Volunteer

Why Volunteer with St. John Ambulance?

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Every year in Ireland, thousands of people, both young and old, die needlessly or suffer long term disability for the want of simple first aid. Members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland are dedicated to the vision that first aid should be readily available to everyone, no matter where they are or what they are doing, at the onset of injury or illness.

As a uniformed volunteer, you will get to attend many public events including festivals, concerts, community and sporting events. We cover GAA, soccer, and rugby as well as many other sports. You will also help train members of the public in first aid. We run courses around Ireland, both at our premises and out in the community. You will also have the occasional opportunity to travel to Dublin, Cork, Belfast and overseas for competitions and large events.

The prerequisites for joining are that you enjoy teamwork, are responsible, have a reasonable level of fitness, and that you hold a certificate in First Aid. For those who would like to join, but don’t have a certificate, St. John Ambulance offers a night time first aid course to members of the public (see the link at the end of the page).

Learn a Wide Range of Various Skills Including:

First-Aid
Upon joining, you will complete a basic First Aid course. This course will impart vital knowledge and skills to assist in many emergency situations, ranging from bee-stings to heart attacks, until medical aid can be obtained.
Cardaic-First-Responder The CFR course includes instruction on the administration of Oxygen Therapy and the use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).
Emergency First Responder (EFR)
The EFR course builds on the knowledge attained at CFR level, by developing new skills focused on managing trauma and medical emergencies.
Emergency Medical Techician
The EMT course teaches Pre Hospital Emergency Care; Legislation; Anatomy and Physiology; Patient Assessments; Respiratory Emergencies; Medical Emergencies; Obstetric Emergencies; Trauma including Spinal Emergencies; Pediatric Emergencies; Ambulance Operations; Communications; Pharmacology; Intramuscular Injections and much more.
Other-Skills Members also gain much experience in skills vital in the modern world including team work, problem solving, Manual Handling, communication and organisational skills.

Opportunities

As a St. John member you have many opportunities to be involved in large and small scale events throughout your community.
Our members work at many major concerts, sporting and other types of events in venues such as Croke Park, the RDS, Lansdowne Road and Thomond Park.
Our members also have the opportunity to get involved in other major events such as the St. Patrick's day parades, marathons and the Dublin Horse Show.
We are involved not only in events at a national level, but we also provide First Aid cover at local events of all types and sizes, such as school fêtes, fairs, soccer, rugby and GAA events which are all handled by our local divisions.

Give Back to the Community

The skills which you learn as a St. John member are skills which someday you may need to use to help another person or possibly even save their life. Many national and local events depend on the St. John Ambulance Brigade to provide First Aid cover, helping to ensure the safety of members of the public during the course of the event.

Have Fun & Meet New People

As a member of The St. John Ambulance Brigade you will meet many new friends, working alongside and administering First Aid to people from all walks of life.
Our divisions take part in competitions in order to test and sharpen their First Aid skills. These competitions give members the opportunity to meet members from divisions from all over Ireland.

What is Expected of Members?