Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sudbury - Screening and Matching Process

Potential Volunteer

Calls office & sets up a date and time for an interview and orientation. Complete an application form.
Volunteer is interviewed by the Caseworker in order to gather more information about the volunteer. The best way to make a successfull match is by having as much knowledge as possible about botth the volunteer and the Little.
Attends a child safety program designed to help teach and reinforce child safety messages to our youth.
Police check is requested, 3 confidential references are returned to the office.
Reviews profiles of potential Little Sisters or Brothers in-office with the Caseworker
Contacted to set match meeting date

Little Sister/Brother
& Parent/Guardian

Calls office & sets up a date and time for an interview and orientation. Complete an application form
Attends a child safety program designed to teach children how to keep themselves safe and make safe choices in their day to day lives
Parent/guardian and participating child are interviewed at home by the Caseworker
Once a potential volunteer is found, the Caseworker will call the parent to discuss the profile of this volunteer. If the parent agrees then....
A match meeting date is set

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8.	Match meeting with Little Sister/Little Brother, parent/guardian, Big Sister/Big Brother and Caseworker
9.	Little Sister/Little Brother and Big Sister/Big Brother sign match contracts for a one year period
10.	Then the match is official and the match can enjoy planning their outings together
11.	Ongoing supervision with Little Sister/Little Brother, parent/guardian, Big Sister/Big Brother and Caseworker (mandatory telephone contacts, 4-month and yearly in-person reviews).

Supervision Frequency Schedule

PERIOD	TYPE OF CONTACT	PERSONS INVOLVED
1^ST month	Personal and/or Telephone	Bi-weekly contact with the volunteer (Big), parent/guardian, child.
2-6 months	Personal and/or Telephone	Monthly contact with volunteer (Big), parent/guardian, child
By the end of the first 4 months	In-Person Interviews	An in-person interview must be held with the parent/guardian and the child. Whether this is an individual or joint interview is at the discretion of the Service Delivery Staff. A separate in-person interview must be held with the volunteer
7-12 months	Personal and/or Telephone	Bi-monthly contact with volunteer (Big), parent/guardian, child
Annually (on or about the anniversary of the match)	In-Person Interviews	In-Person Interview with the volunteer (Big), parent/guardian, child
After 12 months	Personal and /or Telephone	Quarterly contact with volunteer (Big), parent/guardian, child
At the time of closing	In-Person Interviews	With the volunteer (Big), parent/guardian, child