{"id":2249,"date":"2025-09-18T15:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=2249"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:38:14","slug":"how-to-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=2249","title":{"rendered":"How to volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How to Volunteer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Step 1: Read about the different types of volunteering on offer. 1) <a href=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=1253\">DUSVO<\/a> 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=980\">Colleges<\/a> 3) <a href=\"https:\/\/durhamunistudentvolunteering.teamkinetic.co.uk\/index-classic\">Volunteering platform<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 2: Register as a volunteer on the <a href=\"https:\/\/durhamunistudentvolunteering.teamkinetic.co.uk\/index-classic?newRegistration=true&amp;classic=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">platform<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 3: Contact the relevant organiser to find out what training you might need to begin volunteering. <em><strong>All volunteers are required to complete the volunteering induction. You can access this <a href=\"https:\/\/ehjb.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com\/fscmUI\/redwood\/learner\/learn\/redirect?learningItemId=300000377273521&amp;learningItemType=ORA_COURSE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Links to begin volunteering<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Working with Children?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your volunteering opportunity involves <strong>working with children<\/strong>, you must complete the online safeguarding course <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fehjb.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com%2FfscmUI%2Fredwood%2Flearner%2Flearn%2Fredirect%3FlearningItemId%3D300000376317420%26learningItemType%3DORA_COURSE&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cgeorgia.m.donohue%40durham.ac.uk%7C4bdafc40226e48cdfd2d08dce9fca1d7%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C638642518598093426%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U4vFGLS3rjCI8kkfLCKow33KR1onTlPe3xrKhyDvQEE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here <\/a>and send a screen grab of the completed course to student.volunteering@durham.ac.uk. If your project requires a DBS check, your project manager will reach out to the student volunteering coordinators to arrange this for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Working with Adults at Risk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fehjb.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com%2FfscmUI%2Fredwood%2Flearner%2Flearn%2Fredirect%3FlearningItemId%3D300000901317450%26learningItemType%3DORA_COURSE&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cej.lord%40durham.ac.uk%7C1f8e9b584e6c42a0786e08dc78cc9c4c%7C7250d88b4b684529be44d59a2d8a6f94%7C0%7C0%7C638518067385279165%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lOvbRl7IS80PsrugTlvPrK%2FA6BoY7BqPrrONdn9vaPk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adult safeguarding training<\/a> and send a screenshot of the completed course to student.volunteering@durham.ac.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accessing or Processing Personal Data?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your volunteering opportunity involves <strong>accessing or processing personal data<\/strong> please complete <a href=\"https:\/\/ehjb.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com:443\/fscmUI\/redwood\/learner\/learn\/redirect?learningItemId=300000300264002&amp;learningItemType=ORA_COURSE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the online data protection training course <\/a>and send a screen grab of the completed course to student.volunteering@durham.ac.uk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you interested in a tutoring project? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are in the process of creating tutor training on Oracle learning, until this is available online please ask your project manager when the next session of tutor training is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Find all of the information you need about student volunteering at Durham University in our <a href=\"https:\/\/durhamuniversity.sharepoint.com\/teams\/DUVolunteering\/SitePages\/Student-Volunteering-Handbook.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;share=EWa89oihoDRFlfiaGecr7s0B5bHf5R5RjHec5lTrAU7qoQ&amp;e=ID0beI&amp;CID=d8085251-0f06-4b84-8820-55abf470dec5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Volunteering Handbook!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With any other questions about how to become a volunteer or about any of the training, please contact student.volunteering@durham.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Volunteer Links to begin volunteering Working with Children? 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