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Training Manual

Northey Street City Farm

New Farmers

A Training Manual for

Volunteers, Volunteer Coordinators and Trainers

at Community Gardens and City Farms

Compiled by

Tash Morton and Dick Copeman

Northey Street City Farm 16 Victoria St, Windsor, QLD 4030, Australia

[email protected] www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au

Ph 07 3857 8775, Fax 07 3857 8108

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• The Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services provided the funding for Northey Street City Farm’s New Farmers Project. Departmental officers, Bev Lauder, Collin Thompson and Bjorne Hoppe were helpful and supportive.

• The NSCF Reference Committee members, Jill Istraty, Donella Scown, Jenny Leask and Tom Greenwood provided valuable guidance for the project officers.

• NSCF staff, John Morahan, Rikki Pieters, Richard Nielsen and Linda McKee helped with project planning, administration and training development.

• NSCF Volunteer Coordinators, Mez Quinn, Ben Cornfoot. Bill Carr, Kate Law, Katie McGuire, Millie Lindenau and Kristen Duffas provided feedback and inspiration.

• NSCF volunteers, James Baird, Ross Craig and Rikki Coulston helped with training and James Baird contributed additional and exceptional catering skills.

• Malindi Morris drew the fantastic illustrations for the manual. • Kate Baker from CERES, Melbourne, reviewed a draft manuscript of

the manual. • Monique Delaney edited and arranged the final draft.

First Published 2004 Reproduction of the contents of this manual is permitted. Acknowledgement of the source would be appreciated as well as feedback on its usefulness. We have made every effort to acknowledge the copyright of others. Any inadvertent omission will be acknowledged in future editions

CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction Introduction Outline of New Farmers Project About Northey St City Farm Volunteer Training at NSCF Objectives Training Programs: Volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator and Train the Trainer Training Environment Equipment and Facilities for Training Promoting Training Volunteer Training Program Volunteer Orientation Program Workplace Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis Course Outline Volunteer Training Modules

1. Tree Care 2. Vegetable Gardening 3. Chooks 4. Green Waste Recycling 5. Basic Carpentry 6. Bushfoods 7. Office Skills 8. Propagation 9. Designing a Garden 10. Organic Pest and Disease Control 11. What is Permaculture? 12. Tour Guiding

Volunteer Co-coordinator Training Program Course Outline Volunteer Co-coordinator Training Modules

1. Volunteers- Who are they? Why do they Volunteer? What are our Responsibilities to Them?

2. Defining Roles for Volunteers 3. Recruiting and Orientating Volunteers 4. Using the Volunteer Database

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5. Planning a Volunteer Work Session 6. Facilitation Skills 7. Conflict Resolution 8. Training Volunteers 9. Establishing Volunteer Co-coordinator Roles 10. Evaluating your Volunteer Program 11. Supporting Volunteer Coordinators

Train the Trainer Program Course Outline Train the Trainer Modules

1. Training Needs Analysis 2. Effective Learning 3. Creative Tools for Training 4. Designing a Training Module 5. Prepare a Training Module 6. Evaluating Training 7. Integrating Training into your Volunteer Program

Evaluating Training Volunteer Training Volunteer Coordinator Program Train-the-Trainer Program Volunteer Coordinator Role Descriptions Appendixes 1. Volunteer Policies and Procedures 2. Volunteer Orientation Manual 3. Volunteer Events and Training Calendar 2004 4. NSCF Volunteer Registration Form 5. Volunteer Feedback form 6. Bibliography and References

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II NTRODUCT I ONNTRODUCT I ON


Volunteer Training

INTRODUCTION Active volunteers are the key ingredient in all successful community gardens and city farms. It is volunteers who start the gardens, build them up and keep them going. Even when funded positions are obtained, volunteers are still absolutely essential to keep the gardens going and to stimulate the interest, fun and activity that distinguish successful community gardens and city farms. Gardening is a complex and sophisticated activity. While anyone can pick up a fork and dig, or push a seed into the soil, success at gardening requires a combination of knowledge, skills and experience. Running community organizations, similarly, requires an array of skills and knowledge. Training is essential for helping volunteers acquire the skills necessary to be good gardeners and to run successful community organisations. Successful community gardens and city farms are places where learning is integrated into all activities. This manual records the experience of one successful community garden, Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane, in developing and delivering training programs for its volunteers. To train volunteers, volunteer coordinators and volunteer trainers are needed. So this manual includes training programs for volunteer coordinators and for volunteer trainers, as well as programs for the volunteers themselves. The primary purpose in compiling this manual has been to facilitate on-going training programs at Northey Street City Farm itself. We hope, however, that our experience may be of use to other city farms and community gardens as they embark upon training their volunteers. Each community garden is unique and training programs need to reflect their individual circumstances. Not all the individual training modules in this manual will necessarily apply to other community gardens. We hope, however, that this manual may inspire others to adapt elements of our programs to their own use or, better still, develop their own training programs and modules. We welcome feedback about the manual and its contents. We hope that all who use it get as much fun and stimulation from it as we did in putting it together. Tash Morton and Dick Copeman New Farmers Project Coordinators Northey Street City Farm

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OUTLINE OF THE NEW FARMERS’ PROJECT The New Farmers Project has sought to widen community participation in City Farms and Community Gardens by researching and developing training and devel-opment packages for volunteers at Northey Street City Farm (NSCF). A volun-teer training and participation model has been established that can be delivered by volunteers and be easily transferred to other community gardens and city farms. Two part-time project officers were employed for 12 months to research exist-ing programs and adapt or develop training programs, in consultation with NSCF’s volunteers. They co-ordinated and delivered training and facilitated evaluation of the project. NSCF volunteers, volunteer co-coordinators and mem-bers from other local community gardens were invited to participate in the training and contribute feedback. The manual is a collection of training that of-fers an inclusive, fun and educational framework for developing training pack-ages. It is envisaged that the ‘New Farmers’ Volunteer Development Program will be-come self-sustaining and be operated by volunteers over the long term.

Project aims The aims of the project were: • To research, develop and deliver training programs that will enable volun-

teers to be effectively involved in City Farm projects. • To encourage continued participation of volunteers in city farms through

devising programs that support, educate and recognise volunteer contribu-tions on city farms.

• To identify and promote leadership in order that volunteers can plan, co-

ordinate and manage the Farm’s activities and projects • To support the training of volunteers on other city farms and community

gardens through devising training programs that will be applicable to other community gardens and city farms,

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ABOUT NORTHEY STREET CITY FARM

Our Mission… We are a dynamic creative and diverse city farm based on mutuality, innovation and environmental sustainability.

Our Vision… We aim to create a working model of a co-operative, community based, urban permaculture farm which demonstrates, promotes, educates, celebrates and ad-vocates for environmental and economic sustainability in a healthy, diverse and supportive community. NSCF History Northey Street City Farm was established in 1994 on 4 hectare of Brisbane City Council parkland. The land on Northey Street had been reclaimed from housing in 1974, after big floods had famously consumed the houses. The land is bordered by Breakfast Creek, a large car park and roads. When the first volunteers started on site there were some large mango trees and a lot of grass! Collectively the people involved had a vision to permaculture the site using organic methods. Revegetation along the creek banks and estab-lishment of vegetable gardens were the initial plantings. Progressively, or-chards, wetlands, kitchen gardens, market gardens, a kids area, a kitchen, an office, a workshop, a retail nursery, a green waste recycling centre, a picnic area, chook yards, art space, bushtucker and cabinet timber plantations have been established on site. For the first five years the city farm ran entirely on volunteer labour. In the past five years the city farm has been supported through funding submissions and the development of ethical enterprises and supports a number of project staff who manage a range of programs on and off site. The New Farmers project is the first project the farm has had, aimed specifi-cally at supporting volunteers. NSCF currently attracts around 150 volunteers a year who actively participate in activities on site.

NSCF Structure NSCF is an Incorporated Not-for-Profit Community Association. City Farm is managed by a Management Committee and a Staff Collective. The Management Committee consists of eight members who are elected at the Annual General

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Meeting. The Management Committee themselves are volunteers and must be mem-bers of the organisation. The Management Committee meets once a month. The Staff at NSCF meet weekly and co-ordinate projects at the Farm. See the Organ-isational Mud-map in the Orientation Manual (Appendix 2) for an overview of the structure of Northey Street City Farm.

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Volunteer Training

VOLUNTEER TRAINING AT NORTHEY STREET CITY FARM (NSCF)

Objectives 1. To strengthen the skills of volunteers and their confidence in their ability to

work effectively at NSCF. 2. To develop the skills of experienced volunteers who are interested in taking on

the roles of coordinating other volunteers and of running volunteer induction and training programs.

3. To clarify the roles of volunteers and volunteer coordinators. 4. To strengthen community involvement in NSCF, particularly by people who wish

to become involved in farming and gardening for cultural and social reasons. 5. To increase volunteer participation at NSCF. 6. To develop stronger links with other city farms and community gardens and to

assist them provide training for their volunteers.

Training Programs The New Farmers’ project has developed the following training programs:- • An Orientation course for new volunteers that introduces them to the Farm

site and to staff and volunteer coordinators, explains the structure and func-tioning of NSCF, outlines opportunities for volunteering and covers basic Work-place Health and Safety. These induction courses are held once a month and last for three hours. See the Volunteer Orientation Program (p 16) and Volun-teer Orientation Booklet. (Appendix 2).

• Volunteer Training Days that provide training in the core activities of NSCF.

These are held four times a year and run for six hours. See the Volunteer Training Modules on pp 22-50.

• A Volunteer Coordinator Training Program that builds the skills and confidence

of volunteer coordinators so that they can train and coordinate volunteers. This program runs over two days and is held once a year. See Volunteer Coordinator Training modules on pp 51-89.

• A Train-the-Trainer Program for NSCF volunteers and staff and interested

members of other city farms and community gardens. This program provides practical training in small group training techniques, including training needs analysis and creative facilitation techniques. See Train-the-Trainer modules on pp 92-115.

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Training Environment The New Farmers’ training programs have been developed to take full advantage of NSCF’s ‘living classroom’ of permaculture orchards, organic vegetable gardens, chicken runs, organic nursery, bushfood plantings, aquaculture ponds and green waste recycling centre, as well as its grass roots, community based structure and organization. Thus, for effective delivery, the Volunteer Training Modules in particular, require a garden environment similar to that of NSCF or other established community gardens. The Volunteer Coordinator Training Program and the Train-the-Trainer Program, however. are less site specific and can be delivered in non-garden environments, Equipment and Facilities for Training These Training Programs were developed to be delivered in the open-air facilities of NSCF. Consequently, high technology teaching aides are not required. The equipment required includes: • Blackboard • Pin boards • Butcher’s paper • Chalk • Felt pens • Assorted hats, scarves, balls, musical instruments, etc as props for role

plays, teaching sessions etc • Spare pens, crayons, pencils and paper for students’ use

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Facilities that are recommended, in addition to the garden, nursery etc. men-tioned above, include: • A training room or outdoor training area with shade and weather protec-

tion • Seats and tables • Separate ‘break-out’ areas for small group activities • A large room or flat, open space for group exercises and games • Toilet • Kitchen for tea and coffee and lunch

Promoting Training Word of mouth, email and notices on the volunteers’ noticeboard are used to promote training programs for volunteers and volunteer coordinators. Train-the-trainer programs are promoted also to other city farms and community gardens through the Community Gardens and City Farms Network and to other kindred organizations via email.

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VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION PROGRAM This program aims to introduce new volunteers to the physical site, operations and personnel of Northey Street City Farm. It also covers the rights and re-sponsibilities of volunteers as well as basic workplace health safety. Volunteer Induction Programs are held on the first Thursday of each month.

Program

9:30 – 10:40 Tour of City Farm

10:40 – 11:10 Morning tea and introductions to staff and volunteer coordi-nators

11:10 – 11:45 Read through Orientation booklet re:- • Structure and Function of NSCF • Rights and Responsibilities of Volunteers

11:45 – 12:25 Workplace Health and Safety

12:25 – 12:30 Questions

12:30 – 1:00 Lunch

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SAFETY WORKSHEET NAME: • Workplace Health & Safety Act • Accident / Incident reports • Your WH&S Officer is Richard Nielsen

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MANUAL HANDLING What is Manual Handling? Manual Handling is any activity by a person, which requires the use of force to lift or shift an object

Injuries Caused by Manual Handling Manual handling of heavy or awkward objects is the commonest cause of injury at work. The most frequent injuries from manual handling are: • lower back injury - damage to the ligaments, muscles or inter-vertebral discs • injury to other parts of the body, such as the knee and shoulder • fatigue, leading to accidents, such as trips and falls • aggravation of heart or lung diseases, such as heart failure or asthma • abdominal hernias How to Reduce the Risks of Manual Handling 4. Eliminate or reduce the hazard or use a safer

alternative e.g. use lightweight bamboo instead of heavy hardwood for fencing 2. Use an engineering or design solution e.g. store heavy and frequently used objects between shoulder and knuckle height (position A in diagram ) 3. Devise a safer work practice e.g. use lifting aids such as trolleys, barrows or ropes, lift in teams, roll rather than lift 4. Use personal protective equipment e.g. steel capped boots, gloves

3-Stage Approach to Manual Handling 1. Stop and survey the situation to identify the risk

• clear the path • (look high, look low, look where you want to go)

2. Assess the risk • weight of the load • shape of the load and ease of gripping • position of the load in relation to your body • for how long will you have to lift or push

Assess the Risk (cont.) • how far will you have to lift or push • how many times will you have to lift or push the load • Do the manual handling only when you have worked out how to control the

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Weight limits Legal limits: • Women (all ages) 16 kg • Men aged 16 to 18 18 kg • Men over 18 no legal limit Advisory limits in codes and workplace awards: • weight limit for men varies from 20 kg to 55 kg • when seated, do not lift in excess of 4.5 kg

How to Lift Traditional advice to keep the back straight and knees bent in a squatting position when lifting is no longer recommended. It is safer to follow your instincts as to what feels most natural and comfortable in each situation.

Situations to Avoid • lifting above the shoulders • twisting movements • sideways bending • sudden jerking movements • lifting at arms length • awkward shaped objects • objects without suitable grips • prolonged or repetitive manual • handling without rest breaks

Potential Hazards at City Farm • lifting timber, sleepers, lumps of concrete, benches, etc. • pushing heavily laden barrows, especially over uneven ground • rolling the compost tumblers • can you identify any others?

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Volunteer Training Needs

Northey Street City Farm is now able to offer training courses for all our volunteers four times a year . The first Volunteer Training Program will be held on Friday 25th July, from 9 am to 3 pm. There will be no charge for the training program for regular volunteers. Lunch and morning tea will be provided What do you want to learn? Below is a list of possible topics for the training program. Please tick 5 topics that you would like to receive training in.

Propagating plants from seeds Propagating plants from cuttings Planting seedlings Planting trees Maintaining vegetable gardens Common vegies - growing and using them Tree care

What is Permaculture? How to conduct a meeting Workplace health and safety Basic carpentry Introduction to power tools Basic office skills Others (please specify) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

We won't be able to include all the topics listed above, so we will be guided by what topics are wanted by the majority of volunteers. What do you know already? Please indicate which of the topics below you are familiar with.

Propagating plants from seeds Propagating plants from cuttings Planting seedlings Planting trees Maintaining vegetable gardens Common vegies - growing and using them Tree care

What is Permaculture? How to conduct a meeting Workplace health and safety Basic carpentry Introduction to power tools Basic office skills Others (please specify) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Thanks for your time and interest.

TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS The form below is used to assess the training needs of NSCF volunteers.



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VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM Volunteer Training Days are held quarterly, with three topics covered on each day. The topics were decided following a Training Needs Survey of active NSCF volunteers. The survey form is shown over the page. The topics for which training modules have been developed and delivered are: Training Day 1 • • Vegetable gardening • Tree Care • Basic Carpentry Training Day 2 • Chickens • Green Waste Recycling • Bushfoods Training Day 3 • Propagation • Office Skills • Organic Pest and Disease Control Training Day 4 • What is Permaculture? • Garden Design • Tour Guiding Group numbers are kept to a maximum of 18, divided into three groups of six to allow for maximum hands-on activity. Tutors are drawn from NSCF staff and from participants in the Train-the-Trainer course. Volunteer Training Modules are shown on the following pages.

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3. T

o be

abl

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pl

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seed

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d se

edlin

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ant

seed

s

•Pl

ant

seed

lings

•

Tuto

r de

mon

stra

tes

how

to p

lant

a

seed

ling

and

how

to p

lant

a s

eed.

•

Stud

ents

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ant

at le

ast

ten

seed

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and

ten

seed

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app

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po

siti

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4. T

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post

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and

mul

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atel

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•

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•

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w to

app

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wit

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wat

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seed

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and

app

ly m

ulch

•

Stud

ents

app

ly c

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ater

and

m

ulch

to

seed

lings

5.

To

cont

rol

weed

s ap

prop

riat

ely

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cogn

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com

mon

wee

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ntro

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mon

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poin

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•

Dem

onst

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met

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for

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nd m

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mar

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alua

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•Q

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and

answ

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up a

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han

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arro

ws, h

oses

, wa

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see

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seed

lings

, co

mpo

st, m

ulch



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Sow seeds in punnets

Dec Jan Feb

Asparagus • Beetroot • .

Broccoli •

Brussel Sprouts • Burdock • • •

Cabbage •

Cabbage-Chinese • • •

Capsicum • • •

Cauliflower • Celery •

Ceylon spinach • • •

Chillis (all) • • •

Eggplant • • •

Kale • Lettuce •

Lettuce – non-hearting

• • •

Mexican yam (jicama)

• • •

Onions •

Radish • • • Rosella • • •

Sunflowers • • •

Tomatoes - pest resistant

• • •

Sow seeds direct

Dec Jan Feb

Amaranth (grain) • • • Beans-climbing • • • Beans-dwarf • Buckwheat • • • Corn-sweet • • • Cowpea/ lab lab • •

Cucumber • • • Eshallots • Marrow/gourd • • Melons • • • Peanut • Pumpkin • • Soya bean • Zucchini/ squash • •

Fertilise Dec Jan Feb

Manure & mulch vegetable garden

•

Light application to fruit trees

•

Herbs Dec Jan Feb

Anise • • •

Basil • • •

Burnett • • •

Catnip •

Chamomile C •

Chervil • • •

Dandelion R •

R •

R •

Echinacea • • •

Evening primrose • • •

Feverfew C •

C •

C •

Hyssop • • •

Lemongrass R R R

Lovage • • •

Marigold • • •

Marjoram C •

C •

C •

Nasturtium • • •

Oregano C •

C •

C •

Parsley • • •

Peppermint C •

C •

C •

Pyrethrum • • •

Valerian • • •

Trees, vines to plant

Dec Jan Feb

Bananas R R R

Pawpaw • • •

Passionfruit •

Tamarillo C •

C •

C •

Propagation Dec Jan Feb

Artichoke-Jerusalem

T

Cassava C C C

Ginger T T T

Galangal T T T

Sweet potato C C C

Taro R R R

Turmeric T T T

Yacon T

Yam T T T

Maintenance & Preparation

Dec Jan Feb

Fruit fly control measures

• • •

Mulch and ground covers

• • •

Prepare beds for autumn plantings

•

Prepare beds for green manure

•

Sow green manure i.e. Lab-lab, Buckwheat,lucerne, mustard

• ***

Watch Out For!

Dec Jan Feb

Beanfly, chewing insects, caterpillars

• • •

Citrus leaf miner • • •

Damping off •

Fruitfly • • •

Mildew • • •

Water stress (esp. citrus)

• • •

Thankyou to Tash Morton for the development of the 3 monthly planting guides.

Pruning Dec Jan Feb

Bushy herbs •

Pigeon peas (after flower-ing)

•

• Seed

R Root division

C Cutting

T Tuber

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Mar Apr May

Beetroot • • •

Broccoli • • •

Brussel Sprouts • •

Cabbage • • •

Capsicum • •

Carrot • • •

Cauliflower • • •

Celery • •

Daikon •

Eggplant • • •

Endive • •

Kale • • •

Kohl Rabi • •

Lettuce (hearting) •

Lettuce – non-hearting

• •

Leek • •

Mustard greens • • •

Onion •

Shallots • • •

Silverbeet • • •

Spinach English •

Swede •

Tomato • • •

Sow seeds direct

Mar Apr May

Amaranth • •

Artichoke • •

Asparagus •/R •/R •/R

Beans—broad • •

Beans—bush • •

Beans—climbing • • • Carrot • • • Cucumber •

Parsnip • Pea • Potatoes t=tuber T T T Pumpkin • Radish • • • Rhubarb • • Snowpeas • • Strawberry run-ners

• • •

Sunflowers • Turnip • • Zucchini, squash, marrow, gourd

• •

Asian vegies (punnets)

Mar Apr May

Bok choi • •

Chinese cabbage • • Choy sum • • • Kang kong C C Pak choi •

Mizuna

Perilla • •

Herbs Mar Apr May

Basil (seed/cut) •/C •/C •/C

Borage • • •

Burnett • • •

Caraway • •

Catnip • •

Chamomile •/C •/C

Chervil • Chicory •

Chives •/R •/R •/R

Coriander • • •

Dandelion (root) •/R •/R

Dill • •

Evening primrose •/R

Garlic (clove) • •

Florence Fennel • •

Garlic clove

Licorice • •

Oregano (root) C C C

Parsley • • •

Rocket • • •

Rosemary C C C

Spearmint C C C

St. John’s Wort • • •

Watercress R

Wormwood C C C

Green manure

Mar Apr May

Green manure kit

•

Lucerne • •

Lupin •

Oats •

Pinto beans •/R •/R

Propagation (cuttings/div)

Mar Apr May

Burdock • • •

Cassava C C C

Comfrey (root) R R R

Herbs (soft wood) C C

Herbs (woody) C

Ibeka C C

Jerusalem Arti-chokes

T T

Lemongrass R

Raspberry R/C

Sweet Potato C C C

Warrigal greens •/C •/C •/C


Mar Apr May

Prepare beds for winter crop

*** ***

Prepare beds for green manure

***

Watch out for! Mar Apr May

Aphids *** *** ***

Damping off ***

Don’t mulch too close to stems

*** ***

Fruitfly ***

Mildew ***

Water stress/heat ***

White cabbage moth

*** ***


Pruning Mar Apr May

Bushy herbs *** ***

Perennial flowers

***

Anything fin-ished fruiting/flowering

***

Ledgend

R Root Division

C Cutting

T Tuber

• Seed

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Plant trees/vines June July Aug Grapes * Passionfruit *

Herbs and Flowers June July Aug Alyssium * Basil C/* C/* Borage * * Chevril * * Chicory * Coriander * * Cress * * Dandelion R R Dill * * * Evening primrose * Garlic clove Ginger T T Marigold * Parsley * * * Oregano R Sweet pea * Tumeric T T

Propagation June July Aug Grape monstera C

Woody herbs (rosemary/thyme)

C

M’tain & Prepare June July Aug

Prune perennial flowers * Prune after fruit/flowers: Anything Grape Herbs Bush lemon

*

* * *

Fruit fly control * Fertilise fruit/trees and vines

*

Watch Out For! June July Aug White cabbage moth * * Frost * * * Aphids * Snails * * Citrus aphids and leaf miners

*

Strong westerly wind *

Sow seeds in Punnets June July Aug Beetroot * * * Cabbage * Carrot * * Capsicum * * * Cauliflower * Celery * * Eggplant * * * Endive * Diakon * * Kale * * Kohl rabi * * Lettuce-hearting * * * Mustard greens * * Onion * * Rocket * Shallots * * * Silverbeet * * * European spinach * Tomatoes * * *

Sow seeds direct June July Aug Asparagus crowns * * Beans * * *

Carrot * * *

Cucumber * * *

Parsnip * *

Pea – snow/snap * *

Potato */T T

Pumpkin * * *

Radish *

Turnip * *

Water chestnuts T

Yacorn (ground apple) T

Zucchini/squash/marrow

Asian vegies (sow in Punnets)

June July Aug

Pak choi * * Choi sum * * Tall paak tsoi * * Swatow broccoli * * Chinese cabbage * Bok choy *

* Seed

C Cutting

R Root

T Tuber Green Manure June Oats *` Lucerne *




Sept Oct Nov

Asparagus ? ? ? Beetroot ? ? ? Capsicum ? ? ? Ceylon spinach ? ? ? Chilli ? ? ? Eggplant ? ? ? Lettuce – non-hearting

?

