Volunteers

There are five steps to volunteering with sported.:

1. Complete the online application form, selecting Mentor or Expert at the top of the form. Or both if you're flexible!

2. If your online application form meets the criteria for the role you're interested in, our Regional Manager for your region of the UK will contact you for an initial interview over the phone or in person. They will go over your application in more detail with you and answer your questions. If you are both happy that the role will suit you, they will take the details of a referee they can contact.

3. On receipt of your reference the Regional Manager will confirm whether or not you have been provisionally accepted onto the sported. induction stage.

4. If you have been accepted, you will need to book onto one of our induction sessions to get ready to start your role. Upon completion of your induction session, the Regional Manager will confirm whether or not you have been accepted onto the sported. team.

5. Once trained, we will keep you informed about projects or pieces of work that seem to suit your knowledge, skills, interests, location and availability. You will always have the opportunity to say whether or not you want to take on the work, and you should keep us informed of your availability so that we don't contact you when you're busy. Matching volunteers to our Member needs is a complicated and very important process, and is usually undertaken quarterly, so there are likely to be periods when we don't have any hands-on work for you. During these periods, if you're willing, we may ask you to help us develop our national processes, or consult with us on a 'How-to' guide in your area of expertise, to go online for our Members to access.