Volunteers

You have free time, you’d like to give something back, for work experience or perhaps to get involved in your local community.

Identifiying why will help you decide the type of volunteering you are best suited to.

Would you like to volunteer with animals, the elderly or youth, would you like to be in an office, out fundraising, involved in a tidy towns project or something else?

Some people volunteer in something comparable to their job, some volunteer in relation to an interest or hobby they have.

There may be an organisation who deal with an issue you feel strongly about, or a local organisation you’d like to get involved with.

Take on a new challenge, gain a new skill or dip your toe into a new area?

What time do you have free in your week, when can you volunteer and for how long?

Organisations will look to do some level of screening depending on the role(s), eg: some will do an informal interview with you, others will look for references, and depending on the role you may be Garda vetted.

Volunteers aren’t just needed in charity shops, sports clubs and homeless shelters. Organisations involve volunteers in a great deal of their work including befriending, animal fostering, office administration, tutoring and massage therapy to name a few.

 If you have web access and the necessary skills, some organisations offer the opportunity to volunteer from home. Virtual volunteering might be well-suited to you if you have limited time, no transportation or additional physical needs.

If you are willing to help out various different organisations, without a long-term commitment to any, and you are flexible in the help you can give, we are always looking for people to do fundraising collecting, festival/event stewarding and more on an ad-hoc basis.