Volunteers
Students
Finding your pathway to purpose
While the pressures of study, work and achievement can feel like a lot sometimes, what helps to keep things in focus is having direction and purpose.
Moving into the professional world, it can feel daunting starting from scratch with your networks and relevant experience.
Volunteering is a way to explore your values, develop your technical and interpersonal skills, and meet a variety of people while in a context that is forgiving, encouraging and safe.
Don’t wait around for an internship to simply get coffees. Instead make your own pathway to achieving your personal and professional goals with student volunteering opportunities!
Meet new people
Build connections with a variety of people across sectors, making new friendships along the way.
Build confidence
Develop a strong sense of self to carry confidence into personal and professional contexts.
Help others
Support other students, community services and people in need with your unique skills and experience.
Current Opportunities
Explore our different programs and volunteering activities to find one that suits you.
Are you an international student?
Volunteer at the Study NSW Sydney Airport Welcome Desk to support newly-arrived students. Make new friends and learn valuable skills!
Use your skills for good
Browse a variety of causes on the Communiteer platform and lend your time and skills! Apply your studys to real-world challenges and impact.
Volunteering events in Sydney
Check out our Sydney Events Community for upcoming event volunteering opportunities with local organisations.
Internships with Communiteer
We are passionate about supporting students gain valuable workplace experience. Explore available opportunities below.
Join our Student Community
Let us know a little bit about you, your studies and what you’re looking to get out of a volunteering experience!
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Student Volunteering Stories
Hear the experiences of volunteer team building activities! Applying their skills for good and connecting with like-minded colleagues, employees can support community organisations in need.
Prashanti Mishra, UNSW
International students want to be comfortable with our communication and networking skills. Volunteering really gave us an opportunity to talk to so many different people and get comfortable with speaking in another language.
Jai Bhayana, UNSW
The best way to start this year was my best volunteer experience ever! Every day was a fresh learning experience! I want to express my gratitude to everyone for making this programme so wonderful and worthwhile.
Thien Truong, WSU
Volunteering with the Michael Hughes Foundation, you get to meet so many wonderful people working in an amazing team. It's been such a lovely journey. It feels really nice to give back to the community.
Payal Shah, WSU
It was very rewarding. I felt like I had given back to the Community; I felt useful, especially because the purpose was so strong... I had a lot of fun, [and] I got a lot out of it. I had a fantastic time, such a good experience.
Sabrina Young, WSU
I really enjoyed volunteering! I'm able to help out my local community and develop those transferable skills that I can apply to my future career. I do recommend Communiteer highly because it allows you to connect with a lot of different community organisations all in one place.
Harrison Adkin, USYD
I'ts been a really good experience. All positive! The fact that Communiteer is a people first volunteering organisation has allowed the mindset to be a little bit different. And that has meant the interaction has been more genuine.
Arpana Saboo, MQU
It helped me understand how you can put together business and social causes. The passion they come with and the work they're doing is extremely heartwarming. It taught me that you need to keep at it. Even through COVID, you just need to stand strong.
Volunteering in the Community
Together with the City of Parramatta and Western Sydney University, Communiteer connected students with volunteering opportunities to develop their leadership skills, while creating a positive impact in the community.
International Student Experiences
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, get familiar with the Australian social and workplace context, and develop stronger communication skills while in a supportive and safe environment.