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A Practical Checklist for organisations involving young people as volunteers

  • Target more information about volunteering opportunities at young people to help them make better choices.

  • Use positive images of volunteering (and less stereotyping) to attract younger people to your organisation.

  • Make volunteer opportunities attractive and appealing to young people. Variety and the fun

  • Create clear, progressive and varying volunteer roles for young people. Flexibility of volunteering (time and commitment) is important to reflect the diverse range of things which may be happening in a young person's life.

  • Make sure volunteering provides benefits to young people in terms of skills, new challenges, work experience and so on.

  • Ensure that young people feel valued and respected by others they may be volunteer with or for.

  • Make your volunteers feel empowered and consult and involve them in the development of their volunteering.

  • Provide a friendly and relaxed environment for young people to work in, with support from an identified person when they need it.

  • Ensure recognition of what young volunteers do, either by providing accreditation in the form of a qualification or simply providing a reference or record of achievement, stating skills and experience gained while they were volunteering.

  • Make sure young volunteers are never out - of - pocket.

  • Follow good practice in management of volunteers in all instances e.g. volunteer policy, recruitment and selection, induction, training, support and supervision.

  • Be creative and consider if there are tasks within the organisation which individual young volunteers or a group would be able to undertake and run as their own project, with back-up support

    Reprinted with permission of The Volunteer Development Agency

    • Services

    The South Dublin County Volunteer Centre offers the following services.

    • Placement Service - we provide a free volunteer placement service to organisations in our catchment area.
    • Support, advice and information on Policy Issues.
    • Training and Consultancy on involving volunteers
    • Advice and information around best practice issues when involving volunteers 
    • Garda Vetting Service - we act as a garda vetting agent for organisations in South Dublin who do not have access to Garda Vetting.

    Downloads

    Below are some downloads from our site.  Click here to see all our downloadable resources

    Contact Us

    South Dublin County Volunteer Centre is served by 2 offices.
    Contact us at:
    Tallaght +353 1 462 8558
    Clondalkin + 353 1 414900 ext 4707
    email us at info@volunteersouthdublin.ie

    vitransparetOffice Hours : 9am to 4pm | Monday to Friday

    South Dublin County Volunteer Centre is a member of Volunteer Ireland.

    Time Limited Calendar

    event calendar btnAlongside our vast database of volunteering opportunities, we also have a calendar of "Time Limited" short term volunteering opportunities with various charities.  You can pick and choose which events and causes fit your timetable! 

    Click here to view our diary of upcoming time limited volunteering opportunities.

    Messages of Thanks!

    cacthankyou1It's important to thank and recognise the work of volunteers in our community. Whether you're working with a voluntary organisation or member of the general public - you can also express your thanks to volunteers by clicking here.  All messages will appear on our website here.

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