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Voluntary work and placements

I am a current York St John student or graduate and I want to ........ find out more about voluntary work and finding a work placement

Our guide What is the Voluntary Sector can help you identify how volunteering can enhance your employability and improve your chances of reaching your career goal. A list of useful information sources is also included.

Voluntary opportunities and a selection of work placements are advertised on Opportunities Gateway Online, our vacancy service for students and graduates (follow the link from the student homepage). The vacancy service is supported by prospects.ac.uk, the UK's National Graduate Careers Service website. You will need to register with the service in order to access this information; if you are already registered with any of the prospects services, you can use the same username and password. There is also an e-mail vacancy notification service available to those who register.

Career Development can provide you with information and advice on how volunteering can help you and also advise you how to access local, national and international opportunities. The library holds books on volunteering.

YSJ Students' Union also provides a service to help students find voluntary work and has a Student Volunteering York database with details of volunteering opportunties in and around York. For more details visit the websit

Finding a Work Placement

Our Career Development Advisers may be able to help you in your search for a suitable placement. See contact details and how to book an appointment on our home page.

prospects.ac.uk, the National Graduate Careers Service website has pages on work experience and also work and study abroad