?

?

Rosella ? ? ? Shallots ? ? ? Silverbeet/spinach

? ? ?

Tomatoes - pest resistant

? ? ?

Sow seeds direct

Sept Oct Nov

Beans – climb – dwarf – snake – bush

? ?

? ?

? ? ?

Choko T T T Carrot ? Cassava C C C Cucumber ? ? ? Ginger T T T Indian spinach ? Luffa ? ? ? Marrow/gourd ? Melons ? ? ? Okra ? ? ? Peanuts ? Potatoes T T Pumpkin ? ? ? Radish ? Sweet corn ? ? ? Sweet potato/taro

C/T C/T C/T

Zucchini/ squash

? ? ?

Asian Vegies (sow in pun-nets)

Sept Oct Nov

Chinese cab-bage

?

Bok choy ? ?

Herbs and Flowers

Sept Oct Nov

Alyssium ? ? Basil C

? C ?

C ?

Cosmos ? Dill ? ? Forget-me-not ? Marigold ? ? ? Parsley ? ? ? Salvia C

? C ?

?

Sunflower ? ? ? Zinnia ?

Trees, vines to plant

Sept Oct Nov

Banana suck-ers/ Monstera

? ? ?

Pawpaw ? Tamarillo C

?

Propagation Sept Oct Nov

Woody herbs (rosemary/thyme)

C

Ginger T T T

Crysanthenam C

Cassava C

Comphrey R

Lemongrass R

Cape goose-berry

C


Sept Oct Nov

Prune after fruit/flower: - herbs - custard apple - bush lemon - native shrubs - mulberry

? ? ?

? ?

? ?

Prepare beds for summer vegies

? ?

Fruit fly control measures

? ?

Mulch to control grass and weeds

? ?

Fertilise fruit trees and vines

?

Mulch and estab-lish living ground covers

?

Remove straw-berry runners

?

Watch Out For! Sept Oct Nov

Beanfly, caterpil-lars

? ? ?

Water stress ? ? ?

Fruitfly ? ?

Beetles ?

Citrus leaf minor ?

Powdery mildew on zucchini/squash/etc

?

Propaga-tion

Key

? Seed

R Root division

C Cutting

T Tuber




Volunteer Training

Choo

ks

Faci

litat

or:

T

ime:

1.5

hou

rs

Obj

ecti

ves:

1.

To u

nder

stan

d th

e ch

arac

teri

stic

s an

d be

havi

ours

of

chic

kens

2.

To b

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ovid

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r ne

eds

of p

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ousi

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ood

and

heal

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3.To

des

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an in

terg

rate

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for

pou

ltry

in a

Per

mac

ultu

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ecti

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pete

ncie

s A

ctiv

ity

Tim

e (m

in)

Reso

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s

Intr

oduc

tion

•

Fam

iliar

ise

and

have

fun

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evio

us

expe

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rtic

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verv

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pla

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and

CD

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und

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and

the

char

acte

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and

beha

viou

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f ch

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1.1 G

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hara

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char

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part

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of c

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floc

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in a

ppro

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on '

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the

char

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pro

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be

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nee

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cho

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in N

SCF

pen

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havi

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, bre

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and

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flo

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view

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pr

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hous

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fo

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or p

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ions

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sec

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of

min

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m

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choo

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and

roos

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dout

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Per

mac

ultu

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and

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stra

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Volunteer Training

Gree

n W

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Rec

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g Fa

cilit

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:

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ours

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bjec

tive

s:

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and

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proc

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dem

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and

mon

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worm

far

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and

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basi

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in t

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t N

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pete

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(min

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sour

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know

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ain

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and

how

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the

pr

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post

in a

com

post

tu

mbl

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and

how

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work

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and

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mat

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and

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stra

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tum

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tem

pera

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, wo

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pH

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stin

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of t

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worm

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muf

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6

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at N

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flow

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man

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the

wast

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proc

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mar

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alua

tion

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plai

n ho

w vo

lunt

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can

get

in

volv

ed w

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the

GWR

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re

acti

viti

es

2.A

nswe

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esti

ons

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th

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BASICS OF WORM FARMING Composting worms are a different species of worm to the ones that live in your garden. The most common breeds of compost worms are tiger, red and Ausie blue worm. They like cool, dark places and feed on organic matter.

Feeding • The first rule is to manage the feeding supply with the ability of worms to eat it. • Worms will eat anything that was once living, including food scraps, manure, cotton, waste

from the food processing industry and grass clippings. • It is best to shred food before feeding worms. • Apply feed in strips to allow air to flow into bedding material, and some worms to remain

working over older food. • Varying the worm's diet will improve the worm's nutrition.

Breeding All worms are hermaphroditic, but still mate with another worm. Fertilised eggs are laid into the clitellum (saddle), a distinctive ring around the worm's body. The clitellum works its way down the worm's body and releases the eggs at the end. The eggs change from translucent white, yellow, to dark brown as they mature. Under ideal conditions eggs will hatch after 21 days. Between 6-8 worms hatch from each egg. But under poor conditions only one worm will hatch. Worms breed mostly in Autumn and Spring. Good management will influence breeding success.

Management Good management practices include: • A regular feeding cycle (once every 4-7 days) • Aerating the bedding material, keeping bedding loose and friable • Keeping the bedding material moist but not too wet • Maintain PH between 7-7.5, occasionally lime may be added if bed is too acidic • A diversity of insect activity in your worm farm is good • Keeping the worm farm in a cool spot covered from rain

Harvesting products • Liquid Fertiliser/Worm Juice If you are wanting to harvest the liquid you will need a closed base on the worm farm wich drains into a drum/bucket. It is good practice to put the juice back through the worm farm a couple of times to enrich the liquid. Throw away if juice is smelly or the PH is too low. • Worm Castings To collect the worms from a stacked box system, wait untill the majority of worms have moved to the higher tray before using the castings from the lower tray. In a bathtub system, remove the cover and expose worms to light, the worms will move down so you can scrape the casting from the top. Repeat the procedure. • Worms Collect clumps of worms from the feeding layer. Aim to leave mature and breeding worms. Only collect worms from farms that are supporting a healthy population.




From Waste to Compost D id you know t ha t 60% o f t he wast e genera t ed by t he average househo ld is ab le t o be c ompost ed . In f ac t any t h ing t ha t was on c e living is ab le t o be c ompost e d . A ny one c an d eve lop goo d soil onc e t hey und erst and t he princ ip les o f c ompost making.

C omparison o f A erobic and A naerobic C ompost ing 1. M ois t u re 2. M ic ro-organisms 3. Ba lanc e o f o rganic ma t eria ls (espe c ia lly ni t rogen c arbon ra t io) C ommon ly aske d q u est ions 1. M y compost hea ts up t hen losses i ts hea t T his c ou ld be t ha t t here is no t eno ugh mois t u re . T h e c ompost shou ld be moist enough t ha t i f you sq ueeze a hand f u l you shou ld just be ab le t o ge t a d rop o u t o f i t . A d d some wa t er i f t oo d ry. O t herwise yo u may no t have eno ugh ni t rogen ma t eria ls, ad ding manu re is t he easiest way t o ad d ni t rogen . 2. M y heap sme lls o f ammonia gas D u ring t he f irs t 2 days o f c ompost ing t he pile will sme ll o f ammonia gas a f t e r t u rning. I f t he sme ll c on t inues t hen t his indica t es an ex c ess o f ni t rogen or t ha t anaerobic ba c t e ria have t aken over . A era t e t he pile by t u rning i t . I f t he prob lem persists t hen ad d leaves or sawd ust (carbon ma t eria l). D on ’ t ad d lime as i t aggrava t es t h e prob lem and re leases ex c ess ni t rogen . 3. I have maggo ts in my c ompost , wha t sho u ld I d o? Whilst maggo ts d on ’ t look a t t rac t ive , t hey d o know harm and are ac t ua lly par t o f t he d e c omposing pro c ess. H owever , ensu ring t ha t t here is eno ugh hea t wi ll kill t he larvae . M ake su re yo u t u rn t he c en t re o f t he pile in t o t he mid d le . A void pu t t ing mea t sc raps in t o you r c ompost will a lso he lp . 4. I have heaps o f co c kroac hes and an ts in my compost? O nc e t he heap has c ompost ed and t he hea t d ies d own a range o f sma ll c rea t u res will move in t o yo u r c ompost . T he c o c kroac hes in c ompost are d i f f e ren t f rom t he ho useho ld c o c k roa c h and d o know harm. A n ts will en t e r t o re t r ieve moist u re d u ring d ry t imes. T o d isc ou rage t hem, keep t he pile t igh t ly pac ked , moist and c overed .

A erobic (uses oxygen) A naerobic (ex c lu des oxygen)

M e t hods T umb lers T u rning a pile Wind rows

S t a t ic pile C ompost bins

T empera t u re ho t cold

H ow long i t t akes 3 weeks 3 mon t hs

L abou r req uired M ed- high easy

Q ua li ty o f c ompost high high

Use f u l q ua li t ies H ea t kills weed seed and pa t hogens

M a t eria ls yo u c an use in c ompost ing: G rass c lippings ( N ) Food sc raps ( T E ) L eaves ( C ) A nima l manure ( N ) Seaweed ( N / T E ) Ro c kd ust ( T E ) C omf rey ( N / T E ) G ar d en pr unings ( C ) S t raw ( C ) Saw d ust ( C ) Paper ( C )

Essen t ia l E lemen ts( N ) ni t rogen ric h ( C ) c arbon r ic h ( T E ) t rac e e lemen ts


Volunteer Training

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Volunteer Training

BUSHFOODS IN PERMACULTURE Why Include Bushfoods in Permaculture? • Well adapted to local conditions • Less susceptible to pests and diseases • Provide habitat for native insects, birds, animals • Add a productive element to bush regeneration plantings • Provide different, interesting foods and ingredients • Potential for cash crop • Acknowledges the past role of indigenous people, promotes respect for indigenous

people and can help involve them in re-establishing contact with their land and traditions

Bushfood Plants for Permaculture Design in the Sub-tropics

Warrigal greens* annual groundcover, self-seeding, salt tolerant, full sun or partial shade

edible leaf (must be boiled first), used as a spinach

Native raspberry* prickly canes, suckers readily, full sun

edible fruit eaten fresh or in jam

Scrambling lilly small vine, likes shade edible shoot eaten raw

Nyullee (pigface) succulent groundcover, full sun edible fruit and leaves, leaves used to treat stings and burns

Spike rush (water chestnut)

water rush edible tubers

Riberry* small - medium tree, pink new foliage, white flowers, red fruit, full sun

edible fruit used in jams, drinks, sauces

Other lilli pillies small - medium trees, full sun edible fruit used in jams, drinks, sauces

Davidson’s plum* small tree, partial shade edible fruit used in jams, wine

Burdekin plum* medium tree, full sun edbile fruit used in jams

Small leaved tamarind*

medium tree, hardy, glossy green foliage, full sun

fruit with red, edible aril, used in jams, drinks

Lemon myrtle* medium tree, regular, water aromatic leaves contain 'citral', used in teas, sauces, cosmetics

Aniseed myrtle* small to medium tree, regular water

aromatic leaves with aniseed flavour, used in teas

Finger lime* small tree, best in partial shade small fruit (red, purple or green) used in drinks, marmalades,

Round lime* small to medium tree, sun or partial shade

round green fruit used in jams, drinks

Macadamia* medium tree, full sun edible nuts with high oil content

Sandpaper figs small trees, sun,.best near water

fleshy purple fruit, edible raw or in jams

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Zone 3: Commercial orchard

Lemon aspen* medium tree, full sun lemon flavoured fruit, use in sauces, drinks

Cedar Bay cherry* shrub, full sun sweet, pink-red fruit eaten raw

Midyim berry low shrub, ground cover, sandy soils, full or partial sun

small, speckled edible fruit

Blue tongue shrub edible fruit

Native pepper* shrub with purple or white berries, shade, cooler areas

dried leaves and seeds used as pepper

Cinnamon myrtle* shrub with white flowers, full sun

aromatic leaves for tea, spice

Aerial yam vine with tubers on the vine tubers edible

Acacias (wattles)* fast-growing pioneers, small to large trees, add nitrogen to the soil

many have seed that is edible after roasting and grinding, used for coffee substitute, flavour for desserts

Native hibiscus pioneer, small flowering tree flowers edible in salads or jam, leaves edible when boiled

Kangaroo apple pioneer shrub fruits edible in small amounts

Native mulberry pioneer small tree fruits edible

Native grapes vines some have edible fruit

Bunya pine* large tree edible nuts, boiled, roasted, dried and ground for flour

Blue quandong large tree fruit used for drinks

Brown pine plum* large tree fruit used for jams, sauces

Native tamarind* medium-large tree fruit with yellow aril used for jams, drinks

Atherton almond medium tree edible nut

Black apple large tree edible fruit

Peanut tree small-medium tree, deciduous edible seed in a decorative pod

Common acronychia small-medium tree edible fruit used in sauces

Zig zag vine vine edible fruit

Cockspur vine clumping, thorny vine edible fruit

Millaa milaa vine clumping vine edible fruit

Native ginger attractive understorey shrub spicy seeds used for flavour

Walking stick palm attractive understorey shrub edible fruit

*Species marked with an asterisk in the lists above and below have commercial potential. . Zone 4: Windbreaks, Erosion control, Stock shelter belts } - all the species listed above plus those in the table below.



Volunteer Training Off

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Skills

Faci

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Volunteer Training

Prop

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vari-

ety

1.6 W

ater

see

dlin

gs in

and

pla

ce in

sha

de h

ouse

.

•Ex

plai

n pr

epar

atio

n an

d re

quir

emen

ts o

f po

ttin

g m

edia

•

Prep

are

seed

ling

tray

s an

d so

w fo

ur t

ypes

of

vege

tabl

e se

eds

•Ex

plai

n wh

en to

use

ho

t wa

ter

trea

tmen

t on

see

ds.

5-30

Po

ttin

g m

ix

Seed

s (4

typ

es o

f di

ff.

size

s)

Pige

on p

ea s

eed

seed

ling

tray

s la

bels

and

mar

ker

“Pro

paga

ting

Per

mac

ultu

re

plan

ts”



2. T

o pr

opag

ate

plan

ts

from

cut

ting

s an

d ro

ot

divi

sion

2.1

Und

erst

and

requ

irem

ents

of

pott

ing

med

ia

for

grow

ing

cutt

ings

and

roo

t di

visi

on.

2.2

Prep

are

pots

for

cut

ting

s an

d ro

ot d

ivis

ions

. 2.

3 D

emon

stra

te t

echn

ique

for

pre

pari

ng

cutt

ings

, inc

ludi

ng m

inim

um 3

nod

es p

er c

utti

ng,

cut

abov

e (o

n to

p) a

nd b

elow

(on

bott

om)

of t

he

node

s.

2.4

Dem

onst

rate

div

idin

g pl

ant

for

root

div

isio

n 2.

5 D

emon

stra

te f

irm

ing

cutt

ing

into

tub

e an

d bu

ryin

g ro

ot d

ivis

ion

belo

w th

e su

rfac

e of

the

so

il.

2.6

Labe

l pla

nts

with

nam

e an

d da

te.

2.7

Wat

er c

utti

ngs

and

root

div

isio

ns b

efor

e pl

acin

g in

sha

de h

ouse

.

•Co

llect

and

pre

pare

cu

ttin

gs a

nd r

oot

divi

sion

s of

com

mon

pe

rmac

ultu

re p

lant

s.

Firm

cut

ting

s an

d ro

ot

divi

sion

s in

to p

ots.

30-7

0 Po

ttin

g m

ix

Cutt

ings

(gre

ek b

asil,

la

vend

er, m

int,

cas

sava

) Ro

ot d

ivis

ion

(com

frey

, le

mon

gra

ss)

Tube

s an

d po

ts

labe

ls a

nd m

arke

r

3. T

o ca

re f

or p

lant

s fr

om p

ropa

gati

on t

o pl

anti

ng o

ut

3.1

Und

erst

and

cond

itio

ns r

equi

red

for

germ

inat

ing

seed

s, c

utti

ngs

and

root

div

isio

n,

incl

udin

g wa

ter,

ligh

t an

d te

mpe

ratu

re.

3.2

Dem

onst

rate

mov

emen

t of

pla

nts

into

sun

on

ce g

erm

inat

ed o

r ta

ken

root

.

•Th

e tu

tor

to e

xpla

in

cond

itio

ns f

or b

est

germ

inat

ion

and

earl

y gr

owth

. •

Rem

ove

plan

ts f

rom

pr

opag

atio

n ho

use

that

ha

ve g

erm

inat

ed o

r ta

ken

root

70-8

5 Pr

opag

atio

n ho

use

Sum

mar

y an

d ev

alua

tion

Gi

ve t

ime

for

ques

tion

s an

d an

swer

s an

d as

k th

e gr

oup

som

e qu

esti

ons

back

to

test

th

eir

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

pr

opag

atio

n.

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0



Volunteer Training Volunteer Training HandoutHandout


Des

igning

a G

arde

n Fa

cilit

ator

:

T

ime:

90

min

O

bjec

tive

s:

1.D

evel

op k

nowl

edge

abo

ut g

arde

n de

sign

2.

Und

erst

and

why

we

need

to

plan

a g

arde

n 3.

Find

out

wha

t we

wan

t fr

om o

ur g

arde

ns

Obj

ecti

ve

Com

pete

ncie

s A

ctiv

ity

Tim

e

(min

) Re

sour

ces/

Han

dout

s In

trod

ucti

on

Ass

ess

prio

r kn

owle

dge

Out

line

sess

ion

“How

I a

m a

des

igne

r” -

eac

h pe

rson

tal

ks

abou

t th

eir

gard

enin

g ex

peri

ence

1-

10

1.D

evel

op

know

ledg

e ab

out

gar-

den

desi

gn

Sour

ces

of k

nowl

edge

: •

Tria

l and

err

or, ‘

doin

g it

’ •

Book

s, t

apes

, vid

eos,

rad

io, T

V •

Net

work

wit

h ot

her

gard

ener

s •

Join

a g

arde

ning

clu

b •

Obs

erva

tion

—kn

ow y

our

area

and

soi

l

Brai

nsto

rm s

ourc

es o

f kn

owle

dge

abou

t ga

rden

-in

g an

d ga

rden

des

ign

10-3

0 Bl

ack

boar

d Co

lour

ed

chal

k

2.U

nder

stan

d wh

y we

ne

ed t

o pl

an a

gar

-de

n

Reas

ons

for

desi

gnin

g ga

rden

s •

To c

reat

e a

heal

thy

gard

en

•Pl

ants

- li

kes

and

disl

ikes

•

Impr

oved

nut

riti

on

•Ti

min

g of

pla

ntin

gs

•To

allo

w fo

r wa

ter

avai

labi

lity,

typ

es o

f so

il

In a

sm

all g

roup

dec

ide

on t

he q

uest

ions

you

wo

uld

need

to

ask

a cl

ient

tha

t ha

s as

ked

you

to

desi

gn a

gar

den

for

them

. Sh

are

idea

s ba

ck t

o th

e gr

oup.

]E

nerg

iser

: Bec

ome

a pl

ant.

Mov

e to

whe

re y

ou

are

best

sit

uate

d in

the

gar

den.

30-5

0 Pe

ns

pape

r

3.Fi

nd o

ut

what

we

want

fro

m

our

gard

ens

Thin

gs g

arde

ns c

an p

rovi

de:

•Fo

od

•Pl

easu

re

•H

ealin

g •

Show

Give

thi

s vi

sual

isat

ion

a re

laxe

d am

ount

of

tim

e.

Get

the

grou

p to

clo

se t

heir

eye

s an

d vi

sual

ise

thei

r id

eal g

arde

n. A

sk t

hem

to

walk

thr

ough

th

e ga

rden

. W

hat

do t

hey

smel

l? P

ick

some

-th

ing

to t

aste

. H

ow d

oes

it m

ake

them

fee

l?

Get

them

to

writ

e do

wn s

ome

of t

heir

idea

s.

50-8

0 Bl

ack

boar

d

Sum

mar

y Ti

ps

•In

volv

e fr

iend

s •

Plan

t in

the

rig

ht s

easo

n •

Star

t sm

all a

nd s

usta

inab

le

•Be

gin

with

pla

nts

that

are

eas

y to

gro

w

Wha

t di

d yo

u le

arn

from

thi

s—go

rou

nd t

he

grou

p in

tur

n 80

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Volunteer Training

Org

anic P

est

and

Disea

se C

ontr

ol

Faci

litat

or:

Tim

e: 1

.5 h

ours

O

bjec

tive

s:

1.D

evel

op s

trat

egie

s fo

r cr

eati

ng a

bal

ance

d sy

stem

to

avoi

d pe

sts

and

dise

ases

2.

Iden

tify

pes

ts a

nd d

isea

ses

3.U

nder

stan

d pr

even

tati

ve s

trat

egie

s an

d le

ast

toxi

c co

ntro

l mea

sure

s

Obj

ecti

ve

Com

pete

ncie

s A

ctiv

ity

Tim

e (m

in)

Reso

urce

s/ H

ando

uts

Intr

oduc

tion

Ass

ess

prio

r kn

owle

dge

Out

line

sess

ion

Des

crib

e ho

w pe

sts

and

dise

ases

are

a

sym

ptom

of

a sy

stem

out

of

bala

nce

and

how

ther

e ar

e m

any

ways

to

look

at

and

to

man

age

the

situ

atio

n an

d it

will

be

up t

o ea

ch p

erso

n to

dev

elop

the

ir o

wn r

espo

nse.

0-5

1. D

evel

op s

trat

egie

s fo

r cr

eati

ng a

ba

lanc

ed s

yste

m t

o av

oid

pest

s an

d di

seas

es

1.1

Und

erst

and

how

pest

s an

d di

seas

es a

re

a sy

mpt

om o

f a

syst

em o

ut o

f ba

lanc

e 1.

2 Id

enti

fy s

trat

egie

s fo

r cr

eati

ng a

ba

lanc

ed e

cosy

stem

1.

3 Id

enti

fy w

hat

you

can

do w

hile

get

ting

yo

ur s

yste

m in

to b

alan

ce

Brai

nsto

rm s

trat

egie

s fo

r cr

eati

ng g

arde

ns

that

rep

licat

e a

bala

nced

eco

syst

em.

(On

hand

out)

5-20

M

arke

r Bu

tche

rs p

aper

S

trat

egie

s fo

r C

reat

ing

Gar

dens

th

at R

eplic

ate

a B

alan

ced

Ecos

yste

m.

