Terminated volunteers should be given help in the form of reliable references and information about other areas of interest and program needs in the community. Often, the volunteer's performance is substandard because the person and task aren't a workable match or the person really doesn't know what's expected. It's better to remove a volunteer from an area of unsatisfactory work into another area of interest than to turn the volunteer out with negative feelings about Extension and the 4-H program that he or she will share with others. Leader contracts and job descriptions are a necessity. Creation of a workable, easily understandable job description for volunteer tasks is one of the most useful tools and training aids available to the Extension professional, the 4- H Council, and the volunteer.
Dismissal is no doubt one of the worst and most undesirable things to experience.
But if the Extension professional and 4-H Council are fair and helpful, a dismissed volunteer later may realize and appreciate that leaving one task only to accept another, which brings more success and satisfaction, was a positive experience. Inc. ISSN 1077-5315. Articles appearing in the Journal become the property of the Journal. Single copies of articles may be reproduced in electronic or print form for use in educational or training activities.