Welcome to our new selection of volunteer roles.

Individuals who are interested in volunteering can now view and download a detailed role description for a range of volunteering opportunities within Citizens advice. In addition to our traditional roles we are making a few volunteer roles available for the first time.

Podcasting

Having recently acquired the facility to produce Podcasts, we are keen to recruit some new volunteers who will help us develop this resource. Ideally we are looking for a few individuals with a keen interest in audio production, journalism, and the media. We would like to develop a range of Podcasts, which will help us to make important information available to the public if a fast and accessible format.

For more details of this role please download the role description and contact the regional volunteer co-ordinator volunteer@citizensadvice.co.uk

Social networking

With the growing popularity of social network sites such as “ Facebook”, “Bebo” and “myspace” more young people are spending social time in online communities talking about their lives and the issues affecting the on a daily basis. We are currently looking for some volunteers to help us develop a presence within these online communities, and act as a representative for Citizens Advice directing the users of these social networking sites to accurate information and support.

The role of social networkers will be to act as a bridge between the more traditional format which involves making an appointment and physically going to a bureau to talk in person and the new remote forms of accessing advice via the web, text message and Podcast.

For more details of this role please download the role description and contact the regional volunteer co-ordinator volunteer@citizensadvice.co.uk

Money Advice

With the rise in consumer credit and the current economic climate debt is one of our largest areas of work.  We currently have roles for specialist advisors to work exclusively within the area of money advice.  The role of money advice takes all of the elements of generalist adviser and takes them forward with additional training and support to enable volunteers to contribute to the money advice project.

Details of this role have been covered in a recent podcast with Scott Kennerley, money advice development officer. Podcast five is available from the volunteer podcasts page.

For more details of this role please download the role description and contact the regional volunteer co-ordinator volunteer@citizensadvice.co.uk

Administration

We currently have a range of volunteer opportunities available  in both our regional office and locally based bureaux for administration support, ideally we would like individuals with previous experience and the ability to commit to a regular weekly time slot.  

For more details of this role please download the role description and contact the regional volunteer co-ordinator volunteer@citizensadvice.co.uk

Interpreter

As Northern Ireland’s population continues to become more diverse, many of our citizens don’t use English as their first language and whilst they are entitled to the same levels of support and services they may experience some difficulty in accessing these services

We have exciting opportunities for volunteer who wish to act as interpreters and ensure that advice and information is available to everyone regardless of their spoken language.

For more details of this role please download the role description and contact the regional volunteer co-ordinator volunteer@citizensadvice.co.uk

Librarian

The provision of advice brings with it a lot of information. We currently hold a large amount of reports consultations information packs leaflets and policy documents. In order to distribute this information as efficiently and accurately as possible  we need to have an extremely robust  and well managed library of information. We are currently seeking a volunteer to help us develop a library resource in our regional office.

For more details of this role please download the role description and contact the regional volunteer co-ordinator volunteer@citizensadvice.co.uk

Social Policy

Whilst advice may benefit an individual client, it is more effective in the long run to help clients by tackling the root cause of a problem and persuading the policy maker to make a change.

if you are interested in a role in social policy please download the role description and contact the regional volunteer co-ordinator volunteer@citizensadvice.co.uk