H

ando

ut



2. I

dent

ify

pest

s an

d di

seas

es

2.1

Iden

tify

com

mon

pes

ts a

nd d

isea

ses

in

gard

ens

2.2

Und

erst

and

grou

ping

s of

pes

ts in

to

chew

ing

or p

ierc

ing/

suck

ing

2.3

Und

erst

and

grou

ping

s of

dis

ease

into

fu

ngi,

bact

eria

, vir

us a

nd n

emat

ode

2.4

Und

erst

and

com

mon

sym

ptom

s of

di

ffer

ent

pest

s an

d di

seas

es

Colle

ct in

sect

s an

d di

seas

es f

rom

the

ga

rden

. U

se b

ooks

and

kno

wled

ge in

the

gr

oup

to id

enti

fy p

est

or d

isea

se.

Dis

cuss

fin

ding

s an

d gr

oup

into

cat

egor

ies

20-5

0 Pe

sts

and

dise

ase

iden

tifi

cati

on b

ooks

Co

ntai

ners

3. U

nder

stan

d pr

even

tati

ve

stra

tegi

es a

nd le

ast

toxi

c co

ntro

l m

easu

res

3.1

Und

erst

and

prev

enta

tive

str

ateg

ies

for

avoi

ding

pes

ts a

nd d

isea

ses

3.2

Und

erst

and

the

leas

t to

xic

cont

rol

mea

sure

s av

aila

ble

3.3

Link

pes

t an

d di

seas

e to

pre

vent

ativ

e st

rate

gy a

nd le

ast

toxi

c co

ntro

l mea

sure

s

3.1

Expl

ain

how

the

leas

t to

xic

cont

rol

met

hods

wor

k an

d on

wha

t in

sect

s. (s

ee

char

t be

low)

3.

2 Ga

me:

Mat

ch P

robl

em &

sol

utio

n A

sk v

olun

teer

s to

mat

ch u

p th

e pe

st o

r di

seas

e to

the

pre

vent

ativ

e st

rate

gy a

nd

leas

t to

xic

cont

rol m

easu

res

(see

att

ache

d di

agra

m f

or h

ow t

o se

t up

the

Pes

t an

d D

isea

se M

atch

up

gam

e)

50-8

5 Ca

rds

for

gam

e Bl

ue-t

ack

Larg

e bo

ard

Ex

ampl

es o

f le

ast

toxi

c co

ntro

l pr

oduc

ts

Pest

s an

d D

isea

se

Str

ateg

ies

Mix

and

M

atch

Han

dout

S

umm

ary

and

Eval

uati

on

Q

uest

ions

and

Ans

wers

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Volunteer Training

Strategies for Creating Gardens that Replicate a Balanced Ecosystem. • Grow a diversity of plants in your garden • Choose varieties that have pest and disease resistance • Choose plants that are suited to the climate you live in • Keep the soil healthy; healthy soil produces healthy plants that resist pests and

diseases. • Create habitats and refuge for beneficial species E.g. Logs for lizards; water for frogs. • Avoid the use of chemicals in the gardens especially pesticides that kill all insects

indiscriminately • Grow plants that attract beneficial insects; Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Brassicaceae. • Practice crop rotation • Learn to identify good insects (beneficial) from bad insects (pests) • Change attitudes to food needing to be perfect

Least Toxic Control Methods

Least Toxic Control Methods

How it works What insect it works on Examples

Repellant/Anti -feedant

Discourages insects from feeding on the plant

Chewing insects Caterpillars grasshoppers

Chilli spray Garlic spray molasses

Contact sprays Kills on con-tact

Derris dust pyrethrum

Oil based sprays Suffocate the insect

Soft bodied insects Aphids Scale Repellency to leaf miner

White oil (petroleum based ones not considered organic) Vegetable oil “Eco-oil”

Desiccants Dehydrates the insect

Aphids Soft bodied insects

Diatomaceous Earth Soap

Stomach poisons Kill the insect when they di-gest the foli-age

grasshoppers BT Derris Dust Diatomaceous Earth

Baits and Traps Lure mail with the scent of the female to a trap where they drown or get stuck

Fruit fly Flies mosquitoes

Sticky fly trap Fruit Fly May Bait



Volunteer Training

Wha

t is P

ermac

ultu

re?

Faci

litat

or:

Tim

e: 9

0 m

ins

Obj

ecti

ves:

1)

To

unde

rsta

nd t

he o

rigi

ns o

f th

e wo

rd Per

mac

ultu

re a

nd it

s co

re c

once

pts

& et

hics

2)

To

unde

rsta

nd t

he p

rinc

ipal

s of

Per

mac

ultu

re a

nd lo

ok a

t co

mm

on p

ract

ices

in e

ach

of t

hese

fie

lds

3) T

o de

velo

p pe

rson

al a

ctio

n pl

ans

for

“Per

mac

ultu

ring

” ou

r ow

n liv

es

Obj

ecti

ve

Com

pete

ncie

s A

ctiv

ity

Tim

e

(min

) Re

sour

ces/

Han

dout

s

Intr

oduc

tion

A

sses

s pr

ior

expe

rien

ce

Out

line

sess

ion

1. I

nfor

mal

ly a

sk p

arti

cipa

nts

who

sees

the

mse

lves

as

a pe

rmac

ultu

rist

? Sh

are

& di

scus

s wh

at c

rite

ria

they

use

d.

2. O

n bl

ackb

oard

, est

ablis

h “W

hat

is n

ot p

erm

acul

ture

”, ou

tsid

e ci

rcle

0-10

Bl

ackb

oard

dra

wing

of

4 bl

ank

conc

entr

ic c

ircl

es, 1

) Et

hics

2) P

rinc

ipal

s 3)

Ev

eryd

ay p

ract

ices

4) N

ot

perm

acul

ture

1. T

o un

ders

tand

ke

y el

emen

ts a

nd

defi

niti

ons

of

perm

acul

ture

1.1 U

nder

stan

d is

sues

in

pinn

ing

down

a s

peci

fic

defi

niti

on o

f pe

rmac

ultu

re

1.2 U

nder

stan

d 3

com

mon

el

emen

ts (E

thic

s)

1.1 E

xpla

in t

he h

isto

ry o

f us

e of

the

wor

d Pe

rmac

ultu

re

1.2

Dis

trib

ute

vari

ous

defi

niti

ons.

Rea

d in

divi

dual

ly, t

hen

in

grou

ps o

f 3

shar

e &

com

pare

1.

3 D

iscu

ss c

ore

elem

ents

and

dif

fere

nces

.

10-3

0 Sl

ips

of p

aper

wi

th v

ario

us

defi

niti

ons,

gl

eane

d fr

om b

ooks

&

inte

rnet

•

B

lack

boar

d

2. T

o un

ders

tand

th

e pr

inci

pals

of

Perm

acul

ture

and

lo

ok a

t co

mm

on

prac

tice

s in

eac

h of

the

se f

ield

s

2.1

To k

now

the

core

issu

es

in e

ach

of t

he 1

2 Pe

rmac

ultu

re D

esig

n Pr

inci

pals

2.1

Dis

trib

ute

shee

t wi

th 1

2 D

esig

n pr

inci

pals

for

indi

vidu

al

peru

sal.

Each

per

son

choo

ses

one

to t

alk

abou

t. U

se p

artn

er

to h

elp

fram

e po

ints

2.

2 I

ndiv

idua

ls r

ecor

d th

eir

prin

cipa

l on

blac

kboa

rd w

ith

oppo

rtun

ity

for

tuto

r’s in

put

& wh

ole

grou

p di

scus

sion

(m

ax.

2 m

in e

ach)

30-6

0 •

T

ext

“Per

mac

ultu

re:

Prin

cipa

ls &

Pa

thwa

ys B

eyon

d Su

stai

nabi

lity”

by

Dav

id H

olm

gren

. U

se 2

nd c

once

ntri

c ci

rcle

fo

r re

cord

ing



3. T

o de

velo

p pe

r-so

nal a

ctio

n pl

ans

for

“Per

mac

ultu

ring

” ou

r ow

n liv

es

3.1

To b

e ab

le t

o re

flec

t on

th

eir

own

prac

tice

s in

rel

a-ti

on t

o th

e th

eory

3.

2 To

look

at

Perm

acul

ture

as

a li

fe-s

tyle

dir

ecti

on

3.3

To

deve

lop

conf

iden

ce in

ap

plyi

ng P

erm

acul

ture

pri

nci-

pals

to

thei

r ow

n liv

es

•Ex

erci

se:

Dra

w lin

e in

dir

t. P

arti

cipa

nts

stan

d al

ong

line,

fro

m a

sca

le o

f 1-

10, w

here

the

y wo

uld

be n

ow, f

or

each

of

seve

ral k

ey p

rinc

ipal

s. R

epea

t, b

ut w

here

the

y ho

pe t

o be

in a

few

yea

rs.

Dis

cuss

dir

ecti

on p

eopl

e ar

e ta

king

, and

dis

cuss

Per

mac

ultu

re in

dir

ecti

onal

ter

ms.

•

Gro

up b

rain

stor

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Volunteer Training Volunteer Coordinator Training


VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR TRAINING PROGRAM The Volunteer Coordinator Training Program aims to build the skills and confidence of volunteer coordinators so that they can train and coordinate volunteers. This program runs over two days and is held once a year. Volunteer Coordinator Training modules follow.

Day 1 9.00 am Arrive and gather 9:15-10.40am Introductions and Course Overview (20min) Volunteers- Who are they? Why do they volunteer? What are our responsibilities to them? (65 min) 10.40am-11.00am Morning tea 11.00am-12.30pm Defining roles for volunteers (40min) Recruiting and orientating volunteers (35 min) 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch 1.15pm-3.00pm Using the volunteer database (45min) Planning a volunteers’ work session (60mins)

Day 2 9.00 am Arrive and gather 9.15am-10.40am Revision (10min) Facilitation and leadership skills (30mins) Conflict resolution (45mins) 10.40am-11.00am Morning tea 11.00am-12.30pm Training volunteers (90 min) 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch 1.15pm-3.00pm Establishing Volunteer Co-coordinator Roles (60 min) Evaluating your volunteer program (35 min) Wrap up and evaluation (10 min)

Volunteer Coordinator Training


Volunteer Training

Volunt

eers

: W

ho a

re the

y? W

hy d

o th

ey v

olun

teer

?

Wha

t ar

e ou

r re

spon

sibilit

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to t

hem?

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litat

or:

Ti

me:

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min

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bjec

tive

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ckgr

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s, m

otiv

atio

ns, s

kills

and

nee

ds o

f vo

lunt

eers

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erst

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lega

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eth

ical

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pons

ibili

ties

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nisa

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s th

at e

ngag

e vo

lunt

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Obj

ecti

ve

Com

pete

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s A

ctiv

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Tim

e

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sour

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trod

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Ass

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prio

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Out

line

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firs

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arm

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stan

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back

grou

nds,

mot

ivat

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ills

and

need

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vol

unte

ers

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erst

and

that

: 1.

1 Pe

ople

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or a

wid

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nge

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ons

1.2

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unte

ers

com

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om a

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ackg

roun

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teer

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ve v

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ng le

vels

of

com

mit

men

t to

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goa

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e or

gani

sati

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ntee

rs c

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ring

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ills

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sati

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ntee

rs n

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tra

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wid

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role

pla

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5 m

ins

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Volunteer Training

PROMPT CARDS FOR ROLE PLAY You are a 30 year old unemployed person and you have previously done a range of jobs, including packing mobile phones, pizza delivery and telemarketing. You are sick of bosses and time pressures and just want to hang loose for a while before traveling overseas. You have heard about the home brew sessions on Thursdays and just thought you would come down to check it out. You can volunteer 'anytime'

You are a retired public servant in your 60s. You have always had your own veggie garden. You want to have your own patch of garden to look after at City Farm and are willing to help others learn but you are 'allergic to meetings'. You can come twice a week except for one week each month when you go to Gympie to stay with your daughter. You have a 'bad back' but can manage light work most days.

You are a 28 year old mother of two young children. You work two days a week as a computer programmer. You and your partner have recently purchased a new house and you wish to learn how to grow a vegetable garden. You can come only one morning a week and you ask if it is OK to bring the youngest child (age 2 and still being breast fed) with you when you come to volunteer.

You are the volunteer coordinator. Your role is to meet people who express interest in volunteering and to find out a bit about them and their background, why they wish to volunteer, what skills and interests they have and any problems or physical limitations they may have. Talk to the volunteer informally, introduce yourself and then ask general open questions such as: "What brings you down here to City Farm? "What have you been doing before this? "Is there anything you particularly want to learn while you are here?" "How often can you come down to volunteer?" "Are there any things that you can't do because of physical disabilities or illnesses?"

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Volunteer Coordinator Training MindmapMindmap


Volunteer Training

Def

ining

Roles

for

Volunt

eers

Fa

cilit

ator

:

T

ime:

40

min

utes

Obj

ecti

ves:

1.

To a

ppre

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sho

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oles

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vol

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nee

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mun

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orga

nisa

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s

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Und

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the

reas

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for

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inst

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desi

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siti

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volu

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volu

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Wha

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paid

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do d

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had

mor

e ti

me

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or s

kills

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res

pons

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ques

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help

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u in d

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roles

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lunt

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lunt

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posi

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Volunteer Training

DEVELOPING CREATIVE AND FLEXIBLE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS Respond to these questions about your organisation: 1. What are we doing now that we would like to do more of? 2. What unmet needs do our clients/visitors have that we presently can’t meet? 3. What would support the paid staff in their work? 4. What might we do differently if we had more time and/or skills available? Flexibility Scale: Check the balance of positions you are designing and offering: Direct contact with customers No contact with customers Challenging roles and responsibilities Routine roles and responsibility Regular hours (9am-5pm) Flexible hours (evenings etc) Short term Long term Targeted groups (youth/ethnic) Wider community Development of relationships Variety and one off interaction

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Volunteer Position Description Area: Job Tasks: • • • • •

Skills or experience required or desirable:

• • •

Special requirements: Any reasons for exclusion (i.e. not suitable for people with asthma) Supervision of the position: Time frame/attendance requirements: What benefits will a volunteer gain from this position:

• • • •



Volunteer Training Re

cruiting

and

Orien

tating

Volun

teer

s Fa

cilit

ator

:

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min

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in)

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s

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to b

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recr

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volun

teer

s At

trac

ting

volun

teer

s to

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pro

gram

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rate

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ttra

ct v

olunt

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mpl

ete

the

shee

t on

ways

you

can

be

mor

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OAC

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in r

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volu

ntee

rs

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nding

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ntee

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ch th

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teer

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derg

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N

SCF

1.Un

ders

tand

the

Orie

ntat

ion P

roce

ss

avail

able

to vo

lunte

ers a

t NSC

F 2.

Iden

tify

way

s the

volun

teer

co-

coor

dina

tor

can

furt

her h

elp

to

orie

ntat

e ne

w vo

lunte

ers.

1Ex

plain

the

oppo

rtun

ities

at N

SCF

for O

rient

ation

inc

luding

onc

e a

mon

th o

rient

ation

ses

sions

and

inf

orm

al di

scus

sion

and

mat

ching

the

volun

teer

to

an ac

tivity

/co-

coor

dina

tor

2Fi

nd a

par

tner

and

iden

tify

stra

tegi

es to

geth

er o

f ho

w yo

u as

a vo

lunte

er c

o-co

ordi

nato

r can

fur

ther

he

lp to

orie

ntat

e ne

w vo

lunte

ers.

20-3

2 Ea

ch s

tude

nt t

o re

ceiv

e a

copy

of

the

‘NSC

F Vo

lunt

eer

Ori

enta

tion

Book

let’

(in

appe

ndix

)

Sum

mar

y

Disp

lay th

e fo

llowi

ng s

umm

ary:

KE

EP T

RYIN

G – u

se th

e re

sour

ces o

f yo

ur g

roup

or

neigh

bour

hood

M

AKE

IT F

UN –

peop

le w

ill be

mor

e ex

cited

abo

ut jo

inin

g if

it’s f

un.

BE C

REAT

IVE

– cat

ch t

heir

eye,

cap

ture

the

ir im

agin

atio

n

32-3

5 H

ave

the

3 su

mm

ary

poin

ts w

ritte

n on

to

butc

hers

pap

er

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BEING PROACTIVE IN RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS Adopting a proactive approach will allow for more thought to be given to facilitate careful and considerate selection of volunteers for your program. Under the following strategies rate your program from 1-5 (5 being best practice) and then outline ways you could improve your program in these aspects. 1) Planning has occurred and position description written 1 2 3 4 5 2) Current/ Future Volunteer trends have been taken into account 1 2 3 4 5 3) A professional approach has been adopted 1 2 3 4 5 4) The program/s are well organised 1 2 3 4 5 5) There is an aura of confidence about the program 1 2 3 4 5



Volunteer Training

Finding Volunteers Game: Match the Heading and the Description Instructions: Cut these boxes out, mix them up and put them in a hat and then get the group to match the heading to the description and blue tack them to the board.

GET SPECIFIC

PIGGYBACK

Make a Job description before you start looking for volunteers. Chances are, if the job can’t be described in writing you’re not ready for a volunteer

Tap into existing programs. Other greening groups or volunteer recruitment agencies.

BARK UP THE RIGHT TREE

Community garden volunteers don’t have to be gardeners. Maybe the right person to work on your project is a statistician or computer technician.

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PROVIDE CHALLENGING

POSITIONS

LOOK LOCALLY

People are much more likely to take care of gardens if they are involved in planning and leadership activities

People who live nearby can play an important role in caring for plants and keeping an eye on the site.

ASK People volunteer for many different reasons but are much more enthusiastic if they are sought after personally.



Volunteer Training

Using

the

Volun

teer

dat

abas

e Fa

cilit

ator

:

T

ime:

45m

in

Obj

ecti

ves:

1

Fam

iliar

ise

volu

ntee

r co

-coo

rdin

ator

s wi

th b

asic

off

ice

proc

edur

es.

2Fa

mili

aris

e vo

lunt

eer

co-c

oord

inat

ors

with

usi

ng t

he v

olun

teer

dat

abas

e 3

Esta

blis

h pr

otoc

ol f

or u

sing

info

rmat

ion

off

the

data

base

O

bjec

tive

Com

pete

ncie

s Ac

tivity

Ti

me

(min

) Re

sour

ces

Intr

oduc

tion

Asse

ss p

rior e

xper

ienc

e In

trod

uce

the

offi

ce c

oord

inat

or w

ho w

ill b

e fa

cilit

atin

g th

e se

ssio

n.

Out

line

the

cont

ents

of

the

sess

ion

0-5

1. Fa

mili

arise

vol

unte

er c

o-co

ordi

nato

rs w

ith b

asic

of

fice

proc

edur

es.

1.1

A ba

sic u

nder

stan

ding

of

offi

ce

proc

edur

es f

or u

sing

com

pute

rs

1.2

A ba

sic u

nder

stan

ding

of

plac

emen

t of

in

form

atio

n fo

r vo

lunt

eers

.

Take

vol

unte

er c

o-co

ordi

nato

rs o

n a

brie

f to

ur o

f th

e of

fice

poi

ntin

g ou

t co

mpu

ters

the

y ca

n us

e, h

ow

to b

ook

a co

mpu

ter

for

use

and

fold

ers

rela

ting

to

volun

teer

s.

5–10

O

ffice

3

com

pute

rs

2. F

amili

arise

vol

unte

er c

o-co

ordi

nato

rs w

ith u

sing

the

volu

ntee

r dat

abas

e

2.1

Dem

onst

rate

how

to

ente

r th

e vo

lunt

eer

data

base

. 2.

2 D

emon

stra

te h

ow t

o ac

cess

info

rmat

ion

on th

e da

taba

se

2.3

Dem

onst

rate

how

to

exit

the

data

base

•De

mon

stra

te h

ow t

o us

e th

e da

taba

se a

nd

then

get

som

e of

the

vol

unte

ers

who

feel

less

co

nfid

ent t

o pr

actic

e •

In a

gro

up o

f th

ree,

fin

d th

e in

form

atio

n re

ques

ted

in th

e wor

kshe

et b

y usin

g the

dat

abas

e.

10–3

0

Off

ice

3 co

mpu

ters

W

orks

heet

'G

ettin

g Fa

mili

ar

with

the

Vol

unte

er

Data

base

' 3.

Est

ablis

h pr

otoc

ol f

or

usin

g in

form

atio

n of

f th

e da

taba

se

3.1

Und

erst

and

NSC

F Vo

lunt

eer

Polic

ies

and

Proc

edur

es f

or d

ealin

g wi

th c

onfi

dent

ial

info

rmat

ion

3.2

App

reci

ate

the

reas

ons

for

conf

iden

tialit

y in

the

work

plac

e.

•H

ave

a di

scus

sion

with

the

gro

up a

bout

ap

prop

riate

and

inap

prop

riate

use

of

the

info

rmat

ion

on th

e da

taba

se.

30–4

0

NSC

F Vo

lunt

eer

Polic

ies

and

Proc

edur

es

Sum

mar

y an

d ev

alua

tion

Q

uest

ions

and

ans

wers

O

ffer

tim

e fo

r ad

ditio

nal t

rain

ing

on t

he d

atab

ase

if

stud

ents

req

uire

.

40 -

45

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'Getting Familiar with the Volunteer Database' Use the volunteer database to find the following information: • Find the volunteer form of one of your volunteers? (on the computer) Find out

what they want to learn by volunteering? • Find the names and phone numbers of volunteers who expressed an interest in

volunteering in your area of co-ordination • Find the volunteer form of one of your volunteers? (on the computer) Find out

what skills or knowledge they have to contribute through volunteering • Work out how to send an email out to all volunteers on the database.



Volunteer Training

Plan

ning

a V

olun

teer

s’ W

ork

Sess

ion

Faci

litat

or:

Ti

me:

60

min

utes

O

bjec

tive

s:

1U

nder

stan

d th

e fa

ctor

s th

at c

ontr

ibut

e to

a s

ucce

ssfu

l vol

unte

ers’

work

ses

sion

2

Plan

a v

olun

teer

s’ wo

rk s

essi

on

Obj

ectiv

e Co

mpe

tenc

ies

Activ

ity

Tim

e (m

ins)

Re

sour

ces

/ Res

ourc

es

Intr

oduc

tion

Asse

ss p

rior e

xper

ienc

e •

Nam

e ga

me

or e

nerg

izer

•

Out

line

sess

ion

0 - 5

1. Un

ders

tand

the

fac

tors

tha

t co

ntrib

ute

to a

suc

cess

ful

volu

ntee

r wo

rk s

essio

n

1.1 U

nder

stan

d th

e fa

ctor

s th

at

cont

ribut

e to

a s

ucce

ssfu

l vol

unte

er

work

sess

ion

•In

larg

e gr

oup

brai

nsto

rm a

nd m

indm

ap th

e th

ings

that

nee

d to

be

cons

ider

ed in

pl

anni

ng f

or a

vol

unte

er w

ork

sess

ion

6 - 2

0 Bu

tche

rs p

aper

(with

gh

ost

writt

en

cate

gorie

s: ‘p

eopl

e’,

‘reso

urce

s’ an

d ‘co

ordi

natio

n’ –

see

atta

ched

min

dmap

s)

Felt

pens

2. P

lan

a vo

lunt

eer

work

se

ssio

n

2.1

Plan

a v

olun

teer

wor

k se

ssio

n

•Tu

tor

dem

onst

rate

s pl

anni

ng f

or a

vol

unte

er

work

ses

sion

by c

reat

ing

mor

e de

taile

d m

indm

aps

for

each

of

'peo

ple'

, 're

sour

ces'

an

d 'c

oord

inat

ion'

for

the

task

of

build

ing

a co

mpo

st h

eap.

