Volunteer placements, rights and expenses

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1. Find volunteer placements

Find volunteering opportunities on:

the Do-it website
in local communities through Community Service Volunteers or on local notice boards (e.g. in a library) or local newspapers
the VSO website (for overseas placements)
by contacting a local Volunteer Centre
the Reach website for volunteers with specific skills – like accountancy, marketing, law, management, mentoring or IT
volunteer opportunities for people aged 50 or older
the Volunteering Wales website
the Volunteer Scotland website.

the National Citizen Service website, if you’re 16 to 17 in England or Wales, or 15 to 16 in Northern Ireland
the International Citizen Service website, if you’re 18 to 25 and want to volunteer abroad.

You don’t have a contract of employment as a volunteer, so you don’t have the same rights as an employee or worker.

You will usually be given a volunteer agreement that expla...