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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services Unit/s Unit 33: Volunteering in Public Services

Lecturer C. Pickering

Assessor C. Pickering and Work Experience provider

Assignment 1: Just do it!

Learning Outcomes and Criteria Targeted: Learning Outcomes Unit 33: 1

Grading criteria covered P1, P2, M1, D1

Unit 33: 2 Unit 33: 3 Unit 33: 4

P3, M2, D2 P4, M3 P5

Learner work Submitted: Task Number Record Task Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4

Task descriptor

Submitted

Log book/work experience record and reflection Booklet of opportunities Student news report importance of volunteering Team development witness statement and job specifications Poster ‘Why you should volunteer’

Issue Date: September 2015 Submission Date/s: 19/10/15 14/12/15 08/02/16 21/03/16 02/05/16

Actual Date of Submission/s:

Learner Declaration: I certify that the work in this assignment is all my original work and any information gathered from the internet, books, magazines etc. must be referenced in the appropriate way. I am aware that copying and pasting work from the internet will result in me having to resubmit my work.

Signed: ………………………………………………………….

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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services Learner Assessment Submission and Declaration When submitting evidence for assessment, each learner must sign a declaration confirming that the work is their own.

Learner name: Submission date:

Assessor name:

Chris Pickering

02/05/16

Submitted on:

Issue date:

Sept 2015

Programme:

BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma in Public Services

Unit:

Unit 33: Volunteering in Public Services

Assignment reference and title:

Assignment 1: JUST DO IT

Please list the evidence submitted for each task. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found or describe the nature of the evidence (e.g. video, illustration).

Task ref.

Evidence submitted

Starter

Log book/work experience record and reflection

1

Booklet of opportunities

2

Student news report importance of volunteering

3

Team development witness statement and job specifications

4

Poster ‘Why you should volunteer’

Page numbers or description

Additional comments to the Assessor:

Learner declaration I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.

Learner signature: Date: Assessor declaration I certify that the work submitted for this assignment does belong to and was produced by the learner stated above. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.

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Assignment Brief Introduction: The aim of the unit is to enable learners to develop understanding of the benefits of volunteering to the individual and community.

Scenario: As a student the benefits of gaining work experience and volunteering are immeasurable. Volunteering can help you meet new people, add value to your society and support your local Public Service by volunteering. It can also lead you to full term employment, provide valuable experience for your CV and is now a government requirement as a part of your studies. As student who will complete work experience/volunteering you have experienced these benefits first hand and are keen to spread the word about the positives of sacrificing some time.

Learner Tasks: Your record task will be assessing the following criteria: Pass 5: Carry out voluntary work

Record Task: Log Book / Work Experience records Complete the provided logs immediately after volunteering/completing work experience; ensuring the relevant people/person has completed all areas and sections and submit to you tutor for checking.

Complete the reflection sheet highlighting the benefits you as an individual gained from undertaking volunteering.

**Take responsibility for these documents!!

It is important to enable you to evidence your volunteering/work experience.

must

To complete this unit you volunteer/complete work experience Rules: 30 hours in total Must complete work experience sessions organised by tutor Must source and complete own self organised work experience You can undertake the role of your choice in an area of choosing but you have to do it Must be unpaid and cannot be your regular PT work or employment

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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services Task 1 will be assessing the following criteria: Pass 3: Identify the different types of voluntary work available Merit 2: Compare and contrast the different types of voluntary work available Distinction 2: Appraise the different types of voluntary work available Task 1 – Booklet and Report

You have been tasked with the job of finding suitable placements for yourself and others in the group to get them excited about volunteering. You need create a booklet to present to the new potential volunteers. Your first step is to research different volunteering opportunities. You must; Identify at least 6 volunteering opportunities you could apply for. You could look at; Conversation projects, Shelters for homeless people, youth clubs, lunch clubs, collections to raise funds, Red Cross, St. Johns Ambulance, cadets, hospital visiting, visiting elderly, charity fundraising events, charity shops, animal sanctuaries, local sports or events or any other opportunities in the local area.

