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Community Volunteers

Ready when the community needs us

A team of trained local volunteers who help out at community events and step in when local emergencies happen.

Become a Community Volunteer Request volunteers for your event

What is Community Volunteers?

We recruit and train volunteers so they’re ready to help whenever they’re needed. Volunteers choose one-off opportunities that suit them, and organisations get trained, supported people for their event or emergency response.

  • Community eventsFestivals, conferences and other one-off events run by not-for-profit organisations.
  • Local emergenciesUrgent community responses, coordinated with the organisations on the ground.
For volunteers

Join in three steps

  1. Register your interest

    Fill in a short form about yourself and your interests.

  2. Complete a short training

    Watch a few videos and answer a couple of questions, at your own pace.

  3. Meet us

    Have an informal chat with our team on Zoom. After your final training, you can sign up for opportunities from our calendar of events.

The whole process usually takes one to two weeks.

Register your interest
For organisations

Engage Community Volunteers

You can request Community Volunteers if:

  • you’re a not-for-profit, such as a charity, community group, co-operative, school, hospital or health centre;
  • you need help with a planned one-off event that has a named event manager, or with an urgent response to a local emergency; and
  • the role doesn’t involve direct fundraising.

  1. Get in touch

    Tell us about your event or the help you need.

  2. We check the details

    If you meet the criteria, we’ll let you know what we need from you.

  3. Plan it together

    We’ll meet you to plan how our volunteers will support your event.

Request volunteers

Community Volunteers or I-VOL?

Already registered on I-VOL? Here’s how the two differ.

I-VOLCommunity Volunteers
What it isThe national database of volunteer roles. We connect you with an organisation that needs your help.A trained team managed by Dublin City Volunteer Centre, ready for events and emergencies.
Type of volunteeringOne-off, short-term or long-term roles, in person or online.One-off community events, and local emergencies as they arise.
Who manages youThe organisation you volunteer with.Dublin City Volunteer Centre.
Getting startedDepends on the role. Some start straight away; roles needing Garda vetting take longer.We screen and train you. It usually takes one to two weeks.
Full criteria for organisations
  1. You’re a not-for-profit organisation, including charities, community groups, co-operatives and statutory organisations such as health centres, schools and hospitals. We can’t accept requests from individuals or for-profit organisations.
  2. Community Volunteers won’t directly replace paid roles.
  3. The role won’t involve direct fundraising.
  4. You’re not funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.
  5. You’ll name a contact person to liaise with us about the event or activity.
  6. You’ve signed and agreed to our terms and conditions, and to a statement of work for each engagement.
  7. You’ll provide safe working conditions for our staff and volunteers.
  8. You have adequate public liability insurance, and employer’s liability insurance if applicable, for the event.
  9. You’ll manage volunteer data safely and securely, keep it no longer than necessary, and manage communications with volunteers through us.
  10. You’ll act in line with Irish equality legislation, treat our staff and volunteers fairly, and welcome volunteers of different physical and intellectual abilities.
  11. For community event support, costs are agreed in advance to cover volunteer management, resources, volunteer clothing and PPE. For urgent community support, there’s no charge for these. If a response goes on beyond the first call-out, extra costs may apply.

Community Volunteers is a national programme coordinated by Volunteer Ireland and the network of Volunteer Centres. It grew out of the community response to COVID-19.

Questions about Community Volunteers?

Talk to our team.

01 473 7482
info@volunteerdublincity.ie