General information about volunteering

Reimbursement of out of pocket travel expenses

Slough Borough Council will reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket expenses as follows:

Petrol Costs

Volunteers will be paid for any authorised mileage incurred whilst volunteering in accordance with HM Revenue and Customs rates (currently this will be paid at 45p/mile). All mileage claims must be supported by VAT receipts.
All volunteers who use their cars for official business must ensure that their vehicle insurance policy is suitably endorsed for official and authorised Council business use.

Bus Fares

These will be reimbursed in full unless they exceed the cost of the appropriate standard rail fare, in which case, the lower limit will be repaid. The original receipt (if available) or the bus ticket itself must be provided.

Train Fares

These will be reimbursed at a standard class rate. The original receipt or train tickets must be provided for repayment of train fares.

These provisions are subject to review, variation and discontinuance at the Council’s discretion and/or in the light of operational needs .All volunteers who use their cars for official business must ensure that their vehicle insurance policy is suitably endorsed for official and authorised Council business use.

Smoking Policy

The Council has a no smoking policy.

Health Declaration

The Council believes that screening new volunteers is an important management process and therefore you will be asked to complete a ‘Declaration of Health Status Questionnaire’, however this is not a condition of volunteering.  As part of this process we may ask you to take a medical examination if the council's medical adviser feels it is necessary for the position.  The council will pay for this. This is not linked to the selection process.

Other Information

All volunteers are engaged initially for a one month/four session introductory period, depending on the frequency of volunteering.  This is to ensure the volunteer and activity are properly matched and either side may decide to end the placement at this stage.

Volunteers and activities are reviewed regularly and volunteers are encouraged to take an active role in these reviews.  Reviews are important to ensure that the activities fulfil the needs of both volunteers and the Centre.

From time to time, we will offer volunteers the opportunity to enhance their skills through attending training sessions.