Volunteer
What does volunteering with Physiopedia involve?[edit | edit source]
Physiopedia has set itself a very ambitious task in improving the availability of physiotherapy and physical therapy related knowledge on a global scale. We are building the largest physiotherapy and physical therapy specific resource available, and we need your help!
We always have a long list of administration and development tasks on the go and are looking for people who would be willing to help us complete these tasks. By helping us with these tasks you will enable us to focus on core issues that we need to address to ensure that this site develops into the amazing resource that we all hope it will become for our profession.
How will it benefit you?[edit | edit source]
As a volunteer at Physiopedia you can know, and feel good about the fact, that you have contributed to our global profession by playing an important role in helping to build this professional resource. Joining us on the team at Physiopedia is a great compliment to anyone’s daily work and also to your CV. From the experience you are likely to gain new profession related knowledge and also advance your technical skills. You will be added to our Acknowledgements page and following a successful voluntary position we will be happy to provide you with references for your current and potential employers.
Current volunteer positions available[edit | edit source]
Article Editors – this involves editing existing articles to bring them up to a specified formatting standard. It will involve evaluating pages that have already been written and potentially editing small aspects to bring them up to 'Article' standard.
Media Managers - reviewing pages within Physiopedia for media content and adding video/images where appropriate.
Bloggers - writing journalistic pieces for Physiopedia to be published on Physiospot. If you choose you can focus on your particular area of interest such as a clinical area, current affairs, technology education etc.
Fundraising Team - seeking appropriate funding sources such as grants.
Social Media Team - updates to social media sites including twitter, facebook, linkedIn, Google+ and Pinterest.
Content Developers – we are always looking for people to build content on the site. If you would like some guided direction in doing this, this might be the position for you.
How do I become a volunteer?[edit | edit source]
Get in touch!! If you are interested in any of the above voluntary positions or have an idea for a voluntary position that we haven’t thought of simply email Rachael to express your interest. Once Rachael has received an email from you she will get back in touch to work with you to come to an agreement on the voluntary tasks that you will do in the time that you have available. Then away you go! Rachael will provide you with all the instructions and support that you need.
Job Specifics[edit | edit source]
Voluntary jobs at Physiopedia will be completed in your own time on your own computer. Although we will provide all the direction and support that you need, Physiopedia is not able to provide any technical equipment.