•

In s

mal

l gro

ups

refl

ectin

g pr

ogra

m a

reas

, pl

an a

wor

k se

ssio

n, w

ith a

tten

tion

to

peop

le, r

esou

rces

, and

coo

rdin

atio

n

21 –

30

31 -

55

Butc

hers

pap

er

Felt

pens

Conc

lusio

n an

d su

mm

ary

•

Go o

ver

min

dmap

s •

Que

stio

n an

d an

swer

56

- 60

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Volunteer Training

MindmapMindmap


Volunteer Training

Obj

ecti

ve

Com

pete

ncie

s A

ctiv

ity

Tim

e (m

in)

Reso

urce

s/

Han

dout

s

Intr

oduc

tion

A

sses

s pr

ior

lear

ning

and

exp

erie

nce

Out

line

sess

ion

0-5

1. U

nder

stan

d th

e di

ffer

ence

bet

ween

fa

cilit

atio

n an

d le

ctur

ing

1.1

Def

ine

lect

urin

g an

d fa

cilit

atio

n st

yles

of

teac

hing

1.

2 U

nder

stan

d th

e di

ffer

ence

in t

he

teac

hing

sty

les

Ask

eac

h pa

rtic

ipan

t to

com

e up

wit

h a

defi

niti

on o

f le

ctur

ing

and

faci

litat

ion;

get

a f

ew p

eopl

e to

sha

re

this

wit

h th

e gr

oup

and

disc

uss

the

diff

eren

ces.

5-15

Bu

tche

rs

pape

r pe

ns

2. U

nder

stan

d th

e ro

le o

f a

faci

litat

or

2.1

Ide

ntif

y th

e va

ried

rol

es o

f th

e fa

cilit

ator

incl

udin

g a)

cre

atin

g th

e at

mos

pher

e b

) tim

e m

anag

emen

t c

) goo

d lis

tene

r d

) def

ine

the

task

and

kee

p on

tra

ck

e) a

sk q

uest

ions

to

gene

rate

idea

s f)

mon

itor

en

ergy

Get

the

grou

p to

bra

inst

orm

the

rol

es o

f th

e fa

cilit

ator

usi

ng t

he h

idde

n gr

oupi

ngs

1) t

rain

ing

envi

ronm

ent

2) p

rogr

am m

anag

emen

t 3)

lis

tene

r

15-3

0 Bu

tche

rs

pape

r pe

ns

Facilit

ation

Skills

Faci

litat

or:

Tim

e:

60 m

inut

es

Obj

ecti

ves:

1.

Und

erst

and

the

diff

eren

ce b

etwe

en f

acili

tati

on a

nd le

ctur

ing

2.U

nder

stan

d th

e ro

le o

f a

faci

litat

or

3.Id

enti

fy s

trat

egie

s fo

r di

ffic

ult

grou

p dy

nam

ics



3. I

dent

ify

stra

te-

gies

for

dif

ficu

lt

grou

p dy

nam

ics

3.1

Iden

tify

dif

fere

nt s

cena

rios

wh

ere

faci

litat

ion

skill

s ar

e ne

eded

3.

2 Id

enti

fy s

trat

egie

s fo

r de

alin

g wi

th t

hese

sce

nari

os

(s

ee b

elow

for

idea

s)

Brea

k th

e gr

oup

into

sm

all g

roup

s of

3 p

eopl

e. G

ive

each

gr

oup

a ca

rd w

ith

a sc

enar

io o

f a

diff

icul

t gr

oup

dyna

mic

. (a

ttac

hed)

. Gi

ve t

he s

mal

l gro

up 1

5 m

inut

es t

o de

vise

a r

ole

play

. One

per

son

take

s on

the

fac

ilita

tor,

one

per

son

the

conf

licti

ng r

ole

and

the

othe

rs a

re s

tude

nts

in t

he c

lass

. Let

ea

ch g

roup

pla

y ou

t th

e ro

le p

lay.

A

fter

eac

h ro

le p

lay,

get

the

gro

up t

o di

scus

s ho

w th

e fa

-ci

litat

or w

ent

in h

andl

ing

the

disp

ute

and

shar

e ot

her

op-

tion

s.

30-5

7

Butc

hers

pa-

per

Pens

` ‘D

iffi

cult

Gr

oup

Dy-

nam

ic ‘

Card

s ‘S

trat

egie

s fo

r D

iffi

cult

S

cena

rio’

ha

ndou

t

Sum

mar

y

To

Fin

ish

disp

lay

this

mot

to o

n th

e bo

ard:

M

ost

impo

rtan

tly

BE Y

OUSE

LF! D

evelop

you

r ow

n st

yle.

Try

diffe

rent

met

hods

. R

emem

ber

what

wor

ks w

ell an

d th

ose

that

don

’t.

57-6

0



Volunteer Training

Facilit

ation

Skills

Role-p

lay

Card

s

Y

ou

are

in

th

e m

idd

le o

f a

se

ssio

n

abo

ut

bu

ild

ing

a n

o-d

ig g

ard

en

wh

en

on

e o

f t

he

stu

de

nts

ke

ep

s g

oin

g o

n a

nd

on

ab

ou

t th

e n

ew

spa

pe

r th

at

is t

o b

e

laid

do

wn

fir

st.

Fa

cil

ita

tor

iss

ue

: D

isc

us

sio

n o

n o

ne

po

int

is t

oo

lo

ng

The

fac

ilit

ator

is

lead

ing

a se

ssio

n w

orm

farm

ing

and

asks

the

stu

dent

s to

sha

re t

heir

expe

rien

ce.

One

of

the

stud

ents

tri

es t

o

offe

r so

me

sugg

esti

ons

but

keep

s lo

sing

her

wor

ds a

nd f

inds

it

diff

icul

t to

art

icul

ate

her

poin

ts.

Fac

ilit

ato

r is

sue:

A

stu

den

t h

as d

iffi

cult

y

ge

ttin

g th

eir

poin

t ac

ross

The

fac

ilit

ator

is

lead

ing

a gr

oup

disc

ussi

on a

bou

t de

sign

ing

a b

acky

ard

whe

n on

e of

the

stu

den

ts k

eeps

offe

ring

lon

g w

ind

ed s

ugge

stio

ns a

bou

t

his/

her

gard

en.

Fac

ilit

ato

r is

sue:

Co

pin

g w

ith

a p

ers

on

do

ing

a ‘

solo

’

T

he

gro

up

is

lea

rnin

g a

bo

ut

ho

w t

o

pla

nt

a tr

ee

wh

en

on

e o

f t

he

stu

de

nts

ke

ep

s a

skin

g q

ue

stio

ns

ab

ou

t p

est

s o

n h

er/

his

fru

it t

ree

an

d h

ow

to

pru

ne

th

e t

ree

.

Fa

cil

ita

tor

iss

ue

: A

stu

de

nt

dr

ifts

fr

om

th

e s

ub

jec

t



Stra

tegies

for

Diff

icult

Grou

p Dy

namics

Le

arni

ng h

ow t

o fa

cilit

ate

thro

ugh

diff

icul

t gr

oup

dyna

mic

s m

ay c

ome

easil

y to

you

, for

oth

ers

of u

s it

help

s to

hav

e a

few

tric

ks u

p ou

r sle

eves

. Tr

y th

ese

optio

ns o

ut n

ext t

ime

and

add

your

own

as

you

lear

n th

roug

h ex

perie

nce.

a.

Disc

ussio

n on

one

poi

nt is

too

long

*

Sum

mar

ise

* S

ugge

st t

ablin

g th

e po

int

until

late

r b

Two

mem

bers

get

into

a h

eate

d di

scus

sion

*

Sum

mar

ise p

oint

s m

ade

by e

ach

and

draw

the

disc

ussio

n ba

ck t

o th

e gr

oup

* I

nvite

the

two

to s

tay

back

at

the

end

so t

he t

hree

of

you

can

talk

it o

ver

cCo

ping

with

a p

erso

n do

ing

a “s

olo”

*

Int

erru

pt g

iving

the

spe

aker

cre

dit f

or h

is/he

r co

ntrib

utio

n an

d po

litel

y as

k th

at th

e ot

her

poin

ts b

e he

ld to

late

r

*

Int

erru

pt w

ith “y

ou h

ave

brou

ght

up m

any

poin

ts th

at w

ill k

eep

us b

usy

for

a lo

ng ti

me.

Wou

ld a

ny o

ne li

ke to

take

up

one

of

t

hese

poi

nts?

”

*

See

the

pers

on p

rivat

ely

if th

e ab

ove

don’t

wor

k d

A sp

eake

r drif

ts f

rom

the

subj

ect

*

Int

erru

pt, g

ive c

redi

t for

the

idea

s, bu

t exp

lain

that

she

/he

is st

rayi

ng f

rom

the

top

ic

* A

sk t

he r

est

of t

he g

roup

whe

ther

the

y wa

nt t

o st

ray

from

the

top

ic

*

Fin

d a

rela

ted

idea

to u

se a

s a

link

to b

ring

the

disc

ussio

n ba

ck to

the

topi

c e.

A m

embe

r ha

s di

ffic

ulty

get

ting

thei

r po

int

acro

ss

* H

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the

idea

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pres

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back

to

the

pers

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hem

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what

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mea

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?”

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Conf

lict

Reso

lution

Fa

cilit

ator

:

T

ime:

45

min

O

bjec

tive

s:

1. E

stab

lish

the

step

s re

quir

ed t

o re

solv

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nflic

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Pro

cess

es u

sed

in c

onfl

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reso

luti

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Obj

ecti

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Com

pete

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s A

ctiv

ity

Tim

e

Reso

urce

s/H

ando

ut

Intr

oduc

tion

A

sses

s pr

ior

expe

rien

ce

Out

line

sess

ion

Crea

ting

Aff

irm

atio

ns I

cebr

eake

r:

Get

ever

yone

in t

he g

roup

to

indi

vidu

ally

: 1)

Thi

nk o

f a

pers

onal

pro

blem

2)

Thi

nk o

f th

e op

posite

3)

Wri

te it

dow

n in

the

pos

itive

as if

the

y ha

ve a

lrea

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it 4)

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te d

own why

the

y wi

ll ac

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1. E

stab

lish

the

step

s re

quir

ed

to r

esol

ve c

on-

flic

t

1.1 U

nder

stan

d th

e st

eps

requ

ired

to

reso

lve

conf

lict

1.2

Reco

gnis

e th

e st

eps

outli

ned

in t

he N

SCF

Polic

y an

d Pr

oced

ures

Man

ual o

n re

solv

ing

conf

lict.

Act

ivit

y 1:

Pla

ce t

he s

teps

req

uire

d to

res

olve

con

flic

t (o

n in

divi

dual

ca

rds)

up

on t

he b

oard

in r

ando

m o

rder

and

the

n ge

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rson

at

a ti

me

to c

ome

and

plac

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e st

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in o

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iscu

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grou

p.

Act

ivit

y 2:

Get

the

stu

dent

s to

rea

d th

roug

h th

e st

eps

outl

ined

in

the

polic

y an

d pr

oced

ures

man

ual a

nd g

ive

oppo

rtun

ity

for

ques

-ti

ons.

5-20

H

ando

ut o

n “U

nder

stan

ding

Con

-fl

ict

Res

olut

ion”

Re

fer

to t

he V

olun

-te

ers

Polic

y an

d Pr

o-ce

dure

Man

ual.

2. P

roce

sses

us

ed in

con

flic

t re

solu

tion

2.1

Und

erst

andi

ng t

he d

if-

fere

nt p

roce

sses

use

d in

co

nflic

t re

solu

tion

Act

ivit

y 1:

Div

ide

the

stud

ents

into

5 g

roup

s an

d ge

t ea

ch g

roup

to

esta

blis

h a

defi

niti

on o

f th

e p

roce

sses

use

d in

con

flic

t re

solu

tion

: N

egot

iati

on, C

olla

bora

tion

, Com

peti

tion

, Com

prom

ise,

Avo

idan

ce

Then

ask

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h gr

oup

to e

stab

lish

a sc

enar

io w

here

thi

s ki

nd o

f pr

oces

s m

ight

be

used

and

rol

e pl

ay it

bac

k to

the

gro

up.

(Def

init

ions

are

on

stud

ent

hand

out)

20-4

3 H

ando

ut o

n “U

nder

stan

ding

Con

-fl

ict

Res

olut

ion”

Sum

mar

y an

d ev

alua

tion

Go o

ver

the

step

s to

con

flic

t re

solu

tion

and

rem

ind

stud

ents

tha

t co

nflic

t is

not

a b

ad t

hing

but

can

lead

to

com

mun

ity

build

ing.

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Volunteer Training

STEPS IN RESOLVING CONFLICT 1) Identify who are involved/affected, either directly or indirectly

2) Analyse whether values or simply different tactics are involved

Listen for understanding. Listen to the others' feelings as well as how they perceive the issue. Establish eye contact, ask open-ended ques-tion, clarify, and summarize to let the person know that they are being understood.

3) Ensure that everyone puts their points across

State the problem clearly. To negotiate, everyone must first under-stand the conflict.

4) Confront issues not personalities

Decide on standards or rules for resolving the dispute. These may in-clude focusing on the problem, not the person; looking to the future, not the past; attempting to satisfy both parties; and attempting to be generous.

5) Search for solutions and how they can be implemented List the solutions to the problem. Prioritize options and look at advan-tages and disadvantages

6) Come to a decision

This may be avoiding the issue, imposing a solution, compromising or col-laborating.

7) Review the position at an agreed time

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Training

Volun

teer

s Fa

cilit

ator

:

Tim

e: 9

0 m

ins

Obj

ecti

ves:

1.

To

unde

rsta

nd t

he im

port

ance

of

trai

ning

vol

unte

ers

2. T

o kn

ow w

hat

know

ledg

e an

d sk

ills

to im

part

3.

To

know

how

to

deliv

er t

rain

ing

4. T

o pr

acti

ce d

eliv

erin

g tr

aini

ng

Obj

ectiv

e Co

mpe

tenc

ies

Activ

ity

Tim

e (m

ins)

Re

sour

ces/

Han

dout

s

Intr

oduc

tion

Asse

ss p

rior l

earn

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and

expe

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utlin

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1 – 5

1. To

und

erst

and

the

impo

rtan

ce o

f tr

aini

ng

volu

ntee

rs

1.1 K

now

the

reas

ons

for

trai

ning

vol

unte

ers

•In

larg

e gr

oup,

bra

inst

orm

and

min

dmap

the

re

ason

s fo

r tra

inin

g vo

lunt

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6-

15

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rs p

aper

2. T

o kn

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ills

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wn ta

sks

into

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vidua

l ste

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sm

all g

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indi

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m a

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write

dow

n th

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quen

ce o

f st

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in p

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rmin

g a

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e ta

sk, s

uch

as p

lant

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ed o

r a

cutt

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fi

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st tu

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and

pape

r Pl

antin

g a

seed

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antin

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cutt

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3. T

o kn

ow h

ow to

del

iver

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ing

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the

seq

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st

eps

invo

lved

in te

achi

ng a

sim

ple

task

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2 U

se c

reat

ive g

roup

pr

oces

ses

3.3

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ctic

e de

liver

ing

train

ing

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the

larg

e gr

oup,

bra

inst

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the

seq

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st

eps

in te

achi

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sim

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pla

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gise

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he n

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ry, t

utor

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to p

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pott

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, see

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cutt

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, pun

etts

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lusio

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d su

mm

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Q

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and

ans

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Volunteer Training

THE

TEACH

ING/

LEARN

ING

CYCL

E

Wat

ch

Lear

ner

do it

Know

W

hat

you

are

teac

hing

Allo

w le

arne

r to

Pr

actice

Give

con

stru

ctiv

e Fe

edba

ck

Chec

k Le

arne

r’s p

erfo

rman

ce a

gain

Saf

ety

Expl

ain

and

dem

on-

stra

te s

afet

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-

Explain

Wha

t yo

u ar

e te

achi

ng. U

se p

roto

-co

ls.

Show

H

ow t

o do

it



Volunteer Training Es

tablishing

Volun

teer

Co-

ordina

tor

Roles

Faci

litat

or:

Tim

e: 5

5 m

in

Obj

ecti

ves:

1.

Und

erst

and

the

role

s co

-coo

rdin

ator

s pl

ay

2.Es

tabl

ish

role

des

crip

tion

s fo

r yo

ur a

reas

of

co-o

rdin

atio

n on

NSC

F

Obj

ectiv

e Co

mpe

tenc

ies

Activ

ity

Tim

e (m

in)

Reso

urce

s

Intr

oduc

tion

Asse

ss p

rior e

xper

ienc

e O

utlin

e se

ssio

n Ga

me:

Get

the

grou

p in

to 2

line

s th

en a

sk th

em to

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er

them

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cord

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to s

ome

crite

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s fa

st a

s th

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can.

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mpl

es a

re: s

hort

est

to t

alles

t, yo

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st t

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dest

, lon

gest

ear

to

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test

ear

etc

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ve t

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inni

ng

team

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rize!

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team

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te 4

sm

all

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0-7

1. Un

ders

tand

the

rol

es

co-c

oord

inat

ors

play

1.1 I

dent

ify th

e ro

les

that

vol

unte

er c

o-co

ordi

nato

rs p

lay

1.2 I

dent

ify

infl

uenc

es th

at v

olun

teer

co-

coor

dina

tors

hav

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the

ir r

oles

1.3

Ide

ntif

y th

e co

mm

itmen

t vo

lunt

eer

co-

coor

dina

tors

mus

t ha

ve t

o th

eir

posit

ion.

1.4 U

nder

stan

d th

at t

he s

tatu

s of

the

posi

tion

shou

ld r

efle

ct t

he r

espo

nsib

ilitie

s in

volve

d.

Activ

ity 1

: Usin

g a

hot p

otat

o br

ains

torm

, ide

ntif

y th

e ro

les

volu

ntee

r co

-coo

rdin

ator

s fu

lfill

, und

er th

e fo

ur

cate

gorie

s:

1.Pla

nnin

g an

d O

rgan

ising

2.

Staf

fing

3.

Lead

ing

4.

Mon

itorin

g an

d Ev

alua

ting

(See

att

ache

d lis

t for

teac

hers

aid

) Ac

tivity

2: U

sing

the

topi

c “V

olun

teer

Co-

coor

dina

tors

O

oze

Com

mitm

ent,

Infl

uenc

e an

d St

atus

” set

up

a sm

all

deba

te w

ith t

wo t

eam

s (3

eac

h sid

e) t

o de

bate

the

issue

.

7-35

Bu

tche

rs

pape

r an

d pe

ns

2. E

stab

lish

role

de

scrip

tions

for

you

r ar

eas o

f co

-ord

inat

ion

on

NSC

F.

2.1

Unde

rsta

nd t

he c

ompo

nent

s of

a r

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desc

riptio

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2 D

evel

op a

rol

e de

scrip

tion

that

bes

t de

scrib

es y

our

posit

ion

Com

plet

e a

Vol

unte

er C

o-co

ordi

nato

r Ro

le D

escr

iptio

n fo

r you

r pos

ition

. W

ith a

par

tner

sha

re y

our i

deas

and

re

work

eac

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her’

s ro

le d

escr

iptio

ns.

35-5

3 Bl

ank

Volu

ntee

r Co

ordi

nato

r Ro

le

Des

crip

tion

Sum

mar

y an

d ev

alua

tion

Re

view

the

sess

ion

usin

g th

e in

form

atio

n ge

nera

ted

on

the

boar

ds.

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ROLES OF VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR Planning and organising: • analyse facts and factors related to the organisation and the involvement of

volunteers which need to be considered in the planning process • establish and review volunteer policy and practice guidelines • in consultation with all stakeholders, develop goals and outcome objectives for

the volunteer program • ensure structures and strategies are in place which promote the cross-

fertilisation of information, ideas and decisions • develop and implement a forward-looking strategic plan towards achievement of

program goals and outcomes • introduce volunteer screening processes where necessary • cost the program and ensure adequate funding is available • promote a good working relationship with the management committee, paid

workers and volunteers • develop links with the community • plan to review regularly, goals, planning techniques and organisational structures,

keeping in mind current and future needs.

Staffing: • list the range of duties to be performed through a volunteer needs assessment • decide which tasks are the province of paid workers and of volunteers • determine the range of personal attributes, skill experience, knowledge, and time

requirements • promote the program, interview and recruit volunteers, or seek volunteers from

any current programs which are already in place • orientate volunteers to the organisation, the job, to entitlements and

responsibilities • train as necessary • arrange for ongoing consultation and feedback among all parties • delegate duties and responsibilities as appropriate • arrange supervision and support, and address any areas of conflict • ensure regular appraisal of individual volunteers in relation to the meeting of both

their needs and those of the organisation, and take action as necessary • review the composition and performance of the team as an entity and adjust as

necessary.

Leading: • encourage all stakeholders to recognise the potential and limitations of volunteer

involvement • promote best policy and practice standards



Volunteer Training

• motivate, support and empower colleagues, paid and voluntary • encourage mutual understanding and respect between all staff members in

relation to each other's role and responsibilities • look ahead, anticipate future possibilities as well as future issues/problems • speak out and act decisively • promote a harmonious working climate and a culture where enjoyment and

satisfaction, as well as effort, abounds.

Monitoring and evaluating:

• incorporate regular monitoring processes and program evaluation to ensure reassessment of goals, priorities and the setting of new goals

• check standards and accountability requirements and take action as necessary • decide on what records need to be kept, by whom, and for how long.

Volunteer Coordinator Training


Volunteer Co-ordinator Position

Position Title: Job Description: Responsibilities of Job: Specific Duties: • • • • • • Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) Personal Attributes Required Time frame and/or attendance requirements Location of work (more over page)



Volunteer Training

Travel involved Supervision of the position Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Volunteer Position or Paid Position? What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with your project?



Evalua

ting

you

r Vo

lunt

eer

Prog

ram

Faci

litat

or:

Tim

e: 3

5 m

in

Obj

ecti

ves:

1.

Inte

grat

ing

eval

uati

on m

etho

ds in

to y

our

volu

ntee

r pr

ogra

m

Obj

ecti

ve

Com

pete

ncie

s A

ctiv

ity

Tim

e (m

in)

Reso

urce

s

Intr

oduc

tion

A

sses

s pr

ior

expe

rien

ce

Out

line

sess

ion

Ask

the

gro

up t

o on

e at

a t

ime

to d

escr

ibe

“If

I we

re a

tre

e, w

hat

tree

wou

ld t

hey

be t

oday

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nyth

ing

can

be s

ubst

itut

ed f

or a

tre

e e.

g. a

sm

ell,

an a

nim

al)

0-5

1.In

tegr

atin

g ev

alua

tion

m

etho

ds in

to y

our

volu

ntee

r pr

ogra

m

1.1

Dev

elop

a r

ange

of

tool

s yo

u ca

n us

e to

eva

luat

e yo

ur v

olun

teer

pr

ogra

m.

1.2

Lea

rn h

ow t

o in

tegr

ate

thes

e m

etho

ds in

to y

our

volu

ntee

r pr

ogra

m.

In 3

sm

all g

roup

s, e

stab

lish

a nu

mbe

r of

met

hods

yo

u co

uld

use

to e

valu

ate

volu

ntee

rs in

you

r te

am

and

for

gett

ing

the

volu

ntee

rs t

o ev

alua

te y

our

volu

ntee

r pr

ogra

m.

