# Volunteer Agreement Template, Free Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/volunteer-agreement Set out what a volunteer will do, what the organisation gives back, and the ground rules for both. Before you send it A volunteer agreement should not be a job contract. In some places the way you treat a volunteer (pay, fixed hours, control) can make them an employee in law. Safeguarding checks for work with children or vulnerable adults are required in many places. Check the rules where you work. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/volunteer-agreement) ### Volunteer agreement **Date:** 1 October 2027 **Between** Riverside Community Kitchen 3 Wharf Lane, Cork, T12 AB34, Ireland **and** Aisha Karimi , the volunteer. ## 1. Thank you Thank you for giving your time. This agreement explains what we ask of each other. It is a statement of goodwill and a set of ground rules. It is not a contract of employment, and neither side expects the volunteer to be paid or to be an employee. ## 2. The role **Role:** Kitchen helper and food packer **Where:** Riverside Community Kitchen, 3 Wharf Lane **Supported by:** Mary O'Brien, Volunteer Coordinator The volunteer will help with: Prepare and pack meals Serve food to guests Clean the kitchen at the end of each session ## 3. Time **Start date:** 5 October 2027 **End date:** 30 June 2028 About 4 hours, every Tuesday afternoon. Please tell us as early as you can if you cannot come. ## 4. Training and checks A food hygiene induction on the first day. A background check is made for roles with young people. ## 5. What Riverside Community Kitchen will do - Welcome and support the volunteer and give the training they need. - Keep a safe place to work and explain how to stay safe. - Treat the volunteer with respect and fairly. - Repay expenses as below, and give a reference on request. ## 6. Expenses Public transport costs for sessions, with receipts, up to EUR 10 a session. We do not pay volunteers for their time. ## 7. Insurance Our public liability insurance covers volunteers while they are doing agreed tasks. ## 8. What the volunteer will do - Do the tasks agreed with care and in a friendly way. - Follow the organisation's policies and the instructions of staff. - Keep private anything learned about guests, staff and the organisation, during and after volunteering. - Tell the supervisor early if they cannot come or have a worry. ## 9. Safeguarding You must follow our safeguarding policy, report any worry about a guest's safety to the Coordinator at once, and never be alone with a child. ## 10. Personal information Riverside Community Kitchen keeps the volunteer's details only to manage volunteering, and does not share them without a good reason or the volunteer's agreement. ## 11. Ending the arrangement Either side may end this at any time, by saying so. We hope you will tell us why. We may end it at once if there is serious misconduct or a safety concern. ## 12. Law The law of Ireland applies to this agreement. ## 13. Signatures Riverside Community Kitchen Signed: ______________________ Date: 1 October 2027 Aisha Karimi Signed: ______________________ Date: 1 October 2027 Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Contracts and agreements ## What this template is for A volunteer agreement for a charity or community group: the role, time, expenses, confidentiality, safeguarding and how to stop. Fill in, then Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Contracts and agreements templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/contracts) Contracts and agreements ## What you fill in The form asks for 16 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Organisation name For example: Riverside Community Kitchen - ### Organisation address For example: 3 Wharf Lane, Cork, T12 AB34, Ireland - ### Volunteer's name For example: Aisha Karimi - ### Volunteer role For example: Kitchen helper and food packer - ### What the volunteer will do One activity per line. For example: Prepare and pack meals Serve food to guests Clean the kitchen at the end of each session - ### Start date For example: 5 October 2027 - ### End date, if it is for a set time optional For example: 30 June 2028 - ### Time commitment For example: About 4 hours, every Tuesday afternoon. Please tell us as early as you can if you cannot come. - ### Where optional For example: Riverside Community Kitchen, 3 Wharf Lane - ### Who supports the volunteer For example: Mary O'Brien, Volunteer Coordinator - ### Training and checks optional For example: A food hygiene induction on the first day. A background check is made for roles with young people. - ### Expenses the organisation repays Say what you repay and what you need as proof. For example: Public transport costs for sessions, with receipts, up to EUR 10 a session. We do not pay volunteers for their time. - ### Insurance optional For example: Our public liability insurance covers volunteers while they are doing agreed tasks. - ### Safeguarding optional For example: You must follow our safeguarding policy, report any worry about a guest's safety to the Coordinator at once, and never be alone with a child. - ### Which country's law applies For example: Ireland - ### Date For example: 1 October 2027 Contracts and agreements ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Thank you - 2 2. The role - 3 3. Time - 4 4. Training and checks - 5 5. What Organisation name will do - 6 6. Expenses - 7 7. Insurance - 8 8. What the volunteer will do - 9 9. Safeguarding - 10 10. Personal information - 11 11. Ending the arrangement - 12 12. Law Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=volunteer-agreement) ### Was this template helpful? Contracts and agreements ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 16 details, starting with Organisation name, Organisation address, Volunteer's name, Volunteer role, What the volunteer will do. 5 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### What should I check before I use this template? A volunteer agreement should not be a job contract. In some places the way you treat a volunteer (pay, fixed hours, control) can make them an employee in law. Safeguarding checks for work with children or vulnerable adults are required in many places. Check the rules where you work. ### Are these contract templates free? Most are. You can fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few long business agreements are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Is a template contract legally valid? A signed agreement is usually valid when both sides understand and accept it, but rules differ by country and by type of contract. Treat a template as a careful starting point and check what applies where you are. ### Do I need a lawyer to use a template? For simple, low risk agreements many people do not. 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