Volunteering

"Volunteering is the giving of time and energy through a third party, which can bring measurable benefits to the volunteer, individual beneficiaries, groups and organisations, communities, the environment and society at large. It is a choice undertaken of one's own free will, and is not motivated primarily for financial gain or for a wage or salary."

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Volunteers are an essential part of sport in the UK and vital for the delivery and survival of those sports. Clubs, which are the very lifeblood of sport, rely heavily on the volunteer support network and the many people that generously give their time to help deliver events and provide opportunities in sport. It is widely agreed that volunteers in sport are a vitally important resource and contribute over 1.2 billion hours each year to support sport. Voluntary contribution to sport is on such a scale that when quantified it outstrips all other volunteer activity and dwarfs the amount of paid employment in sport.

SSS will work in partnership with Sportscotland, VDS, Glasgow 2014 OC, the Youth Sport Trust and member institutions to increase the focus on volunteering in Scotland's tertiary education, to get institutions thinking about it, planning for it, reviewing it, developing partnerships on it and sharing any learning on it with others.

In light of the Strategy for Volunteering 2011- 2014 SSS are currently looking to establish a Volunteer Sub-Group that will provide national leadership. For more information or to declare an interest please contact SSS office (t) 0131 650 9654 (e) info@susport.org.uk 

SSS Strategy for Volunteering 2011- 2014

Sport Volunteering Guide