Ea

ch g

roup

is t

o ch

oose

one

met

hod

and

set

up a

ro

le p

lay

wher

e th

e re

st o

f th

e cl

ass

are

your

vo

lunt

eers

, and

the

n ev

alua

te y

our

“vol

unte

ers”

us

ing

the

met

hod

chos

en.

(The

fac

ilita

tor

mak

es

sure

tha

t th

e m

etho

ds o

f ea

ch g

roup

are

dif

fere

nt.)

5-33

Pe

ns a

nd p

aper

Sum

mar

y an

d ev

alua

tion

Emph

asis

e th

e im

port

ance

of

eval

uati

on in

run

ning

a

succ

essf

ul p

rogr

am a

nd t

he n

eed

to in

tegr

ate

eval

uati

on in

to y

our

prog

ram

on

a re

gula

r ba

sis.

33-3

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Volunteer Training

Supporting Volunteer Coordinators • All the volunteer coordinators are invited to a Volunteer Coordinator Support

meeting that is held over lunch once every three months. At these meetings, issues of recruiting, supporting and training volunteers are discussed.

• Volunteer coordinators are often involved in other decision-making meetings at

NSCF, particularly when decisions about their areas of responsibility are being made.

• Some volunteer coordinators participate in the Train-the-Trainer program as

well • Volunteer Co-ordinators are invited to attend Volunteer Training days and some

Volunteer Co-ordinators run sessions for the Volunteer Training days.


TTRA I NRA I N TTHEHE T TRA I NERRA I NER


Volunteer Training

TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAM This program aims to help Volunteer Coordinators and others at City Farms and Community Gardens design and conduct Training Programs for volunteers and volunteer coordinators. The program is designed for groups of between twelve and twenty participants

Day 1 9.15am-10.40am Introductions and Course Overview (20min) Volunteers- Who are they? Why do they volunteer? What are our responsibilities to them? (65min) * 10.40am-11.00am Morning tea 11.00am-12.30pm Defining roles for volunteers and volunteer coordinators (45min)* Training needs analysis (45 min) 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch 1.30pm-3.30pm Effective learning (60 min) Creative tools for delivering training (15 min) Facilitation skills (45 min) *

Day 2 9.15am-10.40am Revision (10mins) Training Volunteers (75 mins) * 10.40am-11.00am Morning tea 11.00am-12.30pm Designing training modules 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch 1.15pm-1:45pm More creative tools (30mins) 1:45pm-3.30pm Prepare training modules in small groups

Day 3 9.15am-10.40am Revision and More Creative Tools (30mins) Participate in training delivered by each other. Evaluation of individual training delivery 10.40am-11.00am Morning tea 11.00am-12.30pm Participate in training delivered by each other Evaluation of individual training delivery 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch 1.15pm-3.30pm Reviewing training (60 min) Integrating training into your volunteer program (45 min) Evaluation, Summary and Conclusion (30 mins) * See modules in previous section on Volunteer Coordinator Training

Train the Trainer


Training

Nee

ds A

nalysis

Faci

litat

or:

Tim

e: 4

5 m

in

Obj

ecti

ves:

1

Iden

tify

com

pete

ncie

s of

par

tici

pant

s 2

Iden

tify

are

as o

f tr

aini

ng n

eede

d

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e to

pics

for

gro

up p

rese

ntat

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trai

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mod

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prog

ram

Faci

litat

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skill

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Crea

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too

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or d

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aini

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On-

the-

Job

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Eval

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tra

inin

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liver

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Revi

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rain

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Oth

er s

kills

you

wis

h to

lear

n (s

peci

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of C

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Mental Access Mode Questionnaire (Circle the answers) to each question that best describes yourself)

QUESTIONS

When you meet someone who obviously recognises you but you can’t quite remember, do you …..

Finally remember the face

Get your clues from the sound of the voice

Suddenly remember where you met and what was happening at the time

If you need to study hard, which is more important to you?

That the curtains are drawn

That the room is quiet That the room is not too cold, too hot, too windy etc.

When faced with a meeting which may be a little controversial, do you

Try to visualise yourself explaining your ideas

Rehearse what you are going to say

Try to get a feeling for how the others may act

Which types of artists do you admire most?

Painters, sculptures and movie makers

Musicians Dancers, drama actors

When talking among friends at a party, do you..

Make your point, but with few words

Tend to talk a great deal with some repetition for emphasis.

Talk slowly with lots of hand gestures and bodily movement

What is your favourite way to relax?

Sit down with a great stack of videos

Listen to your favourite CDs

Involve yourself in physical activity or go for a walk

When trying to remember how to spell a difficult word, do you..?

Write it down a few different ways to see which looks right

Spell it our aloud (or inside your mind) to check it sounds right

Write it down and check if it feels OK

When asked a difficult question, do you..?

Try to get a clear mental image of what it is about

Repeat the question in your mind, while trying to think of what you will say

Access your gut feeling about the issue

What is easiest for you to remember ..?

A diagram or plan A speech or tape Dance steps or how to do it

What is intuition or inspiration to you ..?

A blinding flash behind your eyes and then a clear picture

A little voice that suddenly starts telling you things you didn’t know

A gut feeling about how things should be

Someone has been trying to explain something to you, suddenly you think you understand – which are you more likely to say ..?

“Now I see what you mean”

“I like the sound of that idea”

“Hey, that idea really grabs me”, or “that feels right”

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Which is easiest for you? (circle two answers)

Drawing a picture

Creating a plan

Writing a letter

Composing a song or arti-cle for a magazine

Craft activities (pottery, weaving, etc)

Gardening, building

What sort of novel appeals most to you?

Lots of clear images and well described scenery

Lots of dialogue between the main characters

Lots of fast action and adventure

When planning a new garden area, which part do you enjoy the most?

Drawing up a plan Discussing the idea with others

Are you impatient to get out and start doing it?

At school, which were your favourite subjects? (circle three choices)

Arts

Science

Maths

Music

Languages

History

Drama

Physical Education

Craft (Woodwork, metal work etc)

When learning something new, do you prefer to have..?

Slides, videos, diagrams and charts

Lectures and seminars Group activities, hands-on activities, role -plays etc,

If you have lost something, do you try to remember where it is by..?

Visualising your recent movements

Asking yourself (or someone else) where it is

Physically re -enact your movements

When you are really happy, do..?

Replay the scene in your mind

Sing and hum Jump up and down, skip and run

When you really un-derstand something, can you..?

See it clearly Explain it to someone else

Actually do it yourself

What inspires you to get things done..?

Seeing what needs doing Verbal reminders Thinking about how good it will feel when the job is finished

What is your main thinking pattern..?

Visualise internally Talk internally Feel things, weigh it up for yourself

You know some-thing is really right when..

You can see the details in your mind

You get a loud “yes” in-side your head

It just feels right

When working in groups or teams, what role do you most often adopt..?

Keeping the long term goal clearly focused

Acting as chairperson or facilitator

Being aware of how oth-ers feel and trying to avoid possible conflicts

SCORE

Visual Auditory Kinaesthetic (Add up number of circles in each column. To express as a percentage, multiply score by 4)



MODES OF LEARNING TYPE OF TEACHING

Hearing Demonstration

Seeing Lecture

Both hearing and seeing Lecture with visual aids

Discussing with others Group discussion where everyone participates

Experience personally Hands-on practical session

Teach someone else Presenting a session

Doing a role play

Small group brainstorm

Reading a handout

Work experience attachment

Lecture demonstration

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Discussing withothers

Experiencepersonally

Teach someoneelse

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Volunteer Training

Des

igning

Tra

ining

Mod

ules

Faci

litat

or:

Ti

me:

90

min

O

bjec

tive

s:

1.Id

enti

fy t

he e

lem

ents

to

incl

ude

in a

tra

inin

g mo

dule

2.

Und

erst

and

how

to d

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tra

inin

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tcom

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ject

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for

mat

for

pla

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rain

ing

sess

ions

4.

Dev

elop

a t

rain

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mod

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Obj

ecti

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Com

pete

ncie

s A

ctiv

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Tim

e

(min

) Re

sour

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Intr

oduc

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O

verv

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of s

essi

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ess

prio

r kn

owle

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5

obje

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ritt

en

up o

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lack

boar

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1. I

dent

ify

the

elem

ents

to

incl

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in a

tr

aini

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odul

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Elem

ents

to

incl

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1.

1 O

verv

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of t

he t

opic

bro

ken

down

into

se

ssio

ns

1.2

Tim

e al

loca

tion

for

eac

h se

ssio

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3 Ti

tle

of e

ach

sess

ion

1.4

Nam

e of

tra

iner

res

pons

ible

for

eac

h se

ssio

n 1.

5 Tr

aini

ng o

bjec

tive

s, o

utco

mes

, act

ivit

ies,

re

sour

ces

and

asse

ssm

ent

met

hods

(if

requ

ired

) 1.

6 In

trod

ucti

on a

nd s

umm

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1.7

Crea

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gro

up p

roce

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Pres

ent

to t

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the

ele

men

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o in

clud

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a t

rain

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mod

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on

indi

vidu

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ards

, ASK

TH

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divi

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car

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2. U

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stan

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w to

de

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rain

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outc

omes

and

ob

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ives

2.1

Clea

rly

unde

rsta

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teps

req

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d to

co

mpl

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the

trai

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tas

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2 Po

ol t

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into

3-4

cle

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desc

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2.3

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outc

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A

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out

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sura

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be

mea

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C. C

lear

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jarg

on

1.U

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of

diff

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in

a ha

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bre

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up

into

sm

all g

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in e

ach)

2.

Expl

ain

the

crit

eria

for

de

velo

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com

es.

3.In

you

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all g

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then

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out

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in

rela

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pla

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see

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pun

net.

Pa

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30

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3

crit

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3. D

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for

mat

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anni

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our

trai

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se

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3.1

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of w

ays

to f

orm

at y

our

trai

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ules

3.

2 D

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stra

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10 m

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form

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incl

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pla

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10

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nam

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4. D

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tra

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1 D

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stra

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se o

f in

clud

ing

the

elem

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mat

and

out

com

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des

igni

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tr

aini

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odul

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our

smal

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up d

evis

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trai

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se

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out

plan

ting

a s

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a

punn

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wal

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and

mak

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30

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Bu

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Sum

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Get

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grou

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by

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dd a

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‘Des

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Volunteer Training

Prep

are

a Tr

aining

Mod

ule

(Small G

roup

Exe

rcise)

Faci

litat

or:

Ti

me:

105

min

O

bjec

tive

:

1.To

pre

pare

a t

rain

ing

mod

ule

in s

mal

l gro

ups

Obj

ecti

ve

Compe

tenc

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Act

ivity

Time

Reso

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s /

Han

dout

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Intr

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O

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to

‘Des

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trai

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ses

sion

and

rev

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pres

enta

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top

ics

and

grou

ps t

hat

were

ag

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at

Trai

ning

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naly

sis

sess

ion

on D

ay 1

Re

min

d pa

rtic

ipan

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f th

eir

affi

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0 –

10

B

lank

Mod

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Pro

form

as

1. T

o pr

epar

e a

trai

ning

mod

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in

smal

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ups

1.1

Wor

k ef

fect

ivel

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sm

all g

roup

s 1.

2 P

repa

re a

tra

inin

g m

odul

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In s

mal

l gro

ups,

pre

pare

the

tra

inin

g m

odul

e fo

r th

e se

ssio

n to

be

pres

ente

d on

the

fin

al

day.

10 -

100

Sum

mar

y

Q

& A

re

mod

es o

f le

arni

ng, e

tc

100—

105



Obj

ectiv

e Co

mpe

tenc

ies

Activ

ity

Tim

e

(min

) Re

sour

ces/

Han

dout

s

Intr

oduc

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Asse

ss p

rior e

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1.1

2)

2.1

2.

2

2.3

1)

2)

3)

3.1

3.2

Sum

mar

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d

Eval

uatio

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Faci

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Tim

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min

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O

bjec

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2)

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alua

ting

Tra

ining

Faci

litat

or:

Tim

e:

20 m

in

Obj

ecti

ves:

1.

To g

ive

feed

back

to

the

pres

ente

rs a

bout

the

ir p

rese

ntat

ion(

s).

Obj

ecti

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Out

com

es

Act

ivit

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me

Re

sour

ces/

Han

dout

s 1.T

o gi

ve

feed

back

to

a p

re-

sent

er

abou

t th

eir

pres

enta

-tio

n

Ass

ess-

men

t an

d fe

edba

ck

skills

1. P

lus M

inus

Int

eres

ting

Eac

h pe

rson

has

one

min

ute

to p

ut a

wor

d or

phr

ase

abou

t the

pre

sent

atio

n on

eac

h of

the

piec

es

of p

aper

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Key

Lea

rnings

Ea

ch p

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on p

iece

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pap

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o th

ings

they

lear

nt f

rom

the

sess

ion,

one

a 'c

onte

nt' a

nd

one

a 'p

roce

ss' p

iece

of

info

rmat

ion,

and

the

n st

icks

the

m t

o th

e bo

ard.

3. Qua

litat

ive/

Qua

ntita

tive

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w

Qua

litat

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Qua

ntita

tive

revie

w re

quire

s m

ore

time

but

can

prov

ide

mor

e de

taile

d in

form

atio

n to

he

lp f

acili

tato

rs im

prov

e th

eir

perf

orm

ance

. Ea

ch p

artic

ipan

t inv

olve

d in

the

trai

ning

is a

sked

to f

ill o

ut a

revie

w sh

eet a

nd h

and

it ba

ck in

to y

ou.

They

do

not

have

to

put

their

nam

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top.

Se

e ta

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belo

w.

4. Re

flect

ion

Revie

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simpl

e an

d qu

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eval

uatio

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etho

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est

ablis

h a

refl

ectio

n on

the

day

Four

item

s ar

e pl

aced

out

in f

ront

of

the

grou

p an

d ea

ch p

erso

n in

the

grou

p is

aske

d to

take

the

item

tha

t be

st r

efle

cts

thei

r fe

elin

gs o

n th

e tr

aini

ng.

H

and

shov

el

– In

form

ed, f

eel c

onfi

dent

to g

o an

d ap

ply

wha

t I le

arnt

Twi

sted

pip

e –

Con

fuse

d, n

eed

mor

e cla

rity

F

lowe

r

- Pe

rson

al g

rowt

h, h

olist

ic le

arni

ng

exp

erie

nce

M

osaic

Tile

–

Cre

ative

, ene

rgiz

ed, i

nspi

red

C

up

– f

eel h

alf

full

You

coul

d al

so m

ake

up y

our

own

as y

ou g

et m

ore

com

fort

able

with

thi

s to

ol.

You

can

get

the

grou

p to

refl

ect b

ack

why

they

cho

se t

he it

em o

r ju

st le

ave

peop

le w

ith t

heir

item

to

refle

ct.

5 5 5 5

3 sh

eets

of

butc

her'

s pa-

per,

labe

lled

‘Plus

’, ‘M

inus

’, ‘In

tere

stin

g’, r

espe

ctive

ly.

Piece

s of

pap

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Blu-

tak

Qua

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Qua

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QUALITATIVE / QUANTITATIVE REVIEW

Ratings: 1 Needs work 2 Moderate 3 Good 4 Interesting 5 Fantastic/Inspiring

Evaluating Rating Comments

Content 1 2 3 4 5

Facilitation skills 1 2 3 4 5

Time management 1 2 3 4 5

Held interest of participants

1 2 3 4 5

Use of creative teaching tools

1 2 3 4 5

Coverage of topic 1 2 3 4 5

Level of Organisation

1 2 3 4 5

Use of voice and eye contact

1 2 3 4 5

Relationship between facilitators

1 2 3 4 5



Volunteer Training

Inte

grat

ing

Training

into

you

r Vo

lunt

eer

Prog

ram

Fa

cilit

ator

:

T

ime:

55

min

O

bjec

tive

s:

1.

Iden

tify

a v

arie

ty o

f tr

aini

ng m

etho

ds t

o us

e in

com

mun

ity

gard

en

2.Id

enti

fy s

trat

egie

s fo

r de

velo

ping

com

mit

men

t to

tra

inin

g 3.

Dev

elop

a t

rain

ing

met

hod

Obj

ectiv

e Co

mpe

tenc

ies

Activ

ity

Tim

e (m

in)

Reso

urce

s

Intr

oduc

tion

Ge

t par

ticip

ants

up

for a

fina

l str

etch

. 0-

2

1. Id

entif

y a

varie

ty o

f tr

aining

met

hods

to u

se

in co

mm

unity

gar

dens

1.1 I

dent

ify in

-hou

se tr

aining

whi

ch c

ould

be

impl

emen

ted

in a

com

mun

ity g

arde

n (E

xam

ples:

on th

e jo

b, tr

aining

sess

ion o

n a

topi

c, ind

uctio

n, m

ento

ring,

budd

ies,

volun

teer

co-

coor

dina

tors

) 1.2

Ide

ntify

ext

erna

l tra

ining

whi

ch c

ould

be

offe

red

thro

ugh

your

com

mun

ity g

arde

n (E

xam

ples:

WH

&S o

r Firs

t Aid

th

roug

h loc

al co

uncil

, exc

ursio

n to

oth

er c

omm

unity

gar

dens

, TA

FE, V

olunt

eer

Qld

.)

Brain

stor

m th

e ty

pes

of in

-hou

se a

nd e

xter

nal

train

ing

which

cou

ld b

e of

fere

d fr

om c

omm

unity

ga

rden

s

2-15

M

arke

r Bu

tche

rs

pape

r

2. I

dent

ify s

trat

egie

s fo

r dev

elop

ing

com

mitm

ent

to t

raini

ng

2.1 U

nder

stan

d a

varie

ty o

f to

ols to

use

to c

reat

e a

supp

ortiv

e tr

aining

env

ironm

ent i

n you

r wor

kplac

e.

e.g. T

raini

ng c

alend

ar, s

kills

swap

, pay

ing c

ours

es, s

uppo

rt

volun

teer

co-c

oord

inato

rs, s

eek

fund

ing f

or tr

aining

, bud

dies

/m

ento

rs

Besid

e ea

ch o

f th

e tr

aining

met

hods

iden

tifie

d ge

t th

e st

uden

ts to

iden

tify

tools

whi

ch w

ould

sup

port

th

ese

type

s of

tra

ining

.

15-2

5

3. D

evel

oping

a tr

aining

m

etho

d

3.1 U

nder

stan

d ho

w to

dev

elop

a tr

aining

met

hod

Com

mun

icate

idea

s on

deve

loping

a tr

aining

met

hod

In sm

all g

roup

s (3-

4 pe

ople

) dec

ide

on h

ow y

ou

would

set

up

one

of th

e tr

aining

met

hods

that

ca

me

out o

f the

bra

insto

rm.

Com

mun

icate

idea

s ba

ck to

the

grou

p.

25-5

2

Sum

mar

y and

eva

luatio

n

Fi

nish

cour

se w

ith th

anky

ous.

Ask

ever

yone

to

close

the

ir ey

es, r

eflec

t on

the

ir ne

w id

eas

they

hav

e le

arnt

, to

roll

them

up

in a

ball

with

clay

and

bur

y th

em in

to th

e so

il. R

emind

them

to

wat

er th

em re

gular

ly to

enc

oura

ge f

louris

hing

gr

owth

!

52-5

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EEVALUAT I NGVALUAT I NG TTRAI N I NGRAI N I NG


Volunteer Training

Volunteer Training Feedback Form What did you enjoy about this training program? What did you not enjoy? How much do you think this training program will help you in your role as a volunteer ? Not at all A little A fair bit A lot Are there any other aspects you would wish to see included in a volunteer training program? Any other comments?

VOLUNTEER TRAINING EVALUATION

The following forms are used to evaluate the three levels of training program.

Evaluating Training HandoutHandout


Northey Street City Farm Volunteer Co-ordinators Program Evaluation

What is your area of co-ordination ________________________ Name: ____________________________ How effective has the co-ordinator training been in assiting in your role? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Self evaluation (Rate yourself from 1 to 5) Good people skills 1 2 3 4 5 Accepting of diversity 1 2 3 4 5 Team builder 1 2 3 4 5 Active Listener 1 2 3 4 5 Valuing your volunteers 1 2 3 4 5 Organisational skills 1 2 3 4 5 Can confront issues 1 2 3 4 5 Enthusiastic and friendly 1 2 3 4 5 Make comments on how we ll t he program or area you manage is working in r egards to: Volunteer recruitment_______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Retaining volunteers ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Training volunteers on the job ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Managing conflict _________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Support from NSCF Staff and resources ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Support from New Farmers Co-rodinators (Dick & Tash)_____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Communication between volunteers and co-ordinators _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Volunteer satisfaction ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Volunteer Training

Train the Trainer Program

Evaluation Please give us your feedback about the Train the Trainer program by answering the ques-tions below. Your answers will be confidential so please be as frank and honest as you can be. 1. Program Content

Please tick the relevant box

2. Program Presentation

Please tick the relevant box

Poor

Fair

OK

Good

Excel-lent

Comment

The teachers' enthusiasm

Organisation of the presen-tations

Delivery of training

The variety of teaching strategies

Time management

The pace of delivery of the program

Poor

Fair

OK

Good

Excel-lent

Comment

The range of topics covered

The small group exercises

The 'hands-on' activities

The games

The participant presentations

Learning resources and teach-ing aides

Length of the course



… / 2

Poor

Fair

OK

Good

Excel-lent

Comment

The teaching area

Food and drinks

Toilet

City Farm as a whole

No

May-be

Yes

Defi-nitely

Comment

Improved my knowledge and skills

Increased my confidence

Will help me do my job bet-ter

Will help me train volun-teers/staff better



Volunteer Training

Promise No. 2 1. Yes, completed it successfully 2. Yes, started it but not yet complete 3. Still thinking about and planning it 4. No If 'No', why not? ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………..

Train the Trainer Program Evaluation Questionnaire 2

(To be mailed to participants six months after the completion of the training program) Dear ………………………………………………., Below are the things you promised yourself you would do as a result of attending the Train the Trainer program that you completed at Northey Street City Farm last November Please give us feedback about whether you have done the things you said you would and about any other use you have made of the program, by answering the questions below.

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Over the next six months I intend to do the following things, as a result of at tending the Train the Trainer program at Nor they Street City Farm 1. .………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Have you done the things you said you would do? (please circle the appropriate numbers)

Promise No. 1 1. Yes, completed it successfully 2. Yes, started it but not yet complete 3. Still thinking about and planning it 4. No If 'No', why not? ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………..

Have you planned or delivered any training since you completed the Train the Trainer pro-gram? Yes No If 'yes', was the Train the Trainer program useful in preparing and presenting the training? Yes, a lot of use Yes, of some use No, of little or no use Thanks for your feedback. Please post this form back to us in the enclosed stamped, addressed envelope. Enjoy your training!



