Get involved

• Be young or just young at heart, flexible, enthusiastic, have a skill to offer

• Be ready to make a clear regular commitment from an hour per month upwards

• Be ready to attend some basic training

• Complete an application form, meet our volunteer coordination team and complete the safeguarding conditions (vetting, in-house training)

• Help with homework, literacy programmes

• Sports, outdoor activities (hiking, orienteering, football, cycling)

• Additional support classes (up to Leaving Cert level), study opportunities, mentoring to school-students

• Craft & art activities, music, chess, robotics, coding, computer science, media activities

• A positive supportive environment which encourages learning

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• Volunteer your time to become involved in one of the above activities 

• Help in the support activities of these programmes. E.g. driving, lending a helping hand on outings or hikes, develop magazine, mentor, teach, contribute some talent

• Help students on a one-to-one basis

• Help with a fundraising activity: coffee morning, sponsored walk, Christmas carols fundraising, collect for fundraising draw

• Co-ordinate a group of volunteers from your university/firm to run a once-off event

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• Participation in a progressive and dynamic educational organisation which seeks the long-term benefit of its beneficiaries through providing a homely and encouraging family environment

• A sense of accomplishment, and a worthwhile means of contributing to the betterment of society, while also realising that your contribution is much appreciated by beneficiaries 

• Invaluable experience and useful training, especially if you foresee a career in education or in the caring professions

• A worthwhile addition to your CV or simply a great use of your time

• Complete a Volunteer Expression of Interest Form and email or post it to us.

• If you are volunteering in a personal capacity one of our volunteer coordination team will meet you to discuss how you can meet our needs. At that stage you will also be required to complete standard child safeguarding procedures. We will provide basic training and introduce you gradually into our programme structure as agreed with you.

• If you wish a group in your company to become involved in volunteering, please invite the Citywise volunteer co-ordinator to meet your Human Resources Manager.

• Citywise Education takes all reasonable steps, through its policy guidelines and procedures, to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the young people involved in its educational and other activities. It is committed to providing a safe environment that enables young people to develop their full potential as individuals while protecting them from all harm. Volunteers will be required to follow standard vetting and other child protection procedures as part of their commitment to helping in this important work.