Current opportunities
VITA Tax Preparation Volunteer
Assist low-income families and individuals with tax preparation
VITA 'Lead' Tax Preparation Volunteer
Lead a tax team for this year's VITA program! Serve as a point-person for volunteers and provide assistance as an IRC-certified tax preparer to help put millions of dollars back into the pockets of low-income San Diego Families!
VITA Tax Program Liaison
Support and promote this year's VITA program with community outreach and administration assistance!
Citizenship Tutor
Would you like to help permanent residents applying for naturalization? Become an interview practice workshop tutor!
VITA Tax Program Outreach Specialist
Assist the IRC with community outreach for the VITA program
Tutor Refugee Youth in El Cajon
If you want to make a difference in your community and leave an impact on our youth, this is the experience for you! Help refugees succeed in school by helping them navigate through their education.
After School Tutor (High School)
Do you enjoy watching students achieve new heights? Do you have experience in high school curriculum? Consider tutoring a high school refugee.
Higher Learning Navigator
Witness refugee youth move closer towards their goals. Tutor a refugee student currently enrolled or enrolling into university.
Vocational ESL Classroom Assistant
Learning English is an important component of arriving to the United States as a refugee. Help us support those who are looking to learn a new language! Click here for more information.
FarmWorks and Café Volunteer
The IRC operates the Youth FarmWorks urban farm and pop-up farm stand and café each week as a job platform for youth interns to develop real-world work experience, while also generating revenue to sustain the program long-term.
Center for Financial Opportunity: Front Desk Assistant
Join our Center for Financial Opportunity to empower refugees and other community members trying to obtain and succeed in employment opportunities.
Immigration Assistant
Are you passionate about the U.S. Immigration system? Help our clients apply for U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Resident Status, petition family members, family reunification, DACA, and much more.
Employment Assistant
Perfect your resume building and job search skills as you support clients looking for their first job!
Volunteer process
Review our current available volunteer positions and choose 3 that best fit your interests, skills, and schedule.
Complete a volunteer application by following this link. You will be contacted by the Volunteer Coordinator as needs arise for your chosen position.
After your application is reviewed, you may be selected for an interview.
Once the interview is confirmed and conducted, successful interviewees will complete the necessary background checks. To protect our clients, we require background checks for all our volunteers, and we ask volunteers to make a $49 donation to cover associated costs. Currently, 92% of our funding goes directly to our clients, and your help to cover this cost allows us to continue providing the best service possible. This step can add 1-2 weeks to the process, but is typically very fast.
Once cleared, you will attend a general orientation before training and scheduling the first day.
Additional things to note
*You must be 18 years or older to volunteer and complete a background check. For High School Opportunities, please email [email protected] or see our Youth Ambassador Program page.
Most positions require a 3 month volunteer commitment with 5 hours per week. If this is not feasible for you, please email us about our on-call opportunities.
Please email [email protected] with questions.