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VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR ROLE DESCRIPTIONS This section includes role descriptions for the following Volunteer Coordinators at NSCF: • Bushfood and Bush Regeneration • Chickens • Communications • Community Arts • Events • Green Waste • Management Committee • Market Garden • Nursery • Office • Seed Network • Tours • Volunteer Program Co-coordinator • Workshops

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Bushfood and Bush Regeneration Job Description: To coordinate the involvement of volunteers in the maintenance and extension of the bushfood, bush regeneration and cabinet timber woodlot areas at NSCF Responsibilities of Job: • Coordinate maintenance of the bushfood, bush regeneration and cabinet timber

woodlot areas • Coordinate the involvement of volunteers in the bushfood, bush regeneration and

cabinet timber woodlot areas Specific Duties: • Monitor the bushfood, bush regeneration and cabinet timber woodlot areas • Liaise with the coordinator of gardens and orchards to plan the maintenance and

infill planting requirements for those areas • Coordinate the involvement of volunteers in those areas, including arranging

weekly volunteer mornings and weekend working bees. • Conduct training of volunteers in these areas. • To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Induction and sign on/off for the day • To ensure that volunteers work safely

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Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Training and experience in growing bushfood plants and bush regeneration. 2. Knowledge of Permaculture philosophy, organic gardening and city farm principles 3. Experience of supervising volunteers. Personal Attributes Required Commitment, honesty and loyalty Time frame and/or attendance requirements • 4—6 hours per week • Attendance at meetings of the ‘Green Team’ (once a month) Location of work • Northey Street City Farm Travel involved • None Supervision of the position Through ‘Green Team’ meetings Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Drivers License Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with your project? • Training and experience in growing and maintaining bushfood and bush regenera-

tion plantings • Knowledge of how to prepare and cook with bushfoods

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Chickens Job Description: To coordinate the involvement of volunteers in caring for and maintaining the chicken system at NSCF Responsibilities of Job: • Train volunteers in chicken care and maintenance • To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Induction and sign on/off for the day • Ensure volunteers are rostered on to provide consistent care for chooks • Delegate responsibility for feeding and watering, collecting eggs, keeping the

chicken coop clean and watering the plants in and around the chicken run • Check all jobs are completed satisfactorily.



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Specific Duties: • Buy grain when needed • Keep records of egg sales and other expenses • Observe chickens’ health and take preventive action when necessary • Conduct training of volunteers in these areas. • To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Induction and sign on/off for the day • To ensure that volunteers work safely Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) • Experience and knowledge of keeping chickens organically • Experience in effective management of volunteers Personal Attributes Required • Sense of responsibility and caring • Ability to work with people • Communication skills Time frame and/or attendance requirements Weekly meeting Attendance as required on roster Location of work NSCF Travel involved Nil Supervision of the position Reports through the Green Team to the Management committee Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Nil Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with this project? • Increased knowledge of chook care and maintenance • Warm glow of satisfaction from keeping healthy chooks • Make new animal friends • Training in chook care



Volunteer Co-ordinator: Communications Job Description: To communicate, publicise and promote information about Northey Street City Farm and its activities to members, visitors and the broader community and to coordinate the involvement of volunteers in assisting with these tasks. Responsibilities of Job: • To communicate the activities and ideals of NSCF to its members, volunteers and

paid workers and to the wider community • To work with the coordinators of the many and various activities of NSCF to help

them promote their activities. Specific Duties: • Edit and produce the quarterly newsletter. • Develop media releases and community notices to publicise events and activities

at NSCF • Develop and maintain marketing and promotional materials such as flyers, posters,

leaflets and brochures. • Maintain the NSCF website • Coordinate volunteers involvement in these tasks, e.g. for photocopying and mail

outs. • Conduct training of volunteers in these areas. • To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Induction and sign on/off for the day • To ensure that volunteers work safely Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Verbal and written communication skills, to a high standard 2. Training and experience in Public Relations and Marketing 3. Knowledge of Permaculture philosophy, organic gardening and city farm principles 4. Experience and training in desktop publishing and graphic design 5. Experience in coordinating volunteers Personal Attributes Required Commitment, honesty and loyalty Time frame and/or attendance requirements • 10-15 hours per week (some weeks less and some more depending on deadlines for

printing and events) • Attendance at farm at least once per week to pick up materials and distribute

information • Generally attendance at one meeting per week at the farm Location of work NSCF and/or home (if using own PC and printer) One PC, laser printer/scanner/copier/fax and Internet available at city farm



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Travel involved • To and from city farm and home • To printers and publishers • To local council office and for photocopying newsletters Supervision of the position Report to Management Committee Liaise with staff about publicity arrangements Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Driver’s License Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer, with funding available occasionally to partly fund the position. What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with your project? • Training and experience in publishing, public relations and marketing • Experience in project co-ordination • Communication skills

Volunteer Coordinator: Community Arts Job Description: To co-ordinate artistic projects on site on a regular basis. Responsibilities of the job: • Organise, advertise and co-ordinate artistic projects at NSCF • Seek approval for permanent art installations through Site Planning processes. • Ensure Work Place Health and Safety requirements are met. • Actively seek participation for projects. • Seek funding to improve artistic opportunities on the farm. • Offer a diverse an interesting artistic program. Specific Duties • Maintain supplies and equipment for artistic projects • Purchase and source second hand materials for art projects • Inform volunteers of art projects they can get involved in. • Organise guest artists to diversify artistic opportunities on the farm. • Conduct training of volunteers in these areas. Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training)

• Experience in a range of artistic skills including Lantern making for events, Painting banners and signs, Screen printing T-shirts and bags, Mosaics, Children art and craft activities for events, Wood carving, Bamboo and wire weaving

• Good planning and organisational skills • Experience of coordinating volunteers



Personal Attributes Required Imagination, people person, Time frame and/or attendance requirements During and in lead up to events or projects Location of work At NSCF Travel involved Maybe some, picking up supplies. Supervision of the position Answerable to the Management Committee Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Suitability card if working with children Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer, although grant funding may supply short term employment. What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with this project?

• Participate in community art project • Connect with other people of similar interest • Learn and share skills in the above areas • Create something beautiful for NSCF!

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Events Job Description: To coordinate the organisation of Winter Solstice, Autumn Equinox, Spring Equinox Feasts and other similar events at NSCF. Responsibilities of Job: • Coordinate the organising group for the event • Consult with the management committee and the wider NSCF community about

the theme, entertainment, food, activities and budget for the event. • Recruit and coordinate volunteers to help with running the event. Specific Duties: • Be responsible for the budget and any monies • Arrange advertising and promotion for the event in co-operation with the

Communications Coordinator • Ensure that Workplace Health and Safety practices are followed in all activities

and locations of work.



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Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Experience in organising events 2. Good planning and organisational skills 3. Experience of coordinating volunteers Personal Attributes Required Imagination, patience, ability to handle stress, people person, endurance, willingness to help out with any, and every thing. Time frame and/or attendance requirements • One month before the event: 5hr/week organising advertising and volunteers • The week of the event: 15hours, organising, finalising and training volunteers for

the event • The day of the event: 10 hours, co-coordinating the volunteers in their different

roles. Location of work At NSCF Travel involved Maybe some, picking up supplies for the event. Supervision of the position Answerable to the Management Committee through the Events and Promotion Team. Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Nil Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with this project? • Experience in event management, including performance, catering, technical,

promotional and budgetary aspects. • Working in a team

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Green Waste Recycling Job Description: To operate the Green Waste Recycling Centre at NSCF and to coordinate the involvement of volunteers in this task. Responsibilities of Job: • Work with the WFD Gardens Co-coordinator to organise and train volunteers and

WFD participants to maintain production of compost and worm products from the compost tumblers and worm farms.



• Ensure the Green Waste Recycling Centre generates a continual supply of best quality organic compost

Specific Duties: • Coordinate:-

− Collection of food scraps weekly − Shredding of food scraps in the mulcher and feeding to worms or into tumblers − Emptying and refilling compost tumblers every three weeks − Watering of tumblers as required and turning tumblers regularly − Caring for the worm farms − Maintaining and caring for equipment including mulcher, barrows etc − Maintaining the grounds of the Green Waste Centre − Organising materials required for the compost centre

• To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Induction and sign on/off for the day • Ensure that safe working practices are followed by all those working with the

GWR centre Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Experience in worm farming and composting 2. Experience in coordinating volunteers Personal Attributes Required Friendly, likes physical work, likes worms, compost and smelly things, singing helps to get through long moments! Time frame and/or attendance requirements • Every Wednesday 8.30am-12.30pm • Attendance at planning meeting once every three months Location of work At NSCF and on the food scrap pick up route Travel involved • Food scrap pickup route (15km through city traffic) in NSCF ute Supervision of the position Answerable through the Green Team to the Management Committee Regular liaison with the Nursery Coordinator is also required. Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) • Current Driver’s license • Must be over 25 years old (for insurance coverage) Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with this project? • Being responsible for an important aspect of the farm • Learning about composting and worm farming • Physical satisfaction • Working in a team



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Volunteer Co-ordinator: Management Committee Job Description: To co-ordinate management committee (MC) volunteer members to ensure that the MC fulfils its responsibilities as an incorporated, not-for-profit community organisation and to ensure the vision and direction of NSCF is maintained. Responsibilities of Job: • Ensure that the organization, its members, volunteers and staff abide by the

NSCF constitution. • Promote the interests of NSCF in broader community networks • Advocate for all members, volunteers and program participants at NSCF. • Ensure policies and procedures are developed and updated for the organization.

Specific Duties: • Attend and facilitate monthly committee and general meetings of NSCF in

accordance with standard meeting procedures and the NSCF Inc Association constitution.

• Ensure applications for funding are completed, signed and sent. • Attend functions or events at city farm and elsewhere as a representative of the

MC. • Liaise regularly with NSCF Staff and committee members. • Support MC members • Participate in the development of site planning, organisational development and

review and policy and procedures for NSCF. • Delegate tasks as required Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Experience on Management Committees would be useful 2. Project and people management skills 3. Experience in developing policy and procedures 4. Experience in coordinating volunteers Personal Attributes Required Good communication skills, relate well to people, well organised, time management, honesty, patience. Time frame and/or attendance requirements • One evening meeting per month of 3 hour duration • An additional 5-10 hours per month following through the responsibilities of the

position Location of work Home, NSCF.



Travel involved To and from City Farm and home. Supervision of the position Responsible to the Management Committee. Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) nil Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with this project? • Experience in holding a position on a MC • Experience in project co-ordination • Communication skills

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Market Garden Job Description: To promote, develop and maintain a vibrant volunteer program that offers volunteers the opportunity to learn skills in organic market gardening. Responsibilities of Job: • Recruit volunteers to work in the market garden on a regular basis • Provide training for volunteers in planting, composting, fertilising, weeding,

mulching, harvesting and organic gardening principles. • To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Induction and sign on/off for the day • To look after the needs of volunteers including: providing for adequate breaks,

assisting with special needs, informing volunteers of up and coming events and of training opportunities at city farm.

Specific Duties: • To plan a volunteer program that allows volunteers to be involved in a range of

activities and that utilises the skills and experiences of the volunteers involved. • Ensure that all products and processes used in the Market Garden are in

accordance with the ‘Herb Growers Association Organic Certificate’ Guidelines. • Ensure materials and equipment are maintained for volunteers to use. • Ensure that Workplace Health and Safety practices are followed in all activities

and locations of work. Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Organic gardening, market gardening and permaculture skills and experience. 2. Demonstrated program and people management skills 3. Experience in teaching or training people.



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Personal Attributes Required Enthusiasm, patience, willingness to work hard, flexibility, organisational skills, systematic approach Time frame and/or attendance requirements Monday 7am–11am Thursday 11am–3pm Friday 2pm-6pm Saturday 4:30am-11am Location of work At NSCF Travel involved Nil Supervision of the position Market Garden Committee (weekly) Enterprise Sub-Committee (monthly) Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Some level of physical fitness Volunteer Position or Paid Position Profit share through market garden sales What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with your project? Knowledge, skills and experience in organic market gardening Friendship, fun and involvement in the city farm community Fresh organic veggies (when there is an excess) Fresh, organic lunch from the garden

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Nursery Job Description To promote, develop and maintain a vibrant volunteer program that offers volunteers the opportunity to learn nursery propagation and maintenance skills and help in retail and sales. Responsibilities of the Job • To train volunteers in nursery practices including seed saving, propagation, potting

on, preparing potting mix, organic pest control and nursery maintenance. • To train volunteers in retail and sales. • To promote and maintain a roster for volunteer involvement in retail. • To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Volunteer Induction • To look after the needs of volunteers including: providing for adequate breaks,

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• To provide meaningful tasks for all volunteers to get involved in. • To attend NSCF Volunteer Co-coordinator Training Specific Duties • Plan propagation regime to meet the seasonal needs of Edible Landscapes

Nursery’s customers and of the NSCF gardens. • Order/purchase seed not available at NSCF. • Order/purchase equipment and materials required. • Maintain a float for the retail shop and ensure all accounting and banking of

money is recorded. • Develop and implement a nursery management plan that ensures all nursery stock

is maintained in good health and vigor using organic and permaculture techniques. • Ensure that all processes and products used in the nursery are in accordance with

the ‘Herb Growers Association Certification’ Guidelines. • Ensure that Workplace Health and Safety practices are followed in all activities

and locations of work. Qualifications Required 1. Certificate Three in Horticulture specialising in Nursery and/or equivalent

experience in the wholesale and retail industry. 2. Experience in training volunteers on the job and in managing volunteers. 3. Excellent understanding of:

• how to propagate a wide diversity of food plants, • seed collection, and • composting using organic and permaculture methods.

Personal Attributes Required • Ability to work with all people and be sensitive to the needs of all people • A friendly, welcoming and positive nature. • Reliable and punctual Time Frame and/or Attendance Requirements • Friday 8.30am-1.00pm (production and maintenance) • Saturday 6am – 11am (sales and retail) Volunteer Worker or Paid Worker This position is a paid position. Profits from nursery sales fund this position. Location of Work Edible Landscapes Nursery Northey Street City Farm 16 Victoria St Windsor, Brisbane Queensland Occasional nursery stalls are held at other locations e.g. ABC garden expo, Brisbane Organic Fair.



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Travel Involved No travel is involved, except for the stalls as above. Supervision of the Position The Nursery Volunteer Co-coordinator is responsible to the Nursery Co-coordinator. In the event that this is the same person, then this person is responsible to the Enterprise Sub-Committee of the NSCF Management Committee. Special Requirements It is a requirement of the ‘Commission for Children and Young People’ that all people working with children and young people possess a ‘Suitability Card’. These can be obtained by phoning (07) 3247 5145. What benefits will the volunteer gain from working with the Project? Knowledge of how to propagate edible plants, collect seed and maintain a nursery. Social interaction with others and the potential to build friendships Access to cutting and planting material.

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Office Job Description: To co-ordinate the involvement of volunteers in the running of the city farm office. Responsibilities of Job: • Organise activities that can involve volunte ers in the office. • Provide training to volunteers in office procedures. • Supervise volunteers in the office Specific Duties: • Ensure materials and equipment are maintained for volunteers to use. • Respond to queries about volunteering in the office. • Plan a volunteer program that allows volunteers to be involved in a range of

activities and utilises the skills and experiences of volunteers involved. • Organise volunteers to help with mail outs and newsletter printing. • To ensure volunteers attend NSCF Induction and sign on/off for the day • Incorporate Workplace Health and Safety in all activities. Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Expertise in office procedures including word processing and database

management. 2. Experience in facilitating training 3. Project and people management skills and experience. 4. Experience in ensuring workplace health and safety 5. Experience in effective volunteer supervision and volunteer program delivery Personal Attributes Required



Good communication skills, ability to relate well to people, well organised, good time management, honest, patient and co-operative. Time frame and/or attendance requirements • Three days per week Location of work At NSCF Travel involved Nil Supervision of the position The Office Co-coordinator works with the Staff collective that reports to Management Committee on a monthly basis. Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Nil Volunteer Position or Paid Position Paid What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with this project? • Office skills and experience • Database management and experience with computer programs. • Community building and friendships

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Seed Network Job Description: To co-ordinate a local seed network to encourage people to swap seeds, planting materials and seed saving tips. Responsibilities of Job: • Arrange regular monthly meetings at NSCF. • Advertise meeting times and activities of the network on city farm notice boards

and in the newsletter. • Advocate for seed saving Specific Duties: • Organise material required for the seed network • Respond to queries about seed saving and people interested in getting involved in

the network. • Facilitate interesting and innovative meetings of the network • Coordinate volunteer seed savers Qualifications Required



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(Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Knowledge and experience in seed saving techniques 2. Facilitation skills Personal Attributes Required • Passion about, and interest in, seed saving, • Good communication skills, • Relate well to people. Time frame and/or attendance requirements • 4 hours per month Location of work At NSCF Travel involved Nil Supervision of the position Answerable to the Management Committee. However, the nursery co-coordinator will be the main contact person for materials, seed saving equipment and storage space. Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Nil Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with your project? • Skills in seed saving • A sense of satisfaction and fulfillment for helping to preserve local seed

diversity. • Access to healthy organic seed stock and planting material • Community building and friendships

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Tours Job Description: To coordinate the involvement of volunteers in escorting tours of NSCF. Responsibilities of Job: • Recruit and train new volunteer tour guides • Organise tour guides for the regular Thursday morning tours • Respond to queries about private group tours and arrange tour guides for these

events. Specific Duties:



• Advertise the tours at the farm and NSCF events. • Lead tours of NSCF Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Organisational and Program Management skills 2. Experience in facilitating training 3. Permaculture plant knowledge (desirable) 4. Coordination of volunteers Personal Attributes Required Good communication skills, relate well to people, well organised Time frame and/or attendance requirements • 2 hours per week (Initially, time will be spent conducting tours and training others in leading tours. After that, the time will be spent more on managing the tour program.) Location of work At NSCF Travel involved Nil Supervision of the position Meet and network with the Education Team on a monthly basis Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Police check (Suitability Card Holder) Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer, but with potential to receive payment for some tours. What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with this project? • Communication skills • Confidence in public speaking • Greater understanding of plants and permaculture.

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Workshops Job Description: To coordinate NSCF’s Workshops and Courses Program. Responsibilities of Job: • To organise NSCF’s Workshops and Courses • To organise NSCF involvement in Brisbane City Council’s GOLD (Growing Old and

Living Dangerously) workshop program



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Specific Duties: • Sourcing and booking workshop presenters • Produce and distribute workshop program and brochures • Print booking sheets to be kept in office and Check bookings and confirm enrol-

ments • Prepare certificates of completion • Develop, distribute and collect evaluation forms and disseminate feedback to pre-

senters Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Experience in organising educational programs 2. Experience in desktop publishing and graphic design 3. Knowledge of Permaculture philosophy, organic gardening and city farm principles Personal Attributes Required Good communication skills, relate well to people, well organised Time frame and/or attendance requirements • 2 hours per week (some weeks less and some more depending on deadlines for

printing and events) • Required to attend meetings occasionally Location of work • NSCF or home using own PC and printer. • One PC, laser printer/scanner/copier/fax and Internet available at NSCF Travel involved Some distribution of workshop flyers Supervision of the position Report to Management Committee Liaise with staff in development of programs Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Drivers License Volunteer Position or Paid Position Volunteer, but with potential to receive payment for some workshops. What Benefits will volunteers gain from working with your project? • Training and experience in publishing, public relations and marketing • Experience in project co-ordination • Communication skills



Volunteer Program Coordinator Job Description: To manage the volunteer program at Northey Street City Farm including recruitment, orientation, training and advocacy for volunteers. Responsibilities of Job: • Apply for funding that will approve the facilities, training options and management

for volunteers • Recruit volunteers and match volunteers to their needs and the volunteer co-

coordinator needs • Orientate and support volunteers at NSCF • Advocate for volunteers at NSCF and in the wider community. • Ensure volunteer policies and procedures are developed and updated for the organi-

sation. • Chair meetings of volunteer co-coordinators • Encourage and support volunteers from a wide variety of backgrounds including

non-English speaking, Indigenous, people with a disability, single mums, elderly, young people and homeless people.

• Ensure role descriptions for volunteers and volunteer co-coordinators and the NSCF Orientation booklet is kept updated.

• Organise a training calendar for volunteers and volunteer co-coordinators and fa-cilitate training.

Specific Duties • Attend functions or events at city farm and elsewhere as a representative of vol-

unteer • Participate in the development of site planning, organisational development and vi-

sioning of NSCF to represent volunteers needs. • Organise trainers and manage volunteer training program • Mediate conflict arising • Organise social events that include volunteers at NSCF e.g.: International Women’s

Breakfast • Keep volunteer co-coordinators and volunteers informed of changes to the program,

training and social events • Regularly update the volunteer notice board • Maintain the volunteer registration database, including requesting feedback from

volunteers removed from the database • Develop processes that recognize volunteers achievements and contributions to

NSCF; including Annual Volunteer Awards • Develop strategies to support volunteers with special needs or high needs. Qualifications Required (Skills, expertise, experience, knowledge and training) 1. Experience as a volunteer co-coordinator in a similar organisation 2. Project and people management skills 3. Experience in delivering and developing training



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Personal Attributes Required Readiness to listen, learn, reflect and change, commitment, willingness to share infor-mation, creativity, value base related to the philosophy of volunteering, good communi-cation skills, relate well to people, well organised, time management, honesty, patience. Time frame and/or attendance requirements Developing/Promoting/Delivering and Updating Training 8hrs/week Meeting/ Orientating and placing volunteers 10hrs/week Managing Volunteer Program 10 hrs/week Advocacy and staff collective meetings 4hrs/week Supporting volunteers with special needs 12 hrs/week Total 40 hours Location of work • Home and NSCF Travel involved • To and from city farm Supervision of the position The Volunteer Co-coordinator will be a member of the Staff Collective which reports to the Management Committee monthly Special Requirements (police check, drivers licence) Police check and drivers license (open) Volunteer Position or Paid Position Paid



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Page Volunteering 3 NSCF Philosophy of volunteering 3 NSCF Volunteer Mission Statement 3 Promoting Volunteer Opportunities 3 Initial Inquiry about Volunteering 4 Volunteer Registration 4 Orientation 4 Roles and Position Descriptions 4 Police checks 5 Training 5 Relationship between Paid and Unpaid Staff 5 Rights of Volunteers 6 Responsibilities of volunteers at NSCF: 6 Roles and Responsibilities of Volunteer Coordinators 7 Reimbursement of expenses 7 Insurance Cover 7 Personal Information and Privacy 7 Use of Motor Vehicles and Insurance 8 Dispute Resolution Procedures 8 Anti Discrimination 10 Sexual Harassment 10 Occupational Health and Safety 11 Communication System 12 Recognition of Volunteers' Contributions 13 Program Evaluation and Review 13

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Volunteering • Is based on personal motivation and choices, freely undertaken • Is a way of furthering active citizenship and community involvement • Takes the form of individual or group activities generally carried out within the

framework of an organisation • Enhances human potential and the quality of daily life, building up human solidarity • Provides answers for the great challenges of our time, striving for a better and

more peaceful world • Contributes to the vitality of economic life, even creating jobs and new

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NSCF Philosophy of volunteering Northey Street City Farm belongs to the community in that it is a public resource that promotes environmental sustainability, social equity, cultural diversity and community participation Volunteers bring a range of skills, experience and enthusiasm for the values and activities that NSCF promotes. Volunteering at NSCF involves working together to fulfill these common goals. NSCF values its volunteers and is committed to ensuring an enriching and enjoyable experience for them.

NSCF Volunteer Mission Statement NSCF aims to create opportunities for community members to participate, voluntarily, in activities that develop their skills in a way that is stimulating and fun, and that promotes environmental sustainability and enhances the local community.

Promoting Volunteer Opportunities Opportunities to volunteer at NSCF are promoted through: • The free weekly farm tour • Visits by groups • The general NSCF leaflet • The volunteering leaflet • Informal talks with drop-in visitors • Events and functions at NSCF and elsewhere (e.g. garden shows) Volunteer registration forms, which detail the options for volunteer involvement, are available in the volunteer sign on book and in the tour kit.


