases point of sale receiving donations other activities as required The op shop helps to fund Frontier Services and other international causes.
Red Dove Cafe Royal Adelaide Show	September each year	Lesley Williams 8261 3843 0402 006 629	Assistance in the cafe is required; Cooking, preparing and serving food washing up, clearing tables, washing aprons and tea towels other tasks that support the cafe during this period
Clayton Church Homes Eldercare Helping Hand Aged Care Resthaven	Please contact Directly	Links available to left. (Click on name of organisation)	Many various opportunities, visit their websites for more information
St Andrew's Hospital Uniting Communities UnitingCare Wesley Bowden UnitingCare Wesley Country SA UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide Uniting in Care Salisbury UCare Gawler UnitingCare Copper Triangle UnitingCare Eleanora UnitingCare Glenelg UnitingCare Kapunda UnitingCare Mount Gambier	Please contact Directly	Links available to the left. (Click on name of organisation)	Many various opportunities, visit their websites for more information
Other Registered *Charitable Organisations			*Charitable organisations are generally considered to be non-government organisations primarily established for charitable and benevolent purposes, and not for the profit or benefit of the individual members of the organisation. (Reference Australian Bureau of Statistics 4102.0 – Australian Social Trends). Please seek agreement from your manager before progressing.

Responsibilities

UCSA policies remain applicable when the staff member participates in a Volunteering Service Day.

Staff shall report to and follow the direction of the designated contact at the Uniting Church Ministry Centre or Charitable Organisation whilst undertaking the Volunteering Service Day

Related Policies:

Remuneration & Benefits Policy (under construction)

Executive Officer, Resources

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