Reimbursement of expenses and volunteering with us
Reimbursement of expenses
Slough Borough Council will reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for travel associated with volunteering approved and authorised by us in advance. This does not include travel to your regular place of volunteering.
Petrol costs
Volunteers will be paid for any authorised mileage incurred whilst volunteering in accordance with HM Revenue and Customs rates (currently this will be paid at 45p/mile). All mileage claims must be supported by VAT receipts.
All volunteers who use their cars for official business must ensure that their vehicle insurance policy is suitably endorsed for official and authorised Council business use.
Bus fares
These will be reimbursed in full unless they exceed the cost of the appropriate standard rail fare, in which case, the lower limit will be repaid. The original receipt (if available) or the bus ticket itself must be provided.
Train fares
These will be reimbursed at a standard class rate. The original receipt or train tickets must be provided for repayment of train fares.
These provisions are subject to review, variation and discontinuance at the Council’s discretion and/or in the light of operational needs .All volunteers who use their cars for official business must ensure that their vehicle insurance policy is suitably endorsed for official and authorised Council business use.
Volunteering with us
Smoking policy
The council has a no smoking policy.
Health declaration
The council believes that screening new volunteers is an important management process and therefore you will be asked to complete a ‘Declaration of Health Status Questionnaire’, however this is not a condition of volunteering.
Other information
All volunteers are engaged initially for a one month/four session introductory period, depending on the frequency of volunteering. This is to ensure the volunteer and activity are properly matched and either side may decide to end the placement at this stage.
Volunteers and activities are reviewed regularly and volunteers are encouraged to take an active role in these reviews. Reviews are important to ensure that the activities fulfil the needs of both volunteers and the Centre.
From time to time, we will offer volunteers the opportunity to enhance their skills through attending training sessions.