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Initial Inquiry about Volunteering The Volunteer coordinator or the office administration team should handle these inquiries. Procedure Give or send the potential volunteer a volunteer information leaflet to read and explain the various volunteering options. Answer any questions the potential volunteer may have about the various options or refer them to the relevant volunteer coordinator. Suggest that they go on the free weekly tour of City Farm to become familiar with the various aspects of NSCF.

Volunteer Registration All new volunteers should fill in a confidential volunteer registration form (see Appendix 1). The data on the registration should be entered into a computer database by the volunteer coordinators or office staff. All information about volunteers should be treated as strictly confidential. Only the volunteer coordinators and office staff should have access to it. All volunteers should write their name and hours of work in the attendance book on each day they volunteer at NSCF.

Orientation If possible, an informal meeting should take place with each new volunteer to match the volunteer with appropriate work areas and supervisors so as to ensure a happy and fulfilling experience for all involved.

All new volunteers should be invited to take part in an orientation session, to be held once a month. The orientation program should include: • A tour of NSCF • Morning tea and Introductions to staff and volunteer coordinators • An information session about the structure and functions of NSCF and the

volunteer program, as outlined in the orientation booklet (see Appendix 2) • Workplace Health and Safety • Questions • Lunch

Roles and Position Descriptions Appropriate position descriptions should be formulated for all volunteer positions.


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These position descriptions should be used to: • help potential volunteers decide the positions most suitable and interesting to

them • help match people with appropriate volunteer positions • reduce any misunderstandings that may occur around what tasks the volunteer

will and will not undertake • provide guidance to supervisors re filling a position • help the organisation identify and acknowledge the contribution volunteers make

I.e. make the contribution by volunteers visible The position description should include: • Job Title • Job Tasks • Any special skills or competencies required or desirable • Special requirements (e.g. police check, driver's license) • Any exclusions (e.g. "not suitable for people with asthma") • Supervision of the position • Time frame / attendance requirements • What benefits will the volunteer gain from this position

Police checks Police checks are required under state law for those volunteers who will be involved in working with people under 16 years of age. At NSCF, this applies only to volunteers working with school groups.

Training • All volunteers should have access to training, including: • orientation (within one month of first attending) • on-the-job training in the particular area(s) in which they are working (initially,

and on-going) • general volunteer training programs, to be held two or three times a year. • access to volunteer coordinator and 'train-the-trainer' courses for experienced

volunteers, to be held once or twice each year. • access to other NSCF training courses, workshops and excursions at a discounted

rate.

Relationship between Paid and Unpaid Staff There is a distinction between the work of volunteers and the work of paid staff. Volunteers should not be allocated a role that a paid worker would do. However, a volunteer may take on a particular aspect of the work, eg volunteers could undertake some reception duties but should not take on a full role as receptionist .


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The work of volunteer staff should complement and enhance the work of paid staff. Volunteer role descriptions should reflect thi s distinction. If a volunteer does act in the place of a staff member e.g. during the staff member's leave, the volunteer should be paid for the time they work.

Rights of Volunteers All volunteers have the right to expect: • a healthy and safe work place • to be treated with dignity and respect • meaningful and involving work • clear definition of tasks and responsibilities • tools adequate to the job • access to toilets, washing facilities and a rest area • a secure individual storage area for personal effects • knowing to whom they are accountable • access to all information necessary to do their job • training in unfamiliar tasks • adequate, supervision, support and feedback on tasks performed • encouragement of initiative and independent decision making • that their input and ideas will be valued and used • that they will be included in NSCF functions and events • recognition of their contribution to NSCF • opportunities to display or communicate their work • adequate insurance coverage for injury or illness related to their volunteer work

at NSCF • reimbursement of agreed, out-of-pocket expenses • fair and prompt procedures for resolving grievances • confidentiality of their personal information

Responsibilities of volunteers at NSCF: All volunteers have a responsibility to: • work safely and protect the safety of co-workers and others • support co-workers and treat them and others with respect • make a commitment, as far as possible, to attend regularly • be punctual • contact their supervisor as soon as possible if unable to attend • ask for support when needed • undertake training when invited • be honest and trustworthy in all financial dealings • respect the confidentiality of any personal information relating to other workers

or members gained as a result of working at NSCF • look after and maintain all NSCF tools and property


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• be aware of NSCF’s mission and to contribute towards achieving it.

Roles and Responsibilities of Volunteer Coordinators Coordination of volunteers at NSCF is shared amongst a number of paid and voluntary workers. Their roles are jointly to:- • oversee the NSCF volunteer program • welcome and support new volunteers • organise appropriate activities for volunteers • provide on-the-job training for volunteers in their areas • liaise, when necessary, between volunteers and other people at the Farm • organise special events and activities for volunteers • be a contact point for volunteers experiencing problems in their work or

relationships at NSCF • uphold and implement volunteer policy and procedures, as set out in this manual.

Reimbursement of expenses If volunteers need to make purchases relating to their work at NSCF, they should discuss this with their volunteer coordinator before making the purchase. Coordinators need to work within their designated budgets and volunteers need to be aware of these constraints. When volunteers make a purchase relating to their work, they will need to present receipts to their coordinators before they can be reimbursed.

Insurance Cover NSCF recognises that all volunteers and workers have the right to be protected from financial cost in the event of injury and liability. Volunteers are covered by CGU Insurance, through Allsafe Insurance Brokers for public liability to a limit of $10 million, and by Aon Risk Services Australia for accidental injury sustained at NSCF.

Personal Information and Privacy Volunteers’ personal information is to be treated in a confidential manner and kept in a database on computer. Access to the database is limited to the volunteer coordinators and the office staff. Access is restricted with a password. All volunteers have the right to access any information recorded by NSCF.


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Use of Motor Vehicles and Insurance NSCF vehicles are to be driven only by volunteers who are over 25 years of age, and only with the approval of their volunteer coordinator. The vehicle booking book in the office must be filled out with the name of the driver and the destination of the trip before the vehicle is driven. The log book in the vehicle must be filled in also for every trip. Volunteer coordinators must approve the use of private motor vehicles for NSCF business prior to their use. Volunteers who use private motor vehicles for NSCF business must have their cars covered by Third Party Property insurance at least, and preferably by comprehensive insurance.

Dispute Resolution Procedures 1. General principles • it is recognised that it is inevitable that conflicts will arise; • it is also recognised that most conflicts should be able to be resolved to the

reasonable satisfaction of all concerned; • it is acknowledged that disputes may arise due to simple misunderstandings or

communication not being as effective as it could be, and that problems may evaporate by simply communicating the problem directl y to the person concerned.

• conflict should be dealt with at an early stage and not left to smoulder on • conflict should be dealt with consciously and actively rather than swept under the

carpet; • the process of resolving conflict can lead to creative growth in the organisation • complaints and grievances from people involved in the organisation should be

raised and dealt with within the organisation as far as possible • efforts should be made to ensure that members of the public are protected at all

times from the effects of the dispute • openness, honesty, confidentiality and equal respect for views of all parties are

crucial for the successful resolution of conflicts The Management Committee will appoint a Dispute Contact Person who is acceptable and accessible to everyone in the organisation. The role of the Dispute Contact Person will be to act as a point of contact for persons with a grievance or dispute. 1. The dispute resolution process

1. A person with a grievance or dispute is encouraged to discuss the issue with the other person directly involved if they feel comfortable with this. They are encouraged to seek support from their supervisor, volunteer coordinator or the Dispute Contact Person with regard to this. 2. If the person with a grievance or dispute does not feel comfortable in approaching the other person directly or if (s)he has spoken to the person


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directly and the complaint / difficulty continues, then the complainant should report the issue to their supervisor, volunteer coordinator or the Dispute Contact Person. 3. The supervisor, volunteer coordinator or Dispute Contact Person should endeavor to mediate the dispute by hearing the concerns of both parties and seeing whether an agreed resolution can be found. 4. If the supervisor, volunteer coordinator or Dispute Contact Person believes that the issue is of a sufficiently serious nature, (s)he can issue a verbal warning to one or both of the persons involved. The warning should include: A clear statement of the specific concerns The expectations regarding the resolution of the concerns The time within which the changes should be made. 5. If the grievance or conflict continues, the supervisor, volunteer coordinator, Dispute Contact Person or the person or persons in dispute should take it to the member of the management committee designated by that committee as Dispute Reference Person. The Dispute Reference Person can provide advice and support to the supervisor, volunteer coordinator or Dispute Contact Person to continue their efforts to mediate the conflict. Alternatively, (s)he can attempt to mediate the conflict directly herself or arrange for an external mediator. 6. If the grievance or conflict still continues, the Dispute Contact Person should, at this stage, inform the Management Committee about the dispute and the measures taken to attempt resolution. The Management Committee should initiate further procedures to resolve the conflict, which can include:- Issuing a written warning to one or both parties. The warning would include: A clear statement of the specific concerns The expectations regarding the resolution of the concerns The time within which the changes should be made. Arranging further mediation efforts with either internal or external mediators Reviewing policies or organisational matters that may be contributing to the continuation of the conflict Terminating the employment, placement or attachment of the person or persons involved.


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Anti Discrimination It is NSCF's duty and commitment to ensure that there is no discrimination or harassment in the NSCF community and to provide equal opportunities for all people. Discrimination or harassment will not be tolerated under any circumstances and disciplinary action will be taken against any volunteer or staff member who breaches this policy. Commonwealth and State laws also require all employers, managers and supervisors to treat fairly all their employees, volunteers and anyone who applies for a job with them. NSCF's Objects of Association also specifically support the involvement of people with disability in the activities of the Farm. Discrimination and harassment occur when a person is discriminated against or harassed because of their race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, as defined under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, or because of their sex, marital status or pregnancy as defined under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, or because of a disability as defined under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Unfair discrimination based on age, industrial activity, sexual orientation, career status, physical features, political beliefs or activity or religious activity is unlawful as covered in Queensland's Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. NSCF notes that discrimination or harassment on of the grounds listed in the legislation listed above is against the law. Any case of discrimination or harassment should be handled in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Procedures, as listed above.

Sexual Harassment All NSCF staff and volunteers have the right to work in a safe environment, free from any form of sexual harassment. " S e xua l ha rassmen t is any unwan t ed , unwe lcome or uninvi t ed behaviour or a se xua l na tur e which makes a pe rson f ee l humi l ia t ed , in t imida t ed , or o f f ended. S e xua l ha rassment can t ake many di f f e r en t f orms and may inc lude physica l con t ac t , ve r ba l comment s, j okes, proposi t ions, t he display o f o f f ensive ma t e r ia l or o t he r behaviour which c r ea t es a se xua l ly hos t i le wor king envi ronmen t . " (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission) " S e xua l ha rassmen t is no t behaviour which is based on mutua l a t t r ac t ion, f r iendship and r espec t . I f t he in t e rac t ion is consensua l , we lcome and r eciproca t ed , i t is no t se xua l ha rassment . " (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.)


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A person can be harassed by a supervisor, manager, staff member, fellow volunteer or visitor. Harassment is not just unlawful during working hours or in the workplace itself. The behaviour is unlawful in any work-related context, including work functions, Christmas parties and field trips. Harassment is against the law. Legal action can be taken against any employee or volunteer for harassment. NSCF can also be legally liable for harassment that occurs within its area or operations. Addressing Harassment: - • If the person who feels they are being or have been harassed is able to confront

the harasser directly, NSCF supports this informal action. This would be the first option.

• If confronting the harasser directly is not an option, the person can involve a third person they feel comfortable with (preferably their supervisor or volunteer coordinator) to address the complaint to the harasser in person.

• If the situation is still not adequately addressed, the next step is to file a complaint under the NSCF Dispute Resolution Procedures (as listed above).

Depending on the severity of the case, consequences for the harasser can include an apology, transfer, dismissal or other forms of disciplinary action.

Occupational Health and Safety Health and Safety is the responsibility of everyone at NSCF, whether they are a paid worker, employment program participant or volunteer. The Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act (1985) places and obligation on every person to ensure his or her own workplace health and safety and the workplace health and safety of others. NSCF's duties and responsibilities in relation to Occupational Health and Safety are: • To provide a safe working environment • To arrange safe systems of work • To provide and maintain safe equipment, including personal protective equipment • To provide adequate information on hazards • To provide training for all workers and volunteers in Occupational Health and

Safety • To appoint a Health and Safety Officer, who is responsible for coordinating

occupational health and safety at NSCF. • To have a first aid kit present on site. • To provide a means for notifying hazards and to act promptly to remove or

control hazards that are notified by workers and volunteers. • To keep records of occupational injuries and illnesses. Workers and volunteers responsibilities in relation to Occupational Health and Safety are:


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• To work in a safe manner and use all equipment safely. • To not put at risk the safety of other workers, volunteers or visitors. • To not use equipment unless trained in its safe use. • To use personal protective equipment when necessary. • To report any hazardous situations to the volunteer supervisor or Health and

Safety Officer. • To notify any injuries or illnesses sustained in the workplace to the volunteer

supervisor or the Health and Safety Officer. • To provide first aid to an injured co-worker.

Health and Safety and First Aid Officers The Health and Safety Officer is Richard Nielsen. The First Aid Officer is Dick Copeman.

Hazard and Incident Notification A folder marked “Safety” in the office contains copies of hazard notification forms and incident notification forms, as well as instruction sheets about potential hazards at NSCF and how to minimise the risks form those hazards.. When a potentially dangerous situation arises, the volunteer coordinator and safety officer are to be advised immediately. All work-related accidents, sickness or injury, no matter how minor, should be reported to the Volunteer Coordinator and the first aid officer as soon as possible. An accident report is to be filled out in full for all incidents of injury or work related illness promptly.

First Aid Kit A fully stocked First Aid Kit is located in the office. It is the responsibility of all to familiarise themselves with the location and contents of these kits The First Aid Officer will be responsible for the restocking of the kit after it has been used.

Communication System To ensure all volunteers feel valued and informed, and to enhance networking between volunteers, the following means of communication will be used: • Notices posted on the volunteer notice board • Articles and notices relevant to volunteers included in the NSCF newsletter. • Volunteer coordinators are responsible for informing their volunteers of upcoming

events and training programs, if necessary by distributing memos to the


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volunteers. • The NSCF website, www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au contains information about

forthcoming events

Recognition of Volunteers' Contributions NSCF will acknowledge and show appreciation for the work of volunteers in the following ways: • Through arranging special social occasions for volunteers • By dedicating a section of the NSCF newsletter to volunteers and their activities. • By actively saying 'thank you' and using appreciative language. • Through presentation of volunteer appreciation awards at each Annual General

Meeting. • By providing written references when requested. • By offering extra training where possible. It is not policy to reward volunteers with monetary payments. However, active and experienced volunteers may be encouraged to apply for funded positions when these become available.

Program Evaluation and Review NSCF believes that the volunteer program should be regularly evaluated and reviewed to ensure that the program remains useful and relevant to the overall needs and vision of the organisation, and to ensure that it adequately caters for the needs of the volunteers. This process of evaluation should be ongoing and should also occur on annual dates specifically set aside. The review needs to be an active, enjoyable and creative process, involving as many people as possible, particularly key people involved with volunteers and the volunteers themselves. As part of this on-going program of review and evaluation, the volunteer coordinator(s) will: • keep in touch with the volunteers and invite them to give feedback on the

program. • conduct surveys to find out how the volunteers feel about the volunteer program

and their experiences at NSCF. • obtain feedback from the volunteer supervisors about the volunteer program and

the views of the volunteers. • attempt to obtain feedback from all volunteers who leave NSCF about their

reasons for leaving and their impressions of their experience at NSCF (see Appendix 3).


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Volunteer Training

Vol

unteer

Orien

tation

M

anual

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ey

Str

eet

Cit

y

Farm

A

pla

ce

for

learnin

g a

bout

livin

g s

usta

inably

in

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Volunteer Orientation Manual


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EL

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ME

Page

2

Page

3

Tab

le of

Con

tents

Wel

com

e: In

trod

uctio

n to

City

Far

m

2

Con

tent

s

3

Abo

ut N

orth

ey S

tree

t City

Far

m: H

isto

ry, S

truc

ture

4

Site

Map

5

Mem

bers

hip,

Pro

ject

s and

Pro

gram

s, S

ub-C

omm

ittee

s

6

Vis

ioni

ng a

nd S

ite D

esig

n an

d So

cial

Eve

nts

7

NSC

F O

rgan

isat

iona

l Mud

map

8/9

Wor

kpla

ce H

ealth

an

Safe

ty, a

nd F

irst

Aid

10

Vol

unte

er P

hilo

soph

y, M

issi

on,

Polic

y an

d Pr

oced

ures

11

Ori

enta

tion,

Tra

inin

g, G

riev

ance

Pro

cedu

re, L

unch

12

Tran

spor

t and

Par

king

, Bel

ongi

ngs,

Equ

ipm

ent U

se

13

Supp

ort a

nd S

uper

visi

on, F

inis

hing

Vol

unte

erin

g

14

Furt

her C

onta

cts

for C

omm

unity

Gar

dens

& C

ity F

arm

s

15

NSC

F Co

ntac

t Det

ails

16

Wel

com

e to

Nor

they

Str

eet C

ity

Farm

. W

e ho

pe y

ou fi

nd y

our

tim

e w

ith

us b

oth

educ

atio

nal,

rew

ardi

ng a

nd fu

lfill

ing.

T

his

man

ual i

s de

sign

ed to

pro

vide

you

wit

h in

form

atio

n ab

out c

ity

farm

. H

ow th

e fa

rm r

uns,

how

you

can

be

a pa

rt o

f th

e fa

rm a

nd w

hat r

espo

nsib

iliti

es w

e al

l hav

e w

hen

wor

king

at

Cit

y Fa

rm.

Vol

unte

ers

at N

SCF

assi

st in

man

y w

ays,

hel

ping

to s

uppo

rt

our v

isio

n th

roug

h of

feri

ng a

wid

e va

riet

y of

ski

lls, q

ualit

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id

eas,

tale

nts,

com

mit

men

t and

tim

e.

NSC

F va

lues

the

invo

lvem

ent o

f vol

unte

ers

and

appr

ecia

tes

that

vol

unte

ers

offe

r a

lot t

o th

e de

velo

pmen

t, m

anag

emen

t an

d cr

eati

ve in

put o

f Cit

y Fa

rm.

Cit

y Fa

rm is

ver

y gr

atef

ul fo

r yo

ur e

nerg

y an

d nu

rtur

e.

NSC

F un

ders

tand

s th

at p

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e vo

lunt

eer

for

man

y di

ffer

ent

reas

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see

that

vol

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a m

utua

l exc

hang

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e ai

m to

off

er y

ou in

put a

s w

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s ga

in fr

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our

inpu

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lti-

mat

ely,

we

see

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y Fa

rm v

olun

teer

s as

peo

ple

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ting

to c

are

for

and

cele

brat

e th

e en

viro

nmen

t whi

le b

uild

ing

supp

orti

ve

com

mun

ity.

W

e ho

pe y

ou e

njoy

you

r ex

peri

ence

at C

ity

Farm

and

we

than

k yo

u fo

r yo

ur ti

me,

cre

ativ

ity

and

hard

wor

k.



Volunteer Training A

bout

Nor

they

Str

eet

Cit

y F

arm

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ur

Vis

ion

…

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aim

to c

reat

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wor

king

mod

el o

f a c

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com

mun

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d, u

rban

per

mac

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re

farm

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stra

tes,

pro

mot

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duca

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ce

lebr

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and

adv

ocat

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r en

viro

nmen

tal a

nd

econ

omic

sus

tain

abili

ty in

a h

ealt

hy, d

iver

se a

nd

supp

orti

ve c

omm

unit

y.

NS

CF

His

tory

T

he s

eeds

of N

orth

ey S

tree

t Cit

y Fa

rm w

ere

sow

n

whe

n a

smal

l gro

up o

f per

mac

ultu

re fr

iend

s ar

rang

ed a

pub

lic m

eeti

ng to

ga

uge

the

inte

rest

from

the

loca

l com

mun

ity

in s

tart

ing

a C

ity

Farm

. O

ver

100

pe

ople

att

ende

d th

e m

eeti

ng in

Nov

embe

r 19

93 a

nd fr

om h

ere

a ke

en g

roup

w

orke

d w

ith

Bri

sban

e C

ity

Cou

ncil

to fi

nd a

pie

ce o

f lan

d to

sta

rt C

ity

Farm

.

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cou

ncil

sugg

este

d th

e 4

hect

are

park

land

on

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they

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eet w

hich

had

be

en r

ecla

imed

from

hou

sing

in 1

974,

aft

er th

e bi

g fl

oods

had

fam

ousl

y co

n-su

med

the

hous

es.

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May

199

4 th

e fi

rst c

rops

wen

t in.

N

SC

F S

tru

ctu

re

NSC

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an

Inco

rpor

ated

Not

for

Prof

it A

ssoc

iati

on.

Cit

y Fa

rm is

man

aged

by

a M

anag

emen

t Com

mit

tee

and

a St

aff C

olle

ctiv

e. T

he M

anag

emen

t Com

mit-

tee

cons

ists

of 8

mem

bers

who

are

ele

cted

at o

ur A

nnua

l Gen

eral

Mee

ting

. T

he M

anag

emen

t Com

mit

tee

them

selv

es a

re v

olun

teer

s an

d m

ust b

e m

em-

bers

of t

he o

rgan

isat

ion.

The

Man

agem

ent C

omm

itte

e m

eet o

nce

a m

onth

. T

he S

taff

at N

SCF

mee

t wee

kly

and

co-o

rdin

ate

proj

ects

at t

he F

arm

.

Fu

nd

ing

NSC

F ga

ins

inco

me

from

a v

arie

ty o

f sou

rces

incl

udin

g go

vern

men

t gra

nts

for

proj

ects

and

phi

lant

hrop

ic tr

usts

. Fu

nds

are

also

rai

sed

thro

ugh

ente

rpri

ses

incl

udin

g th

e N

urse

ry, O

rgan

ic M

arke

t, C

offe

e S

hop,

Edu

cati

onal

Wor

ksho

ps,

Scho

ols

Prog

ram

, Fes

tiva

ls a

nd F

undr

aisi

ng E

vent

s.

Page

4

Page

5



Page

6

Mem

ber

ship

B

ecom

ing

a m

embe

r of

Cit

y Fa

rm s

uppo

rts

the

ongo

ing

deve

lopm

ent o

f NSC

F vi

sion

. N

SCF

has

over

10

0 m

embe

rs.

By

beco

min

g a

mem

ber

you

are

also

ent

itle

d to

ben

efit

s in

clud

ing:

•

Rec

eive

a q

uart

erly

new

slet

ter

pack

ed w

ith

orga

nic

gard

enin

g ti

ps a

nd c

ity

farm

new

s. •

Dis

coun

ts to

NSC

F co

urse

s an

d w

orks

hops

•

Bec

ome

invo

lved

wit

h N

SCF

Man

agem

ent C

omm

itte

e M

embe

rshi

p fo

rms

are

avai

labl

e at

the

offi

ce a

nd n

urse

ry.

Pro

gram

s an

d P

roje

cts

Cit

y Fa

rm o

pera

tes

a ra

nge

of p

roje

cts

and

prog

ram

s th

at s

uppo

rt

the

vis

ion

of th

e Fa

rm.

Som

e P

rogr

ams

like

Wor

k fo

r th

e D

ole

have

be

en o

ngoi

ng fo

r th

e pa

st fo

ur y

ears

. W

FD p

arti

cipa

nts

are

invo

lved

in

mai

ntai

ning

the

vege

tabl

e ga

rden

s, o

rcha

rds,

infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd

unde

rtak

e co

nstr

ucti

on.

