Volunteering
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. Contact Jo Piddington, Opportunities
Co-ordinator for the Students' Union, for further
information and advice.
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.