Parklife
Welcome to the Parklife scheme!
Before you commence with your volunteering, please spend some time getting familiar with the documentation below.
As much as we would love to just let you get on with it, it is our legal responsibility to make you aware of the policies and guidelines.
Safeguarding Children Guide
Volunteering safely
Health and Safety brief
| HAZARD | RISK | ACTION TO BE TAKEN |
| Crossing the main road to get to the park | medium | Young children to stay in pushchairs until the park is reached and older children to hold hands with volunteer or be within reach. |
| Risk of falling in the water when feeding ducks | medium | Children kept well away from the water when feeding ducks and constantly supervised. |
| Trips and falls in playground | medium | Volunteers to remain vigilant and check the surface of the playing ground when they enter for signs of spills or broken glass. |
| Getting hit by the swing | medium | Volunteers to remain vigilant and monitor use of swing. |
Additional measures in place
- The project leader must obtain a register of children who are to take part in the project for each outing.
- Only children listed on the register for that day may take part in the project.
- For children aged 6 – 13 there should be no more than 2 children for every 1 volunteer. For children under 6 there must be 1 volunteer (or adult) for each child.
- Volunteers should be aware that they should NOT be alone with the children. If a child needs the toilet 2 volunteers should always take the child.