C

omm

unit

y Jo

b Pl

ans

are

trai

nees

hip

base

d P

rogr

ams

that

off

er 1

4 pa

rtic

ipan

ts a

20

wee

k jo

b at

Cit

y Fa

rm to

dev

elop

a s

peci

fic

proj

ect

and

unde

rtak

e tr

aini

ng in

Hor

ticu

ltur

e an

d Pe

rmac

ultu

re.

Past

CJP

pr

ojec

ts h

ave

deve

lope

d th

e nu

rser

y an

d G

reen

Was

te R

ecyc

ling

Cen

tre,

Org

anic

Mar

ket G

arde

n an

d A

quac

ultu

re a

nd O

rcha

rds.

A

ddit

iona

l Pro

ject

s w

e ar

e cu

rren

tly

faci

litat

ing

incl

ude:

•

‘New

Far

mer

s’ V

olun

teer

Tra

inin

g D

evel

opm

ent

•‘F

ood,

Fam

ily a

nd C

ultu

re’,

supp

orti

ng e

thni

c gr

oups

to g

et

invo

lved

at C

ity

Farm

•

‘Cul

tiva

ting

Com

mun

ity’

sup

port

ing

loca

l sch

ools

to e

stab

lish

com

mun

ity

gard

ens.

S

ub-

Co

mm

itte

es

Sub-

Com

mit

tees

are

the

smal

l wor

king

gro

ups

of th

e N

SCF

M

anag

emen

t Com

mit

tee.

Sub

-Com

mit

tees

are

form

ed w

hen

ther

e is

a n

eed

for

mor

e fo

cuss

ed th

ough

t and

dec

isio

n m

akin

g re

quir

ed

arou

nd a

reas

of t

he fa

rm.

Cur

rent

ly th

ere

are

5 Su

b-C

omm

itte

es

that

mee

t on

a m

onth

ly b

asis

(Che

ck o

ut th

e O

rgan

isat

iona

l Mud

m

ap c

entr

efol

d).

If y

ou w

ould

like

to g

et in

volv

ed w

ith

a Su

b-C

omm

itte

e co

ntac

t the

Cha

ir/C

o-c

oord

inat

or o

f the

gro

up th

roug

h N

SCF.

Vis

ion

ing

and

Sit

e D

esig

n N

SCF

is d

esig

ned

usin

g P

erm

acul

ture

Pri

ncip

les

and

Des

ign

tech

-ni

ques

.

“Per

mac

ultu

re is

the

cons

ciou

s de

ign

and

mai

nten

ance

of

agr

icul

tura

lly p

rodu

ctiv

e ec

osys

tem

s w

hich

hav

e th

e

di

vers

ity,

sta

bilit

y an

d re

silie

nce

of n

atur

al e

cosy

stem

s.”

B

ill M

ollis

on (1

998)

, Per

mac

ultu

re: A

Des

igne

rs M

anua

l,

Ta

gari

Pub

licat

ions

. F

our

Vis

ion

Mee

ting

s ar

e he

ld e

very

yea

r. T

hese

are

ope

n fo

rum

s fo

r an

y on

e in

tere

sted

to c

ome

expr

ess

thei

r id

eas

on th

e fu

ture

di

rect

ion

of N

SCF.

Si

te D

esig

n m

eeti

ngs

are

held

mor

e re

gula

rly,

to w

ork

on d

esig

n id

eas

for

spec

ific

are

as o

f the

farm

. T

hese

des

ign

grou

ps a

re s

et

up o

n a

proj

ect b

y pr

ojec

t bas

is.

Che

ck o

ut th

e Si

te D

esig

n no

tice

bo

ard

near

the

offic

e.

It is

a g

reat

way

to le

arn

mor

e ab

out p

erm

acul

ture

des

ign

and

be

invo

lved

in s

hapi

ng th

e fu

ture

of C

ity

Farm

. S

oci

al E

ven

ts a

t Cit

y F

arm

C

eleb

rati

on a

nd th

e sh

arin

g of

food

and

idea

s ha

ve a

lway

s b

een

an

impo

rtan

t asp

ect o

f Cit

y Fa

rm.

We

hold

a ra

nge

of e

vent

s so

kee

p yo

ur e

yes

on th

e ne

wsl

ette

r an

d no

tice

boar

ds fo

r up

and

com

ing

date

s. O

ur r

egul

ar a

nnua

l eve

nts

incl

ude:

•

Sum

mer

Sol

stic

e Fe

ast a

nd C

hris

tmas

Bre

akfa

st (D

ec)

•A

nnua

l Gen

eral

Mee

ting

and

Vol

unte

er A

ppre

ciat

ion

Aw

ards

(M

arch

) •

Aut

umn

Eq

uino

x B

ush

tuck

er F

esti

val (

Mar

ch)

•W

inte

r So

lsti

ce F

east

, Mus

ic a

nd F

ire

(Jun

e)

•Sp

ring

Equ

inox

Gar

deni

ng

Fest

ival

(Se

ptem

ber)

P

age

7

Equ

inox

are

day

s of

equ

al n

ight

an

d da

y So

lsti

ces

are

the

long

est

and

shor

test

day

s of

the

year



Volunteer Training Volunteer Orientation Manual


Vol

unte

erin

g Pr

ogra

m a

t NSC

F N

SC

F P

hil

oso

ph

y o

f vo

lun

teer

ing

Nor

they

Str

eet C

ity

Farm

bel

ongs

to th

e co

mm

unit

y in

that

it is

a p

ublic

re

sour

ce th

at p

rom

otes

env

iron

men

tal s

usta

inab

ility

, soc

ial e

quit

y,

cult

ural

div

ersi

ty a

nd c

omm

unit

y pa

rtic

ipat

ion.

Vol

unte

ers

brin

g a

rang

e of

ski

lls, e

xper

ienc

e an

d en

thus

iasm

for

the

valu

es a

nd a

ctiv

itie

s th

at N

SCF

prom

otes

. Vol

unte

erin

g at

NSC

F in

volv

es

wor

king

toge

ther

to fu

lfill

thes

e co

mm

on g

oals

.

NSC

F va

lues

its

volu

ntee

rs a

nd is

com

mit

ted

to e

nsur

ing

an e

nric

hing

and

en

joya

ble

expe

rien

ce fo

r th

em.

NS

CF

Vo

lun

teer

Mis

sio

n S

tate

men

t

NSC

F ai

ms

to c

reat

e op

port

unit

ies

for

com

mun

ity

mem

bers

to p

arti

cipa

te,

volu

ntar

ily, i

n ac

tivi

ties

that

dev

elop

thei

r ski

lls, p

rom

ote

envi

ronm

enta

l su

stai

nabi

lity

and

enh

ance

the

loca

l com

mun

ity.

Vo

lun

teer

Po

licy

an

d P

roce

du

res

NSC

F ha

s a

Vol

unte

er P

olic

y an

d P

roce

dure

s m

anua

l, w

hich

is a

vaila

ble

in

the

offi

ce fo

r per

usal

by

all v

olun

teer

s.

It in

clud

es in

form

atio

n ab

out o

rien

tati

on p

roce

dure

s, tr

aini

ng, r

ight

s an

d re

spon

sibi

litie

s of v

olun

teer

s,

occu

pati

onal

hea

lth

and

safe

ty,

disp

ute

reso

luti

on, a

nti-

disc

rim

inat

ion

and

hara

ssm

ent,

pr

ivac

y, re

imbu

rsem

ent o

f exp

ense

s,

use

of m

otor

veh

icle

s, in

sura

nce,

re

cogn

itio

n of

vol

unte

er’s

co

ntri

buti

on a

nd th

e re

spon

sibi

litie

s of

vo

lunt

eer c

oord

inat

ors.

Pa

ge 1

1

W

orkp

lace

Hea

lth

an

d S

afet

y Sa

fety

is e

very

one’

s re

spon

sibi

lity.

You

will

be

prov

ided

wit

h al

l the

re

quir

ed s

afet

y ge

ar fo

r th

is w

ork

site

and

it is

ess

enti

al th

at y

ou w

ear

it.

If

you

noti

ce a

ny u

nsaf

e si

tuat

ions

or

prac

tice

s pl

ease

not

ify

your

Vol

unte

er

Coo

rdin

ator

and

/or

NSC

F’s

Safe

ty O

ffic

er: R

icha

rd N

iels

on.

Acc

iden

ts

•P

leas

e re

port

all

acci

dent

s, s

ickn

ess

or

inju

ry, n

o m

atte

r ho

w m

inor

, to

your

V

olun

teer

coo

rdin

ator

and

firs

t aid

of

fice

r, D

ick

Cop

eman

as

soon

as

poss

ible

.

•A

n ac

cide

nt r

epor

t is

to b

e fi

lled

out i

n fu

ll fo

r al

l inc

iden

ts o

f inj

ury

or w

ork

rela

ted

illne

ss p

rom

ptly

.

If in

jury

or

illn

ess

occu

rs y

ou

sh

ou

ld:-

1.

C

heck

the

exte

nt o

f the

inju

ry a

nd p

rovi

de F

irst

Aid

as

requ

ired

.

2.

Rem

ain

calm

and

com

fort

the

pat

ient

.

3.

Cal

l for

the

volu

ntee

r co

ordi

nato

r or

oth

er s

taff

mem

ber

on s

ite

and,

if n

eces

sary

, con

tact

the

ambu

lanc

e an

d pa

ss o

n th

e fo

llow

ing

info

rmat

ion:

th

e in

jure

d pe

rson

’s n

ame,

the

natu

re o

f inj

ury,

lo

cati

on o

f pat

ient

, det

ails

of e

mer

genc

y tr

eatm

ent a

lrea

dy g

iven

.

4.

W

ait w

ith

the

pati

ent u

ntil

help

arr

ives

Fir

st A

id K

its

A fu

lly s

tock

ed F

irst

Aid

Kit

is lo

cate

d in

the

offi

ce. I

t is

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

al

l to

fam

iliar

ise

them

selv

es w

ith

the

loca

tion

and

con

tent

s of

thes

e ki

ts.

The

Fir

st A

id O

ffic

er w

ill b

e re

spon

sibl

e fo

r th

e re

stoc

king

of t

he k

it a

fter

it

has

been

use

d.

Page

10



Volunteer Training

Tra

nsp

ort

an

d P

ark

ing

Rid

ing

a bi

ke is

a g

reat

way

to g

et to

NSC

F, b

ike

path

s w

ill b

ring

you

fr

om T

he G

ap, A

shgr

ove,

Red

Hill

, Wes

t End

, Alb

ion

and

mor

e.

Pic

k up

a fr

ee B

ike

map

from

Bri

sban

e C

ity

Cou

ncil

Cus

tom

er S

er-

vice

Cen

tres

.

Lots

of b

uses

pas

s us

, eit

her

on N

orth

ey S

tree

t or

Bow

en B

ridg

e R

oad.

Ser

vice

s fr

om th

e ci

ty in

clud

e 33

4, 3

35, 3

46, 3

70, 3

75 o

r 37

9

You

can

als

o ca

tch

a tr

ain

to W

inds

or o

r B

owen

Hill

s an

d w

alk.

Car

par

king

is a

vaila

ble

in th

e P

ark

n R

ide

adja

cent

to N

SCF.

B

elo

ngi

ngs

, To

ilet

, Tel

eph

on

e, T

oo

ls a

nd

Off

ice

Eq

uip

men

t

It is

impo

rtan

t to

keep

you

r bel

ongi

ngs

safe

. N

SCF

is a

bus

y pl

ace

wit

h m

any

diff

eren

t gr

oups

of p

eopl

e vi

s-it

ing

and

wor

king

th

eir

daily

. Pe

rson

al

lock

ers

are

avai

labl

e ne

ar th

e of

fice

and

in

the

nurs

ery.

Bri

ng

your

ow

n pa

dloc

k an

d ke

y.

A co

mpo

stin

g to

ilet i

s av

aila

ble

near

the

nurs

ery.

A s

econ

d to

ilet i

s cu

rren

tly

in

deve

lopm

ent a

nd w

ill

be lo

cate

d ac

ross

the

road

nea

r th

e M

arke

t G

arde

n.

A te

leph

one

is a

vaila

ble

in th

e of

fice

for

loca

l cal

ls.

Plea

se le

ave

25

cent

s in

the

jar

prov

ided

.

Too

ls a

re lo

cate

d in

eit

her

the

gard

en s

hed

or to

ols

shed

adj

acen

t to

the

nurs

ery.

It i

s N

SCF

resp

onsi

bilit

y to

pro

vide

vol

unte

ers

wit

h w

ell m

aint

aine

d eq

uipm

ent.

If y

ou fi

nd th

at th

e to

ols

requ

ired

to d

o yo

u jo

b ar

e in

adeq

uate

, ple

ase

talk

to y

our

supe

rvis

or.

A co

mpu

ter,

pri

nter

, int

erne

t and

fax

are

ava

ilabl

e fo

r vo

lunt

eer

use

in th

e of

fice

. O

ne d

esk

in th

e of

fice

is d

edic

ated

for

volu

ntee

rs

and

prog

ram

par

tici

pant

’s to

use

. T

o bo

ok th

is fa

cilit

y en

ter

you

nam

e on

the

book

ing

shee

t. T

he o

ffic

e fa

cilit

ies

are

avai

labl

e be

-tw

een

8.30

am–

3.30

pm M

onda

y to

Fri

day.

Page

12

Vo

lun

teer

Op

po

rtu

nit

ies

Che

ck o

ut th

e vo

lunt

eer

regi

stra

tion

form

to s

ee th

e ra

nge

of a

ctiv

itie

s an

d ti

mes

that

you

can

get

invo

lved

dow

n at

Cit

y Fa

rm.

At t

imes

we

are

also

look

ing

for

volu

ntee

rs to

co

-ord

inat

e ar

eas

of th

e fa

rm, s

ee

the

Vol

unte

er N

otic

eboa

rd fo

r ne

w o

ppor

tuni

ties

. O

rien

tati

on

an

d T

rain

ing

Ori

enta

tion

ses

sion

s ar

e he

ld o

nce

a m

onth

for

volu

ntee

rs o

n th

e fi

rst

Thu

rsda

y of

the

mon

th a

t 10

.30

am,

follo

win

g th

e N

SCF

Tou

r at

9.

30am

. V

olun

teer

Tra

inin

g se

ssio

ns a

re h

eld

four

tim

es a

yea

r on

a

rang

e of

topi

cs in

clud

ing

orga

nic

gard

enin

g an

d pe

rmac

ultu

re .

D

ates

off

ered

are

on

the

Vol

unte

er N

otic

eboa

rd a

nd in

the

new

slet

ter.

M

ore

spec

ific

on

the

job

trai

ning

is a

lso

offe

red

in th

e ar

eas

you

choo

se to

vol

unte

er.

Reg

istr

atio

n a

nd

Vo

lun

teer

Dat

abas

e D

etai

ls fr

om th

e vo

lunt

eer

regi

stra

tion

form

s ar

e en

tere

d on

to N

SCF

Vol

unte

er D

atab

ase.

Thi

s in

form

atio

n is

con

side

red

conf

iden

tial

and

is

onl

y ac

cess

ible

by

auth

oris

ed p

eopl

e. V

olun

teer

Co

-ord

inat

ors

may

ac

cess

this

dat

abas

e w

hen

recr

uiti

ng v

olun

teer

s to

hel

p w

ith

acti

viti

es.

You

r de

tail

s w

ill r

emai

n on

the

data

base

unt

il y

ou a

sk u

s to

rem

ove

them

.

Gri

evan

ce P

roce

du

re

If y

ou h

ave

any

prob

lem

s or

issu

es th

at y

ou a

re u

nabl

e to

res

olve

wit

h th

e pe

rson

, the

n yo

u sh

ould

spe

ak to

the

Co

-ord

inat

or o

f you

r ar

ea.

If

this

is n

ot a

ppro

pria

te th

en s

peak

to th

e V

olun

teer

Pro

gram

Co-

ordi

nato

r/s.

Y

ou m

ay li

ke to

ref

er to

the

Vol

unte

er P

olic

y an

d P

roce

-du

res

docu

men

t for

cla

rifi

cati

on o

n ce

rtai

n is

sues

. L

un

ch a

nd

cu

ps

of T

ea!

Lunc

h is

pro

vide

d M

onda

y to

Fri

day

at a

roun

d 12

.30

pm fo

r al

l vol

un-

teer

s. L

unch

is p

repa

red

from

10

.30

am-1

2.30

pm fr

om fo

od h

arve

sted

fr

esh

from

the

gard

ens.

The

bel

l is

rung

whe

n it

is r

eady

. If

you

w

ould

like

to h

elp

wit

h lu

nch

prep

arat

ion

mee

t aro

und

10.3

0am

in

the

kitc

hen.

Fa

cilit

ies

are

avai

labl

e in

the

kitc

hen

for

mak

ing

tea.

Her

bal t

eas

can

be h

arve

sted

from

the

gard

ens.

C

om

mu

nic

atio

n C

han

nel

s A

not

iceb

oard

for

volu

ntee

r co

mm

unic

atio

n is

loca

ted

near

the

offi

ce.

Page

13



Fu

rth

er C

onta

cts

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ocal

Cit

y F

arm

s,

Com

mu

nit

y G

arde

ns

and

Per

mac

ult

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Gro

ups

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d Co

-coo

rdin

ator

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R

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mac

ultu

re F

M 10

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orto

n an

d D

ick

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Volunteer Training

Northey Street City Farm

Volunteer Events and Training Calendar 2004

Month Event Training Opportunities

January

8th Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am)

February 24th Launch of New Farmers Volunteer Training Manual 11am

5th Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am) 17th Volunteer Training in Garden design, What is Permaculture, Tour Guide/ Plant ID (9.30am-3.30pm) 13th Volunteer Co-ordinator’s Support Meeting (1pm-2pm)

March 8th International Women’s Day Breakfast 7am start 20th Autumn Equinox Bushtucker Feast

4th Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am)

April ? AGM and Volunteer Appreciation Awards 2nd-4th ABC Garden Show Stall

1st Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am) 22nd/23rd Volunteer Co-ordinator Training (9.30am-3.30pm)

May ?? 10 year Anniversary Party for NSCF

6th Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am) 14th Volunteer Co-ordinator’s Support Meeting (1pm-2pm) 18th Volunteer Training in Tree Care, Basic Carpentry and Vegetable gardening (9.30am-3.30pm)

June 20th Winter Solstice Feast and Fire 3rd Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am)

July

1st Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am)

August

5th Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am) 13th Volunteer Co-ordinator’s Support Meeting (1pm-2pm) 18th Volunteer Training in Green Waste Recycling, Bushfoods and Chicken Management (9.30am-3.30pm)

September 2nd Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am)

October ?? Multicultural Harvest Festival

7th Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am) 18th/19th/20th Train the Trainer (9.30am- 3.30pm)

November

4th Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am) 12th Volunteer Co-ordinator’s Support Meeting (1pm-2pm) 19th Volunteer Training in Propagation, Organic Pest Control and Administration (9.30am-3.30pm)

December 19th Pre-Solstice Christmas Breakfast

2nd Volunteer Orientation (9.30am-11.30am)

Appendix 3 Volunteer Events and Training Calendar


NSCF VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

Name:…………………………………………. Gender: M F Date …. / …. / ….

Address:______________________________________________………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Home phone:…………………… Work / mobile:………………………

Email:………………………………………………. Date of Birth ….. / ….. / …..

Cultural background …………………………………………………............................................................

Any health or physical information? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

In case of emergency, please notify ……………………………………….. Phone …………………………..

What days/times are you available? When do you want to participate?

Days Times regularly….

Mon once or more a week

Tue once a fortnightWed once a month

Thurs when needed

Fri

SatSun

What would you like to participate in at NSCF? (tick appropriate box(es))

Organic market gardening Cultural Gardening Kitchen Gardens

Mon 6am to 10am Tues 9am to 4pm Tues9am to 4pm

Wed 5am to 9am Thurs 9am to 4pm Wed 9am to 4pmFri 3pm to 7pm Sat 10am to 1pm Thurs 9am to 4pm

Sat 4.30am-11am

Nursery work Other activities (times by arrangement)Tour guide

Fri 9am to 12:30pm Construction Thurs 9:30 to 11amSat 7am to 10 am School group tutor

Bushtucker Office/administration

Wed 9am to 12:30pm Promotion and marketing

Green waste recycling Organising events

Wed 8:30am to 12:30pm Food preparation Mon-Fri 10:30am to 12:30pmCoffee shop Bush regeneration Every Third Sunday of the Month

Sat 7am to 11am Arts Projects

Chooks Others ……………………………………………………….

Mon 8:30am to 9:30am ………………………………………………………………………..

Tues 8:30am to 9:30amPlease turn over page.

Appendix 4 NSCF Volunteer Registration


Volunteer Training

What are your reasons for volunteering?

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What do you want to gain from volunteering at NSCF?

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What skills/knowledge could you contribute

through volunteering?

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Volunteers are encouraged to become members of the Northey Street City Farm Association Inc.

Membership allows you to attend and vote at general meetings of the Association, which is the body that is responsible for running City Farm.

Membership costs $11 per year for unwaged, $22 for waged and $33 for a family.Would you like to join?

Yes Ask for membership form in office .Line drawings by Malindi Morris

Appendix 4 NSCF Volunteer Registration


Volunteer Feedback Form Northey Street City Farm

What activities were you mostly involved in at NSCF? (ie nursery, market garden) ______________________________________________________________ What skills did you gain from being involved in NSCF? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What other experiences did you gain from being involved as a volunteer at NSCF? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How could NSCF improve the experience for volunteers? With facilities ___________________________________________________

________________________________________________________ Training_______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Orientation ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Socially _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Did you find the supervision and on the job training sufficient? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Were there aspects of the farm you would like to have got involved in but didn’t know how? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What are your reasons for leaving your volunteer role at NSCF? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thankyou for taking the time to complete this form, your feedback is valuable in helping us to improve the experience we offer at City Farm for volunteers. Please hand this form in at the office when completed or post to Northey Street City Farm, 16 Victoria St Windsor 4030.

Appendix 5 Volunteer Feedback Form


Volunteer Training

Bibliography and References Allan, Jack (2002) Organic Guide to Composting, Seeing Green, Ferny Hills, Queensland. Boston Natural Areas Network (2003 Edition) Master Urban Gardener Manual, Boston, USA. (www.BostonNatural.org) Clayfield, Robin and Skye of Earthcare Education (1995) The Manual for Teaching Permaculture Creatively, Earthcare Education, Malaney, Australia. Fanton, Michel and Jude (1999) The Seed Savers Handbook, The Seed Savers Network, Byron Bay, NSW. Holmgren, David (2002) Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability Holmgren Design Services, Hepburn, Australia. Llewellyn, Richard (editor) (1995) The Good Bug Book 2nd Edition, Australasian Biological Control Inc, Department of Primary Industries, Queensland. McFarlane, Annette (2002) Organic Vegetable Gardening, ABC Books, Sydney, Australia. Mollison, Bill (1988) Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual, Tagari Publication, Tasmania, Australia Moore, Alanna (1998) Backyard Poultry– Naturally, Bolwarrah Press, Victoria, Australia. Morrow, Rosemary ( 1993 ) The Earth Users Guide to Permaculture, Kangaroo Press. Noble, Joy and Rogers, Louise (1998) Volunteer Management: The Essential Guide, Volunteering South Australia, Adelaide. Wilson, Eric (1999) Worm Farm Management, Kangaroo Press, Roseville, NSW. Woodrow, Linda (1996) The Permaculture Home Garden, Penguin Books, Victoria, Australia.

Appendix 6 Bibliography

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