Before volunteers start direct support, Safe Families will introduce them to the family at a link up meeting were both family and volunteer can get to know one another and become more familiar with the specific requirements of the requested support.
Check Start Date:
Once the link up has taken place select the matched assignment against a referral to view details of the assignment.
The first step is to check that the assignment start date correctly reflects the expected start of support.
Select the assignment and click Assignment Details to view the current assignment details and search criteria.
If the start date is correct, select Assignment Details again to close the additional information.
Otherwise, update the start date followed by Save Updated Details to save the change.
It is important to follow this step before adding the linked date, as certain notifications will not send if the scheduled start date for an assignment is in the past (i.e. Church Champion notifications).
Add Linked Date:
Add the Linked date and press Update icon to save your change.
The Linked date can't be edited once saved, so only update once the link up has taken place.
These steps will need to be completed for each volunteer linked to the family.