These volunteer opportunities are managed by other volunteer centres and made available to people in Waterford. Some are online roles and some are in neighbouring counties. To go back to the Waterford listings click the Waterford Opportunities button.
| Volunteer Role | Link | Role summary |
|---|---|---|
| HUGG Champion (Nationwide) | Apply Here | HUGG Champions will help raise awareness of our services at local and national events, represent HUGG at fundraising events, cheque presentations, and information stands, and lend a helping hand with activities and fundraising. |
| Long Term Puppy Fosterer: Munster | Apply Here | Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland provide highly trained assistance dogs to children with autism. You will be the full time carer of the puppy for a minimum of 12 months. |
| Puppy Raiser | Apply Here | Guide Dogs for the Blind Puppy Raisers will invite a pup into their home to begin the first step on their journey to potentially becoming a working dog. The puppy raising duration will last approximately 12-14months. |
| Birthday Card Makers (Remote) | Apply Here | Receiving a card on our Birthday is not automatic for many people living independently. Fingal Volunteer Centre is teaming-up with local organisations in Fingal to ensure all their service-users will get a card on their special day. |
| Christmas / New Year Card Makers (Remote) | Apply Here | |
| Befriender Volunteer - Throughout Ireland | Apply Here | Spirasi supports asylum seekers and refugees who are victims of torture to rebuild their lives in Ireland. The aim of befriending is to support rehabilitation by building good social and community relations with a local volunteer. |
| Cycling Without Age Trishaw Pilot (Volunteer Cyclist) 2026 | Apply Here | Mount Carmel Care Home is delighted to introduce Cycling Without Age, a beautiful international movement that gives older adults the chance to feel the wind in their hair again through safe, gentle trishaw rides. |
| Volunteer Citizen Scientist | Apply Here | We are seeking Volunteers who will help preserve an important part of Ireland's climate history by digitising historical rainfall records from the National Climate Archive, managed by Met Éireann. |
| Social & Therapeutic Gardening Club Volunteer 2026 | Apply Here | We are launching a new Social & Therapeutic Gardening Club for our residents, and we are seeking a friendly, patient volunteer who enjoys gardening and spending time outdoors. |
| Text About It Volunteer | Apply Here | 50808 is a text-based non-judgemental listening service. Our Volunteers support our texters to our 24/7 free crisis text line, via their laptops from the comfort of their homes. |
| HUGG Active Listeners – Nationwide | Apply Here | HUGG offer hope and healing for anyone bereaved by suicide and they are looking for volunteers for their local peer support groups. |
| Local Leader | Apply Here | Volunteers are needed to Set up and plan social events for Remote & Hybrid Employees to combat the feeling of loneliness. |
| Fundraising Volunteer | Apply Here | Irish Guide Dogs Fundraising Volunteer will support fundraising events in their area, with the full support of their Volunteer Team Leader/Branch Chair and our Regional Development Officer. |
| Content Creator and Social Media | Apply Here | This role will involve shaping and sharing compelling content that highlights our work and brings these stories to life, building towards a key event at the end of May. |
| Volunteer Research Participant - Volunteer Patient Partners - PACT@tcd | Apply Here | We are looking for volunteers who have had personal experience of receiving radiation therapy (a type of cancer treatment) or have had someone close to them receive radiation therapy and are willing to share this experience. |
| Volunteer Research Participant – Tinnitus Treatment Study | Apply Here | Volunteers will take part in a research study investigating a new combined sound and non-invasive electrical stimulation approach for chronic tinnitus. |
| The Big River Watch - take local environmental action this Autumn | Apply Here | The Big River Watch (organised by The Rivers Trust) will take place from 18th - 24th September! Anyone can take part in these week-long citizen science surveys. |
| Listener & Support Volunteer | Apply Here | Volunteer will give Emotional support, information and practical assistance. They will be fully trained to deliver this support. |
| Weekend Camp Volunteer/Cara | Apply Here | Volunteers at Barretstown help change the lives of children affected by serious illness. Volunteers are a huge part of the heart and soul of Barretstown. |
| Volunteer Youth Leader | Apply Here | The EDGE Project is a Garda Youth Diversion Project. The Project team works with young people aged between 12 and 18 in Carrick on Suir. |
| Adult Volunteer Leader to set up a Youth Club, Waterford City. | Apply Here | No Name Clubs are looking for Adult Leader Volunteers who are interested in starting a club in their local area. |
