Why do voluntary work?
Voluntary work can be a good ‘stepping stone’ to paid employment. It can help you: • Increase your skills • Gain experience • Increase your confidence • Adjust to a working environment • Explore other work areas • Get a up to date work reference • You can put any voluntary work you have done on your CV LINK or on application forms LINK if you apply for paid work. You can also ask people you work with in a voluntary context to act as referees. Voluntary work is more flexible than paid employment. You are donating your time so the organisation will be more adaptable to the hours that you feel able to do. Also if you start doing some voluntary work and realize that it is not right for you, you can easily stop and try something else. What kind of voluntary work can I do? You can do voluntary work in a wide range of settings from outdoor conservation work and gardening to helping to run a community café. For any job area you can think of, it is usually possible to find voluntary work. Will
