Volunteers may take a break for several reasons. With SSAFA, volunteers are able to take a break for up to 18 months.
Assemble allows you to take a break from volunteering and place yourself "on hold" for up to six months at a time e.g if you're expecting a long recuperation after being in hospital. This allows you to let your Volunteer Manager know if you're going to be unavailable for a specific period of time.
Please discuss with your Volunteer Manager first to arrange the best course of action.
If you need to place yourself on hold at a short notice, click on the "Edit" link next to your current status (active on default) and then tick the checkbox to indicate you are going to be on hold and select the desired dates as indicated below.
You must also choose whether or not you want to be contacted during your absence period. If you say that you don't wish to be contacted, you won't receive any auto-notifications or messages from Assemble.
At the end date, Assemble will automatically remove you from being on hold, but you can cancel this at any time too simply by unticking the box here.
Please note that your Volunteer Manager will be sent a notification to let them know that you've gone on hold.
Please contact your Volunteer Manager if you wish to return from break to arrange a returning discussion over the phone, Teams or face-to-face.