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Getting Started Volunteering

Volunteer work could open up a whole new career for you; why not give it a try?

Volunteering is a good way to gain the experience often required for acceptance onto social work degree courses. Use this section to discover the next steps available to you.

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Volunteering

Working as a volunteer, whether within your local community or further afield, is tremendously fulfilling and can be an excellent way to find out whether you'd like a career in social work. In fact, most degree courses require some evidence of volunteer or social care work along with your academic qualifications.

If you are interested in volunteering, you'll need to contact the specific volunteer organisations directly.

  • You can find contact details in telephone directories and Yellow Pages
  • You can check notice boards in your local library
  • You can contact the social services department in your local council or check the notice board at your town Hall.
  • Talk to staff at your local youth club

You could also try the following national organisations:

Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
-www.csv.org.uk/volunteering

Volunteering England

Using this site you can find your local volunteer centre
-www.volunteering.org.uk/

Do-it

National database of volunteering opportunities in the UK
-www.do-it.org.uk