Become a volunteer
Volunteers
Volunteering is a great way to gain valuable experience, to develop new skills, to meet new people, to do something worthwhile and to improve your employability. There are volunteering projects out there to suit everyone, from a few hours per week in assisting in the office to helping out in a fundraising activity.
Check out the information in this section which includes:
If you would like to volunteer for Arthritis Ireland, download an application form, complete it and send it back to us with a copy of your C.V.
Why Volunteer?
Even after graduating from your certificate, diploma or degree you may still be uncertain about what to do next. You may want to travel abroad or get experience in a career area before specialising. You may also be motivated by the opportunity to make life better for others or to 'give something back'.
Volunteering can help you:
- Stand out from the crowd
- Provide employers with evidence of interpersonal skills
- Develop a network
- Develop long term goals
- Experience
- Rewarding and fun
And show employers that you've got drive and initiative. Make sure you include volunteering on your CV to give yourself a competitive edge and help increase your employability.
Show you have good communication, delegation, and people management and self-reliance skills, all of which can either be obtained or enhanced through voluntary work experience. If you have led a volunteer project, you are likely to have developed leadership, time management, entrepreneurship, decision-making and problem solving skills.
Volunteering can help you to develop a network with which you can discuss your career ideas. Take advantage of the opportunity to get advice and information from people working in a field which interests you.
Volunteering can help you to reach, consider, or develop long term goals and enhance emotional maturity.
Gives you experience not easily found in a paid position.
Help you gain skills and experience that you don't have but are necessary to get the job you want; and remember...VOLUNTARY WORK SHOULD BE REWARDING AND FUN!
Key Tasks
- Administrative support
- Event Volunteer
- Fundraising opportunities
- Registering attendees at our information evenings
- Distribution of promotional material
- Assist in our many branches nationwide
- Handy Work
Fundraising
Fundraising is a worthwhile and enjoyable activity, and hundreds of supporters of the Arthritis Ireland will vouch for this.Volunteers have organised treks, canal bank walks, triathlons, parachute jumps and even marathons for the fit. But what about a table quiz to find out who is ........the Weakest Link?!
Have you a fundraising idea? Or would you like to host a coffee morning?, or perhaps organize a sponsored head-shave, run a community auction, you name it and it can be done! Set your sights on one of our suggestions on the right or your own ideas and get started. But do check with us before starting to let us know what you'll be doing!
If you are interested in volunteering for a fundraising activity contact Paula on tel.(01) 661 8188 or e.info@arthritisireland.ie
Registered Charity No: 6297
Contacting Us
If you would like to become a volunteer, supporting Arthritis Ireland in its various events and activities, please complete the form below and click Email.