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I Want to Volunteer
Current Opportunities
For non-residential voluntary options in Ireland, especially the Dublin area, click on the categories in the table below for opportunities that might interest you.
If you are looking for volunteering opportunities outside the Republic of Ireland, please visit our volunteering abroad pages.
If you are looking for voluntary work in Ireland where accommodation is provided, please visit our residential opportunities pages.
Opportunities Database
This is a selection of the hundreds of volunteering opportunities that organisations have registered with us. If you are interested in any of these, you can either contact the organisation directly or you can use our placement service. For further information on any aspect of finding voluntary work, please contact placement@volunteeringireland.ie. Note that many opportunities appear in more than one category.
Note
Whilst Volunteering Ireland and 'best practice' suggests that organisations provide insurance, training, out of pocket expenses etc., not all organisations are in a position to do so. Please check with an organisation before volunteering.
| This database was last updated on 31 Aug 2010 | There are 608 vacancies in all for over 5200 volunteers |
| Category |
No.
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Type
of work |
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New and featured opportunities |
259 |
New
and recently added opportunities from all categories brought together in
one place so you can find them easily. Also featuring other opportunities
we'd like to draw your attention to. |
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Time Limited Commitment |
79 |
One-off
and short-term "Project" opportunities. |
|
Adult education |
28 |
Wide-ranging
opportunities including one-to-one literacy, English language classes for
asylum seekers, educational programmes in museums and facilitating group
work. |
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Animals |
15 |
Volunteer
together with your own animal in 'pet-facilitated therapy', assist with
the care of abandoned animals, or undertake interpretative work at the zoo.
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Arts, culture and media |
110 |
Work
in the field of amateur drama, become a tour guide in a library, produce
or present your own radio show, or do anything else creative you would like
to. |
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Campaigning and awareness raising |
84 |
Marketing,
public relations and hands-on campaigning on a range of issues, from health
to environmentalism. |
|
Children and young people |
143 |
Lots of different vacancies including childminding, play-working, youth
leading, working with young people at risk, educational programmes, children's
rights, mentoring, homework clubs, the guide and scout movement, etc. |
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Fundraising |
81 |
Whether
it is for one day street collections or for help with ongoing fundraising
strategies, hundreds of organisations would love to hear from you. |
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Health and disability |
101 |
A
variety of opportunities working with people who are ill or disabled, either
mentally and physically (or both), including companionship, assisting with
practical skills, recreational activities and complementary therapies. |
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Help lines |
16 |
There
are many volunteer-operated telephone help lines, dealing with issues as
diverse as parenting, violence, mental health, consumer affairs, legal issues,
etc. |
|
Management |
33 |
All voluntary and community organisations have a voluntary management committee or board of directors, and many are looking for people with particular talents, including legal, financial and other management skills. |
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Office-based work |
134 |
From receptionists to administrative assistants and library workers to graphic designers, there are always opportunities here. |
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Older people |
43 |
This includes befriending, assisting and entertaining older people in hospitals or clubs, as well as visiting them in their own homes. |
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Other social work
|
119 |
An interesting mix of working in the fields of homelessness, the prison service, asylum seekers, domestic violence, hospices, drugs, victim support, etc. |
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Practical work |
100 |
From hairdressing to driving to gardening to maintenance to planting trees - practically anything! |
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Retail
|
24 |
This includes both traditional charity shops, as well as travelling stalls, fair trade establishments and coffee shops in museums and hospitals. |
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Sports and recreation |
65 |
How about combining your love of sports, such as football or swimming, with your voluntary work? |
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Virtual Volunteering
|
38 |
Virtual Volunteering - Voluntary work completed, in whole or in part, over the internet, sometimes known as online volunteering or cyber service e.g. create, design or maintain a website; proof read; translate documents; submit articles; supply email answering service; research. |
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