18 CRR-NY 464.4NY-CRR

STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 18. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER II. REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER C. SOCIAL SERVICES
ARTICLE 5. ADULT AND FAMILY SERVICES
PART 464. VOLUNTEER SERVICES PROGRAM
18 CRR-NY 464.4
18 CRR-NY 464.4
464.4 Recruitment, utilization, training and assignment of volunteers.
(a) Recruitment.
Volunteers, both male and female, shall be recruited from all income levels and from all segments of the population, including senior citizens and students, to fill volunteer program needs. Resources for recruitment shall include but need not be limited to local volunteer bureaus, speakers' bureaus, churches, news media, service clubs, publicity literature.
(b) Utilization of volunteers.
Utilization of volunteers shall include but need not be limited to assisting any advisory committees, and performing services to supplement or complement the work of employed staff, such as:
(1) friendly visiting of recipients of services for the aged, blind and disabled;
(2) escorting and transporting recipients to clinics and other destinations;
(3) aiding in location of improved housing;
(4) teaching homemaking skills;
(5) providing tutoring and other educational aid; and
(6) giving information, screening requests and performing other services in waiting rooms of welfare centers.
(c) Training and supervision of volunteers.
(1) All volunteers shall be interviewed prior to acceptance by the coordinator of volunteers to acquaint the volunteer with the district's program and the current needs to be filled and to evaluate the potential contribution of the volunteer to the district's needs.
(2) The coordinator shall give or arrange to have given by an appropriate staff person specific instruction regarding the job to be done, its purposes, those policies that have a bearing on the job to be done, and, in all instances, the requirement of confidentiality. Thereafter the coordinator shall maintain follow-up with the staff member supervising each volunteer and with the volunteer to assure continued satisfactory placement.
(d) Assignment of volunteers.
The assignment of the volunteers shall be cleared through the volunteer program coordinator and shall be related to the known interests and skills of the volunteers and the time they have available. Criteria for assignment must include at least the following:
(1) The objectives to be accomplished must be useful and necessary to the client's well-being.
(2) The assignments must be capable of accomplishment.
18 CRR-NY 464.4
Current through July 31, 2021
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IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING CONTENT CURRENCY: JULY 31, 2023, is the date of the most recently produced official NYCRR supplement covering this rule section. For later updates to this section, if any, please: consult editions of the NYS Register published after this date; or contact the NYS Department of State Division of Admisnistrative Rules at [email protected]. See Help for additional information on the currency of this unofficial version of the NYS Rules.