# Add New Volunteer

To access the “Add New Volunteer Screen,”select it from the “VSS Volunteer Menu Bar”dropdown list. This screen allows the authorized user to; “Add New Volunteer,” “Search for an Existing Volunteer” and view or edit the “Volunteer Profile.” This screen also provides the ability to “Create” a volunteer against the VSS database.

The high-level process for creating a new volunteer is:

1. Search existing volunteers thoroughly to ensure a duplicated “Volunteer Profile” is not created.

2. Create the new volunteers basic profile.

3. Use the “Edit Volunteer Screen” to Add Assignments and Organizations. A volunteer cannot log in or get meals without at least one active Assignment and one active Organization.

4. To access the “Add New Volunteer Screen”select it from the “VSS Volunteer Menu Bar”dropdown list. Click the <Add New Volunteer> button

5. Next, the user sees a pop-up screen, “Add New Volunteer” displaying “Please search for an existing volunteer before adding a new one.”