Using the information gained from your booklet: •

For Merit: Compare and contrast some (at least 3) of the different types of voluntary work available looking at the roles in detail and depth

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For Distinction: Appraise the different volunteering opportunities you have identified.  What are the positives and negatives aspects of the 3 different types voluntary work you have identified  What are the personal benefits to undertaking each specific volunteer opportunity  Do you require paperwork i.e. DRB?  Is working with children or people with disabilities?  Is the location accessible?

w/c 19th October 2015

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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services Task 2 will be assessing the following criteria: Pass 1: Explain why volunteering is important in the public service Merit 1: Analyse the importance of volunteering in the public service sector Distinction 1: Evaluate the importance of volunteering in the public service sector

Task 2 – Film

You have been given the opportunity by a local News Channel to produce a report on the new young volunteers in your community.

You will work in three’s to research your stories, create a script and film the news report.

Your report should:  For Pass: Explain why the new recruits are so important to the Public Service, benefits the volunteers gain and benefits to the community. You point should include - provide expertise; - provide time; - provide extra help; - Provide new ideas; - respond in an emergency, - Raise funds.  Benefits of volunteering to learners: - gain new life skills, - develop existing skills, - diversity awareness  For Merit: Investigate and analyse what would happen if we didn’t have volunteers, impacts on community and the people they support.  For Distinction: You want to be a hard hitting reporter so you need to finish your report with an evaluation – look at both positives and negatives. Find real-life stories that both support and implicate volunteers!

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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services Task 3 will be assessing the following criteria: Pass 4: Demonstrate skills required for voluntary work Merit 3: Explain in detail the skills required for voluntary work

Task 3 – Practical and Job Specifications To work in any organisation you must have communication and interpersonal skills.

Employers can and will request evidence that you are suitable to join their volunteering team and will require you to provide examples.

You are required to participate in team development activities lead by the tutor to demonstrate you possess the skills needed to volunteer effectively and write up the activities afterwards As part of your personal development you must produce a job specification which illustrates you knowledge of the skills required for different volunteering work explaining the skills required to take on a role.

Include; • General skills qualities • Communication skills • Specific skills or abilities for roles

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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services Task 4 will be assessing the following criteria: Pass 2: Discuss the benefits to be gained from volunteering

Task 4: Poster ‘Why you should!’ Produce a bright and colourful poster to try and encourage others in the college to complete volunteer/work experience placements. You must make people want to complete a placement and include the benefits of gaining life skills, developing existing skills, diversity awareness and how it will help you with future with employment and progression.

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List of Criteria Pass 1: Explain why volunteering is important in the public service Pass 2: Discuss the benefits to be gained from volunteering Pass 3: Identify the different types of voluntary work available Pass 4: Demonstrate skills required for voluntary work Pass 5: Carry out voluntary work Merit 1: Analyse the importance of volunteering in the public service sector Merit 2: Compare and contrast the different types of voluntary work available Merit 3: Explain in detail the skills required for voluntary work Distinction 1: Evaluate the importance of volunteering in the public service sector Distinction 2: Appraise the different types of voluntary work available

Assessment Guidance Identify – Point out or choose the right one/give a list of the main features Explain – when you are asked to explain you should describe the point and then give details and reasons why. This should include actual examples to back up your descriptions Discuss – Talk or write about (a topic) in detail, taking into account different ideas and opinions Demonstrate – Provide several relevant examples or related evidence which clearly supports the argument you are making.

Compare – Identify the main factors that apply in two or more situations and explain the similarities and differences or advantages and disadvantages Analyse – Identify separate factors, say how they are related and how each one contributes to the topic.

Appraise – consider the positives and negatives and give a reasoned judgement Evaluate – Review the information then bring it together to form a conclusion. Give evidence for each of your views or statements.

