Volunteering is a fantastic way to boost your skills, try a taster career, meet new people, work for a cause, for the local community, or simply do something you love.
More and more employers are recognising that graduates with volunteering experience are more employable than those without, and with the hundreds of opportunities available, there is something there for everyone!
Kent Union is proud to be the first Students' Union in the country to have achieved the 'Investors in Volunteers' status. This proves our dedication to making our volunteering opportunities great, and helping you to get the most out of volunteering. For more information about Investors in Volunteers - have a look at the relevant page.
The new volunteering website is up and running! At the moment we are only placing Freshers Volunteers here, but it will be up to full strength in September!
If you want to register as a Freshers Volunteer, register as a volunteering by following the link below and e-mailing rsc7@kent.ac.uk with the college you want to be signed up for!
www.kentunionvolunteering.co.uk
Getting Started
1) Decide where you would like to volunteer by using the placement pages on the website
2) Complete the Registration Form (below in orange letters), (even if you were a registered volunteer last year!) and e-mail it to Sam on S.A.Walker@kent.ac.uk or Becky on rsc7@kent.ac.uk
4) Collect your KSCV Handbook from the Student Activities Centre
5) Contact your placement to arrange your introductary session and arrange your volunteering hours
6) Start tracking your hours in your KSCV Handbook (you can backdate these to the 1st September each academic year, but no further)
7) When you hit 50 hours book in for your KSCV Review with Becky or Sam.