Supporting Your Club’s Workforce Louise Harris & Martin Brice

Aims Identify methods and good practice to: Recruit…. recognise the importance to Develop.. appreciate how successful support can Retain… your club’s workforce

Benefits to Recruiting, Developing & Retaining? Targeting different age groups Reducing/utilising drop-off Meeting needs of members/visitors Recruitment policy Attracting the right person Awareness of skills within workforce Quality & skilled workforce Commitment & loyalty Time & cost savings

Workforce includes (paid or unpaid) Coaches Committee members Officials (umpires/refs) Parent helpers Social members Hospitality Facility/maintenance workforce Others….?

RECRUIT

DISCUSSION Is your club looking to recruit? Does your club have issues in recruiting? What methods of recruitment have you used? How successful were those methods?

Support you can access (through your Club Development Plan) Your NGB Sport England sports coach UK Coaching Devon CVS (Council of Volunteer Services) Job centres Colleges/Universities

DEVELOP

DISCUSSION What processes do you follow to develop your workforce? Who specifically do you need to develop? What challenges have you come across?

Support you can access NGB’s Funding Coaching Devon Sport England/sports coach UK Social media

RETAIN

DISCUSSION How do you recognise and reward your workforce? (post it competition)

Suggestions for support Ask for feedback from your workforce Say “thanks” Nominate for an award (intra-club, county, National) Articles in press/newsletter/social media Hold social events for volunteers Pay for training & development Gift items

CONTACTS Coaching Martin Brice Club & Workforce Louise Harris