Volunteer
Join our Volunteer Team!
We are currently recruiting volunteers to join us for our community workshops. The workshops take place in a number of different locations throughout the year including Ennis, Mallow, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Dublin Ballybrack and Dublin City. We have opportunities to work with different age groups also including ages 8-12 and ages 13-16.
We also have a number of work placement / volunteering opportunities in our Outpatients Hospital Programme.
For more information, email volunteer@helium.ie
Requirements
Volunteers must be 18+. Full training will be provided and all volunteers must complete the full induction process including Garda Vetting.
Volunteers are a huge part of what we do, bringing fun and creativity to our young participants. Your enthusiasm and energy makes a big difference!
What You’ll Do
- Support and assist our professional artists delivering art workshops to children and young people living with long-term physical health conditions.
- Provide one-to-one support to children and young people taking part in workshops.
- Give back to your community.
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 activities. The right volunteer will be friendly, intuitive, proactive and have experience and enjoy working with children.
Volunteers will embody Helium ethos and behave accordingly. The children who participate in Helium 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 build positive relationships while also reflecting on sharing informing the pre and post activity, of key moments in the child’s time with us
How To Apply
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.
If you would like to find out more about volunteering with Helium, please contact volunteer@helium.ie
