Rainbows Ireland would not exist without its volunteer facilitators and coordinators. Rainbows Facilitators come from many professions – teachers, special needs assistants, health & social care/family support/community workers, youth workers.

If you wish to Become a Rainbows Ireland Facilitator, check out all the ways you can volunteer and make a difference.

• Supporting children and young people in a local community-based service – Family Resource Centre, Youth groups, Community based projects.
• Supporting the school-based children and young people, if you are a school staff member
• Supporting children and young people, working directly with Rainbows Ireland as part of Rainbows Outreach teams.

Rainbows support in your local community-based services

Public Centres – Family Resource Centre (FRC), Parish Centre, Youth and Community projects, are open for all local children and young people in the local area.

To become a Facilitator in a local Rainbows public centre, please contact the centre and ask if they are recruiting the facilitators, if so, ask if you arrange to meet with the Manager or Rainbows Coordinator to explore becoming a facilitator at that Rainbows centre.

To see the list of your local Public Rainbows Centres, please click here.

Rainbows in school communities:

School communities are generally not open to the public.

Rainbows group support in schools is provided by school staff only – who have trained as Rainbows Facilitators for their own school population.

If you are a staff member of a Rainbows registered school, please talk to your Principal/Deputy Principal/Rainbows Coordinator to become a facilitator within your school.

Facilitating as part of the Rainbows Ireland Outreach teams:

Rainbows Ireland is recruiting facilitators in all areas.

If you wish to get involved and become a facilitator, please complete the recruitment application form, print and post it to the National Rainbows Ireland office, Dublin 12, D12K753

On receipt of the completed recruitment application form, you will be invited to an interview as part of the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss becoming a Rainbows Facilitator further, please email ask@rainbowsireland.ie – include your contact number and a good time to get you.