Post an opportunity

In order to post a new volunteer opportunity, you will need to go to the main University of Montana Student Jobs site. Please follow the link below to post a job, or read on for detailed directions.

Proceed to the main Student Jobs site.

Directions for posting a volunteer opportunity on the Student Jobs website:

Download these directions as a PDF document.

On the UM Career Services Employer site, click "Add a Job". Please note that you must have an active email address to post volunteer jobs to this site.

Next you will be looking at the Employer "Job Information" page. Here you will go through and fill in the appropriate information for your agency and volunteer position. You must complete all fields with an *.

• A) Company/Position info
• B) Expiration Date-Please note, the default date is set at 30 days, you can modify this to fit the needs of your position
• C) Timeframe - Select the time of year you need a volunteer for or click on all three if it is a year-round need
• D) Job Type-Here you will choose the description that best fits your position
• E) Category- There are several different Job Categories at the University of Montana. Please click "Volunteer"
• F) Wage Category- Please click "Volunteer"
• G) Hours per Week - Estimate the minimum and maximum number of hours needed per week
• H) Compensation - Leave this area blank
• I) Job Description, Qualifications, and Additional Information - Please be sure to proof read these areas after you have filled them in
• J) Contact Information- Be sure the "Show Address" and "Show Phone" boxes are checked if you want your full contact information displayed
• K) Email - As stated above, email is required to use the system. All information about maintaining your listings, as well as applications will be sent to your email address, so it must be an active account. If you do not currently have an account, you can access free accounts through sites such as Hotmail or Yahoo. You can click on the links we have listed to create this account. Once you have completed the process to set up an account, simply click on the "Back" button at the top of your internet window until you come back to this page.
• I) Web page- this is an optional field, but if your organization has a web site, whether locally or nationally, this is a great way for volunteers to find out more about you.

Once you have completed the page, hit continue. At this point, if you have missed any required fields, you will be prompted. If everything is filled in correctly, you will be asked "Are you sure you want to submit?" Click Yes. You will now see a page displaying all the information you have just entered. Please verify that all information is correct. If it is not, click on the "Edit" button, make your changes and hit continue again. If it is, hit "Submit".

You will now see a page letting you know that your job has been submitted. At this point an administrator at the Office for Civic Engagement (243-5531) at The University of Montana will review and approve your posting before it will be posted live to the site. Once this has been done, you will receive an email telling you how to maintain this posting. This usually takes a minimum of two days.

Congratulations!
Your volunteer job will now be available for volunteers to review!