Screening - Overall Extension Faculty Responsibilities

The actual process of the volunteer screening process, may be conducted by:

• The 4-H agent
• Subject matter agents
• A Master recruiter/trainer volunteers
• A volunteer screening coordinator
• An Extension program assistant

The County Extension Director is responsible for the following:

• Ensuring that all agents who are involving volunteers in work with youth are following the Application and Screening Process.
• Providing a locked filing cabinet to secure confidential information.
• Advising the overall Advisory Committee and appropriate program committee of volunteer screening and related policies, as soon as possible

EXTENSION FACULTY OR STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing training on the application and screening process with volunteers and other Extension staff.
• Making the final decision about accepting a volunteer prospect into the program.

Any Florida Extension staff member who works with youth through volunteers is responsible to:

• Recruit, screen and select volunteers, using all necessary steps.
• Process all same type of volunteer applicants through the same procedures.
• Make the final decision about accepting a prospective volunteer into the program.
• Provide educational materials to volunteers for whom they are responsible.
• Application and other information in applicant’s file is stored in a locked file cabinet.

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