A4.6 Sample: Agency/Volunteer Agreement
Part I. The Agency
We, 
(name of literacy agency), agree to accept the services of
volunteer name) beginning on (date),
and we commit to the following:
- to provide information, training and assistance for the volunteers to be able to meet the
responsibilities of their position
- to ensure diligent supervisory aid to the volunteer and to provide feedback on
performance
- to respect the skills, dignity and individual needs of the volunteer, and to do our best to
adjust to these individual requirements
- to be receptive to any comments from the volunteer regarding ways in which we might
better accomplish our respective tasks
- to treat the volunteer as an equal partner with agency staff, jointly responsible for the
completion of the agency mission.
Part II. The Volunteer
I, (volunteer name) agree to serve as a volunteer and
commit to the following:
- to perform my volunteer duties to the best of my ability
- to adhere to agency rules and procedures, including record-keeping requirements and
confidentiality of agency and client information (expand your own specifics here!)
- to meet time and duty commitments or to provide adequate notice so that alternative
arrangements can be made.
Part III. Agreed to:
Volunteer: Date:
Staff Representative: Date:
This agreement may be cancelled at any time by either of the parties, but will expire
automatically on (date) unless renewed by both parties.
(Reprinted, in adapted format, from Volunteer Management Forms, with kind permission of
author Steve McCurley.)