There are 4 basic steps to beginning volunteering:
Step 1) Think about what you’re looking for...
Asking yourself a few basic questions before your visit to VCS should help clarify what voluntary work you are looking for:
- How much time do I have and when would I be available?
- What sort of groups would I be interested in working with?
- What interests and experience do I bring?
- Do I prefer working one-to-one or in larger groups?
- What do I want out of the volunteering experience? (Fun? New skills?)
('Thinking about volunteering’ in the Information Sheet section could also help).
Step 2) Visit the Cardiff Volunteer Centre or book an outreach appointment...
The Volunteer Centre is open from Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm (last admission 3.15pm). You can come to our office whenever it is convenient for you – there’s no need for an appointment. However, there are several, long flights of stairs leading up to our office so if this could be problematic for you then please contact us and ask to arrange an outreach appointment. Similarly, if there is another reason you cannot make it to our office or you would like to book a confidential consultation we will also be happy to book you an outreach appointment.
We recommend you allow about an hour for a friendly and informal consultation with an experienced member of the VCS team. Your time will be spent chatting about what voluntary work you're looking for, being shown various options and taking time to browse through the registered volunteering opportunities at you own leisure if you wish to.
If you would like to browse the voluntary work available in Cardiff before your visit go to www.volunteering-wales.net
Step 3) Get in touch with your chosen organisation
If you find your perfect project straight away then that’s great! We’ll try to make contact with the organisation there and then and arrange for them to send you an information pack or for you to visit the project to see what you think. Some people prefer to take some information away and think about it before contacting the organisation directly themselves. Others may visit us a couple of times before they make their decision.
Step 4) Start volunteering!
It’s as simple as that! If you experience any problems or have second thoughts we’ll be here for you.
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