Developing a competency framework for health volunteer management – reports launched

The John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research (JRC), in collaboration with the Leaders of Health Volunteer Engagement (LOHVE) Network, have recently completed a series of reports reinforcing the role and importance of volunteer managers in the health sector.

These reports were funded by the Victorian Government – Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, and launched by the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, The Honourable Luke Donnellan MP, on June 15.

The first report, Engagement, commitment, satisfaction and intention to remain among volunteers in Victorian public health sector organizations [PDF 1.75MB], examines factors that influence intention to remain among volunteers in the health sector, and was a partnership between JRC researchers and three Victorian health services (Northeast Health Wangaratta, Bendigo Health and Austin Health).

The second report, Developing a competency framework for health volunteer management [PDF 1.44MB], provides the first international dedicated competency framework that is specific to the health volunteer management sector.