We are currently recruiting new volunteers for our Spring Programme 2023!
Our volunteers do amazing work, bringing fun and creativity to the general public at events across the country. Your enthusiasm and energy can make a big difference!
Volunteer
Our venues include
- Castlebar, Mayo
- Roscommon
- Ennis, Clare
- Nenagh, Tipperary
- Galway City
- Mallow, Cork
- Cork City
- Limerick City
TIME COMMITMENT
This Spring, we will run both 2 and 3 day camps during the school holidays. Consistency is key to the enjoyment of a lot of the participants of our programme. So, we ask for volunteers to commit to a full camp (2 or 3 consecutive week days).
The time commitment is as follows:
Camps: Either 2 or 3 full days – approx 10am – 5pm OR 2-3 Mornings OR 2-3 Afternoons
Teen Meetups: Last Saturday of each month 10am – 5pm (Cork, Galway and Limerick only)
Workshops: 3-6 consecutive Saturdays – Either full days OR mornings OR afternoons (not applicable to Spring 2023)
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Support and assist Helium Arts artists delivering art workshops to children living with lifelong physical health conditions
- Provide one-to-one support to children taking part in workshops
HOW TO APPLY
To apply please fill in an application form here
Please apply if you have…
- Experience working with children in any of the following: Arts and Education, Health and Social Care, Youth Work and Disability.
- A strong interest in volunteering and the arts.
- A positive and active sense of team spirit, curiosity and drive.
- Good problem solving abilities.
- Fluent English.
- Ability to have fun!
- Willingness to “roll up sleeves” and help where needed to ensure the project meets its goals, including early arrival to set-up and tidy-up before departure.
Full training will be provided and all volunteers must complete the full induction process including Garda Vetting. All volunteers must be over 18 years of age.
If you would like to find out more about volunteering with Helium Arts, please contact volunteer@helium.ie
About the Volunteer Role
Working with artists, your role as a volunteer will be to assist them in ensuring that all children have the best possible experience during their time participating in Helium Arts activities. The right volunteer will be friendly, intuitive, proactive and have experience and enjoy working with children.
Volunteers will embody Helium Arts ethos and behave accordingly. The children who participate in Helium Arts workshops are living with long-term health conditions, some of whom may never have participated in mainstream extracurricular activities. As a Helium Volunteer, along with supporting the artist, one of your key responsibilities is to enable the children to have a fully participatory and inclusive experience during their time with us. This could mean anything from helping them use materials, engaging with them one-to-one, encouraging interaction with their peers and most importantly, having fun!
Responsibilities can include but are not limited to
- Assisting the artist in setting up the workshop space
- Always ensuring a safe, secure, and fun environment
- Assisting children to fully participate with activities
- Keeping a vigilant eye on all participants, ensuring everyone is feeling included
- Taking note of comments and feedback from children during the workshop
- Assisting with clean-up, after the workshop
- Chatting with parents before and after the workshop, helping Helium Arts build positive relationships while also reflecting on sharing informing the pre and post activity, of key moments in the child’s time with us
About Helium Arts
Helium Arts is an award-winning Irish charity giving children and young people with lifelong physical health conditions the chance to shine. Run through a series of arts-based workshops, we create safe and inclusive spaces that inspire creativity, spark friendships, and improve mental health and well-being. Our creative workshops are open to children and young people aged 6-18 years. We are recommended by hospitals across the country.
All workshops / camps are…
- Free of charge
- Delivered by professional artists
- Accessible
- Overseen by paramedics
- Supported by volunteers
We give children the space to….
- Be themselves and have fun
- Meet new people and make new friends
- Learn new skills in painting, crafting, filmmaking and more!