Schedule Volunteers Who Speak Different Languages

Put the instructions your volunteers need beside their Proximatic shifts. Add a bilingual contact where you've arranged one, so people know their job and where to go.

Your volunteers speak different languages, and everyone needs to know their job, hours and meeting point. Put those instructions on the signup page so people can read them when choosing a shift and find them again before arriving.

In Proximatic, keep the full hours, meeting point and job details with each shift. Add the wording your crew needs in the relevant languages, and name the bilingual lead you've arranged for questions. A volunteer choosing welcome can read the welcome instructions without sorting through loading directions meant for another crew.

Think of an event with a Spanish-speaking welcome team and an English-speaking loading team. Give each job the appropriate instructions and contact. Both crews can choose their places on the same signup page, and the organizer sees their assignments together on the event roster.

If someone moves from loading to welcome, show them the new job's instructions and introduce them to the lead. Change their assignment on the roster too. The organizer can then see where they're working, even when the two crews use different languages.

Create your event signup and give every crew useful instructions.

Related: Volunteer Scheduling for Roles and Skills: Get the Mix Right.