Introducing Team Kensington and Chelsea. 1.An overview of Team Kensington and Chelsea 2. The aims and what we are doing to achieve them 3. Progress to.

Introducing Team Kensington and Chelsea

1.An overview of Team Kensington and Chelsea

2. The aims and what we are doing to achieve them

3. Progress to date

4. Next steps

What is Team Kensington and Chelsea?

Team Kensington and Chelsea aims...

• To build on the rich tradition of volunteering in the Royal Borough

• To offer residents more opportunities to volunteer

- 40% of residents feel they do not have enough time, 23% do not know how to get involved, 23% think their schedule is unpredictable

• To help organisations to offer volunteering opportunities

• To support organisations who promote and support volunteering

Who is involved

You?

How we will do thisDedicated web space – www.rbkc.gov.uk/volunteer

Supporting and attending partner events to promote both volunteering generally

and specific Council opportunities...

.... and hosting Team Kensington and Chelsea events around the borough

Creating new Council opportunitiesCommunity Reporters

City Living, Local Life Champions

•Supporting and implementing best practice and national government priorities

... and taking feedback from public, voluntary and community

organisations on how Team Kensington and Chelsea can help make

volunteering easier and more accessible in the Royal Borough

Implementation to date...Objective Progress

Developing a branding campaign to raise awareness of volunteering

Team Kensington and Chelsea launched, brand and promotional materials designed

Supporting the Volunteer Centre to develop the Kensington and Chelsea Ambassadors programme

Pool of trained volunteers exist to support borough events

Encouraging the use of volunteers in Council services

Conversations with Volunteer Coordinators in Council held and seminar planned to coincide with VCKC Kitemark

Encourage Council employees to participate in volunteering

Initial steps to create an Employee Volunteering policy in RBKC

Develop a dedicated web-space www.rbkc.gov.uk/volunteer

Next steps...

To build on the rich tradition of volunteering:Grow Team Kensington and Chelsea presence around the borough

Navigate Employee Volunteering policy for the Council

Strengthen borough-based volunteer fairs

Increasingly share best practice both within the Council and through the Team K&C web pages

To support organisations who promote and support volunteering:

To help organisations to offer volunteering opportunities