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Unit Content 1 Understand the importance of volunteering in public services Importance of volunteering to organisations: provide expertise; provide time; provide extra help; providenew ideas; respond in an emergency, raise funds. Benefits of volunteering to learners: gain new life skills, develop existing skills, diversity awareness 2 Know the different types of voluntary work available Volunteering situations: eg conservation projects, shelters for homeless people, youth clubs, lunch clubs, street collections to raise funds, Red Cross, St John Ambulance, Mountain Rescue; emergency relief work, VSO; cadets, Army, police, fire; hospital visiting, visiting elderly, helping at cadets (police, fire, army, RAF etc), charity fundraising events, charity shops, animal sanctuaries, Mountain Rescue 3 Understand the skills required for voluntary work Skills for voluntary work: general skills/qualities eg honesty, commitment, reliability, cheerfulness, empathy, reliability, dedication, punctuality; communication skills eg verbal, written, teamworking skills, receiving and giving instructions, confidentiality, being nonjudgemental; specific skills or abilities needed for some types of voluntary work eg driving, cooking, computer skills, sign language, physical fitness, first aid 4 Be able to undertake voluntary work Undertake voluntary work: suitable work which matches skills and interests eg helping at cadets, organising fundraising events, Red Cross Emergency Responders, St John, working in community, working in animal sanctuary, Police Specials, working with people with disabilities, youth work, visiting elderly people, taking part in an organised event, street collecting etc; planning voluntary work; applying for voluntary work Apply for volunteering work: letter, face to face, telephone, application form, online

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Date ………………………….

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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services ASSESSMENT RECORD SHEET Programme

Level 3 90 Credit Diploma

Learner name

Assignment title

Just do it!!

Assessor name

Chris Pickering, Work Experience provider

Unit no. & title

Unit 33: Volunteering in the Public Services

Target learning aims

1,2,3,4

Issue date

Sept 2015

Submission date

02/05/15

First submission / resubmission?*

Resubmission date**

Resubmission authorisation

by Lead Internal Verifier*

Date

* All resubmissions must be authorised by the Lead Internal Verifier. Only one resubmission is possible per assignment, providing:  The learner has met initial deadlines set in the assignment, or has met an agreed deadline extension.  The tutor considers that the learner will be able to provide improved evidence without further guidance.  Evidence submitted for assessment has been authenticated and accompanied by a signed and dated declaration of authenticity by the learner. **Any resubmission evidence must be submitted within 10 working days of receipt of results of assessment.

Criteria Target criteria achieved? Assessment comments (Yes / No)

Pass 5: Carry out voluntary work Starter Task ( Log book / Work Experience records)

(Yes / No)

Pass 3: Identify the different types of voluntary work available (Task 1 Booklet of opportunities) Merit 2: Compare and contrast the different types of voluntary work available (Task 1 Booklet of opportunities & Report) D2: Appraise the different types of voluntary work available (Task 1 Booklet of opportunities& Report) Pass 1: Explain why volunteering is important in the public service

(Yes / No)

You have completed the log book and work experience records for voluntary work at __________________, ______________________, _____________ you have completed __________ hours of work experience.

You have identified a range of appropriate different types of voluntary opportunities available in your booklet which you could actually apply for. .

(Yes / No)

(Yes / No)

Using the information from the booklet you have produced a report which compares and contrasts 3 of your volunteering opportunities.

You have appraised the 3 opportunities looking at the roles in depth and detail and appraising positives and negatives.

(Yes / No)

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BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma Public Services (Task 2 Student news report) Merit 1: Analyse the importance of volunteering in the public service sector (Task 2 Student news report) Distinction 1: Evaluate the importance of volunteering in the public service sector (Task 2 Student news report) Pass 4: Demonstrate skills required for voluntary work (Task 3 Practical activities and job specifications) Merit 3: Explain in detail the skills required for voluntary work (Task 3 Practical activities and job specifications)

important to the public service with examples and case studies.

(Yes / No)

(Yes / No)

The report then investigated what would happen if we didn’t have volunteers and analysed their importance to the public service sector.

You looked at positives and negatives of volunteering in the public service sector evaluating their importance.

(Yes / No)

You completed the practical activities with your tutor to demonstrate the skills required for voluntary work including general/communication skills.

(Yes / No)

The job specification written explained in detail the skills required for different volunteering work

Pass 2: Discuss the benefits to be gained from volunteering (Task 4 Poster)

Your poster was completed to a ______________________ standard to describe/discuss the benefits to be gained from volunteering

Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and General Comments Spelling…Any common errors, e.g - their, there. Specific technical words

Punctuation… full stops, capital letters, commas, question/exclamation marks, apostrophes.

Grammar - correct and consistent use of tenses (past, present, future -we was... we were etc,) - paragraphs.

General Comments… standard of work

Assessor declaration Assessor signature

I certify that the evidence submitted for this assignment is the learner’s own. The learner has clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.

Date

Learner comments Learner signature

Date

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