How our website works

If you’re thinking of volunteering, JVN can help you begin your journey. Our state-of-the-art website allows you to search through a range of between around 350 and 450 volunteering opportunities from up to 300 Jewish and non-Jewish voluntary organisations and you can filter the results to suit your interest, your skills and your availability.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to how it works:

1. Register on our website to create your own personal profile and account.
2. Perform a search for your ideal volunteering opportunity, using the filters on the left hand side of the page to narrow down your options.
3. Click on the opportunities that interest you to find out more information about the opportunity and the organisation. If you like it, you can mark it as a favourite and come back to it later.
4. Choose your preferred opportunities and click apply to start your journey with the charity, or you can make an enquiry to find out more.
5. Wait for the charity to contact you to answer your enquiry or proceed with your application. Replies will come to your communication centre and you will be notified by email when messages come in. If the charity has not responded to you within 48 hours (or slightly longer during busy periods/around Jewish festival times), please do let us know.

It’s as simple as that! After you apply the charity may choose to ask for your contact details. Please do keep us informed about how you get on and whether you start volunteering – we’re always happy to receive feedback.

Our website is fairly intuitive, but please take a look at this handy guide for more details information about how to go about each step of the process. If you’re still stuck, get in touch!

Click here to read more about why you should use JVN.