Volunteer

Description

To receive an award through the Volunteering Pathway a student must complete a period of unpaid volunteering  in an on or off campus organisation.

This organisation must be an approved UCC Works organisation.  
Some organisations are already approved.  
If the organisation is not already an approved organisation, they must fill in the Expression of Interest for Volunteering Organisations to become an accredited UCC Works volunteering organisation.  Once the form is received, the UCC Works Committee will meet and review the application and will contact the organisation to approve or reject their application.

Students participating in the UCC Works Volunteering Pathway are required to dedicated a minimum of forty hours of their time to the organisation. Upon completeing the 40 hours, students are  required to complete a UCC Works Reflective Report and update their CV.   

Is training provided?: Yes

Please note that Garda Vetting is required for this position.

Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:

Tasks will be varied depending on your Volunteer Role within your chosen Organisation.

Skills required for this role:

Varied depending on your role

Minimum time commitment per week:
1 hour p/week