Your experience counts
Charities and community groups value your life experience and commitment. Book a one-to-one chat with our placement team and we’ll help you find the right role.
Book a chatEveryone can volunteer. The trick is finding a role that suits you, and we can help with that.
Sign up on I-VOL, the national volunteering database. How to get started
Look for roles by place, time or cause, and use the filters that suit you.
Register your interest in a role. We’ll email you about the next steps.
Wherever you’re starting from, there’s a way to get involved. Jump to what fits you.
Charities and community groups value your life experience and commitment. Book a one-to-one chat with our placement team and we’ll help you find the right role.
Book a chatVolunteering is a great way to try new things, build your CV and make friends. Many organisations welcome volunteers under 18.
When you search I-VOL, choose “under 18”.
Search rolesYou can volunteer and keep your jobseeker’s payment, as long as you stay available for work and keep looking. Bring a completed VW1 form to your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office before you start.
Volunteering keeps your skills sharp, adds experience to your CV and grows your network. Book an informal chat with our placement team to talk about where it could take you.
All volunteers need support, and some need a little more. Many roles on I-VOL say what support the organisation can offer for physical, sensory or learning disabilities and mental health difficulties.
Get in touch to talk about your own needs, face to face or by phone.
Talk to usLots of roles suit people with basic English, and volunteering is a good way to improve it and meet people. Choose “Suitable for Basic English” when you search.
International protection applicant? Read volunteering for international protection applicants.
We can only help people who already live in Dublin. To volunteer in Ireland from abroad, try Service Civil International.
Talk to us. We’ll help you find a role that fits.