Volunteering with a community group is an excellent way to give back to your community while making new friends and gaining confidence in working towards something meaningful with others.
Through volunteering you can gain experience in your field of study, or explore other areas of interest and also develop valuable skills in leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, communication and cultural awareness to name a few. These skills are highly transferable to the workplace, so volunteering also indirectly enhances your employability.
UNSW Careers and Employment
To access the main jobs board for UNSW students log in to the careers portal.
The careers portal is updated daily with hundreds of casual, professional, volunteer and paid opportunities.
UNSW Advantage opportunities
Many of these community volunteering opportunities have been approved by UNSW Advantage as eligible for recognition on your Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS).
Other ways to volunteer
Volunteering in Australia
- UNSW Careers portal
- Arc volunteering
- Conservation volunteers
- Go Volunteer
- SEEK Volunteer
- The Centre for Volunteering
- Volunteering Australia
Overseas volunteering
External organisations
- AIESEC website
- Australian Council for International Development
- Australia Volunteers International
- Idealist directory of non-profit web resources
- Projects Abroad
- UNSW International Development Society
- Going Global
- Global Student
NOTE: UNSW does not presently endorse any specific third party provider programs. All programs involved some degree of risk to participants. Students are advised to undertake their own risk assessment before departure and any participation in these programs is at their own risk. See How to prepare for departure.