ESC: Habitat ReStore Volunteering

Name: ESC: Habitat ReStore Volunteering
Start: 2026-01-05
End: 2026-06-30
Location: Dublin, Ireland

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Ireland Education Environment European Voluntary Service Manual work Renovation Social work Education Environment +4 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Every day, Habitat for Humanity works beside families to build, renovate or repair their home in 70 countries around the world. Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat has served more than 39 million people since it began in 1976. Simple homes save lives. Families are healthier, children do better in school and parents have a chance to earn a stable income. Habitat advocates to improve access to affordable shelter and support funding models that enable families with limited resources make vital improvements to their homes. Since 1993 across Ireland Habitat has engaged thousands of volunteers in its mission. Habitat brings together people from across the community to serve vulnerable people and raises fund to support long-term partner programmes in some of the world's poorest communities. Through Habitat ReStore, Habitat directly tackles poverty in Ireland, helping local families access low-cost materials to improve their homes, providing training and support for people of all ages and backgrounds and diverts tons of material from landfill. Mobilising volunteers, as effective advocates around the critical need for housing in breaking the cycle of poverty, is a strategic priority. Habitat seeks to deepen participation and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals through development education and awareness raising. ESC volunteers will find an open, welcoming and diverse operation which provides a broad range of roles.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will be involved in a range of activities in Habitat ReStore Dublin depending on the skills and interest of the volunteer and specific needs of the organisation during the placement. Activities include retail operations such as customer service, supporting with the collecting of donations, presentation and displaying of stock, sorting and pricing of donations and admin support within the ReStores. There is an opportunity to be involved in helping with training and support for volunteers with a learning disability or mental health challenges. You should note that the work in ReStore and is hands-on and can be physically demanding. There may also be an opportunity to engage in Habitat's broader work during the placement, this could include activities such painting on Habitat's House to Home programme and assisting with the school's work or helping raise awareness.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will live in shared accommodation in Dublin. Each volunteer will have their own bedroom, and cooking, living and bathroom facilities will be shared. Volunteers will purchase food and cook own meals - expenses will cover food costs. Volunteers will walk to the placement or if required use public transport and expenses will cover bus/train journeys to the placement. Exact details will be confirmed closer to the time.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will receive induction training on arrival - this will include an orientation to the local area, as well as to ReStore. This training will include ' Understanding Habitat', Health and Safety, Customer Service, and general volunteer information. Depending on the volunteer role, additional training will be provided specific to the tasks to be done by the volunteer. There will be ongoing training and development with the volunteer throughout the placement. If specific training needs are identified, additional training will be arranged.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers with good level of English, and keen to work as part of a team. Our volunteers must be flexible, willing to learn as well as being good at using their initiative. Volunteers must enjoy working with people of all ages, gender, backgrounds and abilities. The role is for a minimum of 6 months but there is flexibility to extend this to up to 1 year.
Deadline: 28/11/2025 15:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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