Volunteer role redesign
Rewrite one volunteer role from the ground up: audit the current role, redraft it for inclusion, produce recruitment copy, and set up onboarding.
When to use this project
Use this when a volunteer role isn't attracting the right people, the description hasn't been updated in years, or you're trying to make a role more inclusive.
How to use AI in this project
AI audits the current role description against inclusion, accessibility, and clarity criteria; rewrites it in warm plain English; drafts a recruitment post; and builds a 30-day onboarding checklist. You still decide the boundaries of the role and how it links to paid staff.
AI tips for this project
- Ask the model to flag jargon, unstated assumptions, and unnecessary requirements.
- Read the rewrite aloud — if it sounds corporate, ask for plainer language.
- Onboarding should include one named human contact, not just a policies folder.
- Test the recruitment post with a current volunteer before you publish it.
The 4 steps
- 01
Audit the current role
Paste the existing role description in and get an honest critique.
How to use AI here · Paste the current role description. Ask AI to critique it for jargon, unnecessary requirements, unstated assumptions, and inclusion barriers. Ask for a specific list, not a paragraph.- Share the critique with a current volunteer
- Check no critique is unfair to the original author
- 02
Rewrite for inclusion
Redraft the role so it welcomes people who would not usually apply.
How to use AI here · Ask AI to rewrite the role in plain English (reading age 12), with clear time commitment, what the volunteer will actually do, and what support they'll get. Ban the words "passionate" and "dynamic".- Read aloud: does it sound like a person, not a policy?
- Check every requirement is genuinely necessary
- 03
Recruitment post
Turn the role into a short recruitment post for socials and community boards.
How to use AI here · Turn the rewritten role into a short social/newsletter post. Include one real story or line about impact, and one easy first step to say yes.- Would a 60-year-old and a 20-year-old both feel invited?
- Add an accessibility line and contact route
- 04
30-day onboarding checklist
Design a friendly onboarding plan for the first 30 days.
How to use AI here · Ask AI for a 30-day onboarding checklist with one named human, one training session, one shadowing opportunity, one solo task, and one feedback check-in.- Assign a named buddy for weeks 1–2
- Confirm safeguarding induction is scheduled before shift 1