HOME-START KIRKLEES CELEBRATE QUALITY AWARD
Staff and Volunteers at Home-Start Kirklees are celebrating once again as they achieve the Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award. The award recognises organisations that are following national good practice in how they involve volunteers, and is managed by Third Sector Leaders Kirklees in partnership with Kirklees Council. Assessments are carried out by a panel of Volunteer Professionals from the sector and awards are valid for 3 years after which organisations are invited to re-apply.
(Image shows Staff and Volunteers with framed Quality Award certificate)
Becky Bracey, Volunteer Services Manager at Third Sector Leaders Kirklees commented:
“We are delighted to present Home-Start Kirklees with the Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award – yet again. The award panel identified some excellent practice within Home-Start Kirklees including how they prepare volunteers through their interactive training, and collect and respond to Volunteer feedback. The Assessors also noted how highly-valued Volunteers felt and that senior leaders including Trustees understood the significant contribution made by volunteers within the organisation”.
Kerri Flanagan, Director at Home-Start Kirklees added:
“Home-Start are delighted to acquire the KVQA for a further 3 years. The award recognises the dedication of our volunteers, staff and Trustees that work tirelessly to ensure that we consistently invest in delivering quality provision and support. Our volunteers are wonderful people who care, help and support local families and are the backbone to our organisation.”
Home-Start Kirklees is a volunteer led family support charity, offering volunteer support and practical help to families in Kirklees with pre-school children under the age of 5. They provide a unique service – recruiting and training volunteers to support parents with young children at home who are struggling to cope.
You can find out more about Home-Start Kirklees here.
You can view Home-Start Kirklees current volunteer roles here.