Volunteer Agreement To Do's

Be legally confident before you sign. A Legal Pro can review your document to make sure it's correct and complete. It's FREE with a Rocket Lawyer membership. 

Need any amendments?

Concerned that your volunteer may be considered an employee? Taking on or deploying volunteers abroad? Need to pay your volunteer significant expenses?

Your document might need altering to meet your needs. Your Legal Pro can help you work out whether you need amendments when they conduct your review. You can use our bespoke legal drafting service to make amendments.

It's important to do everything necessary to make your document legal and complete. You need to: 

1. Check

2. Sign

3. Attach a role description, if required

4. Store  

For more details on each step, use the Volunteer Agreement's Make it Legal Checklist:

Did you clearly set out the volunteer's role and responsibilities in the Volunteer Agreement? If not, it's important to provide these details now. 

Use our Volunteer Role Description document and FAQs:

Set out how your business protects any children or vulnerable adults it works with, and make sure your processes are upheld.

Use our Safeguarding Policy document and FAQs:

Do you know what volunteer status actually is? How to establish whether someone is a volunteer, employee, or intern? Do you know what you owe them in each situation?

It's important to be informed! 

Learn more about engaging volunteers in our free legal guide:

You can also learn more from our free legal guides. Guides relevant to your Volunteer Agreement include: 

1. Hiring an intern

2. Setting up a charity

3. Employee expenses and benefits