Volunteering provides a wonderful opportunity for people to meet, contribute and support a common cause. Volunteers are vital to us at the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society.
You help us to achieve our purpose by offering your time, skills and valuable advice. In whatever way you volunteer, the time you give goes towards supporting the children and their families that use our services. As a SCCS volunteer, you will receive on-going support and training throughout your involvement.
What You Can Do
Tutoring
Aim: to provide an avenue for children to have fun even in hospital or at the half way home during their treatment.
How to join:
- Help to prepare art & craft activities and/or supervise group activities, and carry out activities with children at the hospital ward, outpatient clinic or SCCS halfway home
- 16 years old and above
- Friendly, enjoy interacting and playing with children
- Able to handle oneself in a mature and professional manner
Commitment
Able to volunteer at:
- Outpatient clinic (Wednesday 9am-11am)
- SCCS Halfway Home , Thursdays, 2-4pm
Events
SCCS organizes various activities throughout the year. These activities are inclusive of fundraising, awareness, social and recreational activities. SCCS rely on volunteers to assist us with these major events and activities.
How to join:
Be part of the Planning Committee of our main events, where you can brainstorm on programme ideas, and plan and implement the detailed activities, with the supervision of the Events team staff
Or help out at pre-event roadshows to help promote the event, and on the day of the event itself.
- 16 years old and above
- Able to handle oneself in a mature and professional manner
- Comfortable in speaking with members of the public and sharing with them about SCCS and event details.
- Willingness to learn
Commitment
- For Planning Committees, able to commit for the entire period of the event of at least three to six months.
- For other event volunteers, able to commit for minimum of 6 hours of pre-event roadshows, attend briefing and on day of event.
Writers, Translators and Graphic Designers
We are always looking for graphic designers to assist us with design work for our campaigns, promotional materials and merchandise. In addition, we are in the lookout for writers of various languages and translators to assist us by contributing articles for our quarterly newsletter, updates for our website, or translation work for our brochures and press releases.
Requirements:
- Have relevant experiences in writing and graphic design
- Good time management
- 18 years old and above
- Able to handle oneself in a mature and professional manner
Commitment:
Able to commit for the entire period of a certain project.
Database Entry
Ensure our database is up to date and our data is clean, to have a successful communication program with our stakeholders
Requirements:
An understanding of how to use a computer/laptop and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
Commitment:
Submission of completed work in a timely manner as agreed upon with SCCS staff. We will provide a template for you to follow.
SCCS Heart of Gold Roadshow Ambassadors
To promote SCCS Monthly donation program to the public during weekend roadshows at local malls.
Requirements:
- Enjoy engaging with members of the public and promoting the Heart of Gold (monthly donation) program, as well as sharing about SCCS.
- 16 years old and above
- Able to handle oneself in a mature and professional manner
Commitment:
- At least one roadshow shifts of 6 hours per shift
Frequently Asked Questions
Our SCCS Superheroes volunteer family are a big group of like-minded individuals who are coming together to help make the journey of childhood cancer a little easier for our fighters, each in their own way. This is also a great opportunity for you to learn new skills or enhance existing ones, and make new friends in the process, all while giving your time, energy and passion to the great cause of helping kids fight cancer.
Please fill in the volunteer sign-up form here. Once you have signed-up, we will get in touch with you to find out where you fit best, according to your schedule, skills, and interests.
Even if you are located overseas, we still have an opportunity for you to contribute, through design work, data entry, research and many others. We’ll work together with you to see how best to do this.
Consistent internship programs are not available, but depending on your needs and schedule, we can work with you to see how best to provide this. Contact us here with your enquiry.
Your organisation’s team can contribute to SCCS, depending on your interests and skills. You can choose from projects ranging from helping to clean the SCCS halfway home in Kuching, to organising a party for the kids. This is great for a team-building project as well as enhancing your company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Volunteer Requirements & Tasks
Locations
Please click here for the location on Google Map. Kindly note we accept volunteering sessions by pre-arrangements only and cannot accept walk-in volunteering.
Please click here for the location on Google Map. Kindly note we accept volunteering sessions by pre-arrangements only and cannot accept walk-in volunteering.
Only volunteers aged 16 years old and above are allowed to sign up as volunteers. Volunteers below 16 years old will need written consent and supervision from their teacher or guardian during the volunteering.
The time commitment depends on the type of volunteering you have agreed to. Once a volunteer has confirmed with a staff member on the date and time of volunteering, we do ask that no changes be made, with the exception of emergencies. Confirmation of volunteering and also any changes should be notified to the staff in charge, a minimum of 24 hours before the actual volunteering work.
You can volunteer for as many events and activities as you have time for! Please see our volunteering schedule here
Yes, of course! After you fill in the Volunteer Form, we’ll work with you to see what activities would be the most suitable according to your interests and schedule. We do have ad hoc weekend volunteering slots available as well.
Depending on the task, you will be assigned to work individually or in teams. Nonetheless, each volunteer will be assigned a supervisor who would be more than happy to guide you along.
We’ll provide you with a Volunteer Log form that you can fill in after your session. Volunteers who provide 10 hours or more of volunteering each year will be emailed an e-Certificate of Volunteering (in January the following year). Should you need a hard copy, we can also provide it upon request. E-certificates can also be issued upon request.
Please dress decently when you are volunteering – as a volunteer, you are representing the Society! Dress comfortably and neatly with consideration towards the sensitivities of other people. Sleeveless and shorts are not allowed. We recommend t-shirt, long pants/jeans and comfortable, covered shoes. Please bring a jacket in case the air-conditioning is too cold for you.
For special public events, if necessary, we will provide you with the event-specific t-shirt.
Do bring a water bottle, and a jacket in case you get cold. You can also bring your mobile phone charger if needed.
For events, we’ll prepare an operating manual for you to conduct the roadshow, and also brief you if it is your first time. These will help you communicate knowledgeably about SCCS, its work, and the event to those who may be interested.
You’ll be informed of the methods to sign up for volunteering, once we have received your application form, and contacted you. Depending on the location of the volunteering (hospital ward, centre, or public events), you will mutually agree with the SCCS staff in charge of your time and date of volunteering before confirmation. Please be realistic about the time you can commit for volunteering, and do be responsible and punctual for your volunteer duty.
Please call your supervisor to notify him/her. If possible, please give your notification 2 days in advance. If you are slotted for more than one session, please re-confirm with your supervisor your availability for subsequent sessions.
We will refer you to the staff in charge of the volunteer work you have applied for. Schedule adjustments should be notified at least 12 hours in advance.
We’ll provide you with the contact person’s name and number (SCCS staff or senior volunteer) in advance.
Volunteers are responsible for their own transport to any volunteering location except where we specify otherwise. We will provide you location, time, date and venue in advance of your volunteering session. For any queries, please contact the SCCS staff in charge.
Volunteering Schedule
