Become a Volunteer
Are you thinking of getting involved in your community, but you’re not sure how you can help?
The City of Dieppe has created a section allowing citizens to launch research on volunteering possibilities with certified community groups.
What are the steps to follow?
First step:
Answer some questions about your interests.
- How much time are you willing to volunteer each week, month or year?
- Are you looking for a short- or a long-term opportunity?
- Would you prefer to volunteer as part of a team or alone?
- Do you have any special skills?
- What are your personal goals?
- What kind of experience are you looking to get from volunteering?
- What community stakes are important to you?
- Do you want to volunteer in your neighbourhood or close to your work?
By answering these questions, you will narrow down your search and be in a better position to be matched with an organization that will meet your needs.
Second step:
Look for opportunities that exist in your municipality.
Once you have found the right organization, make sure you understand the volunteer’s responsibilities and what the organization will expect of you:
- To be open and honest with regards to your motivation and goals.
- To understand the work that is offered before accepting it.
- To perform tasks efficiently and honestly.
- To accept being guided and supervised by the person responsible for the volunteers.
- To take part in the training offered by the organization.
- To respect confidentiality.
- To express your satisfactions and dissatisfactions to your supervisor regarding your tasks and suggest improvements to him or her.
- To quickly inform your supervisor when you can’t take part in training.
Source: Volunteers Canada |
