Volunteering

SHEFFIELD VOLUNTEERING

Sheffield Volunteering

Sheffield Volunteering helps students to make an impact in our city through community volunteering.

Join our friendly volunteering family of over 2,000 students and staff sharing their time, skills and enthusiasm with the Sheffield community. Develop your skills, discover your city and make fantastic new friends along the way!

Sheffield Volunteering helps students to make an impact in our city through community volunteering.

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Featured Opportunities

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60 minutes to make a difference!

One hour volunteering roles

Can you spare one hour a week?

100 hour Internship - Applications for host organisations now open!

Have a golden idea for a unique project?

Host a University of Sheffield student this summer!

Give It A Go Volunteering

Come and take part in our amazing volunteering opportunities we have this term

Take a look at what GIAGS we have coming up!

Keep updated with opportunities!

Our bulletin is full of fantastic news and opportunities

Sheffield Volunteering and Fundraising

Celebrating Student Volunteers

Thank you to our student volunteers

Student volunteers are being celebrated in a series of films, produced by the University's digital media team.

More than 2,000 students from the University of Sheffield dedicate their time to causes and organisations in the city.

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Students’ Union give students the opportunity to give back to the local community and make a positive impact. Student volunteers have worked on a range of projects, from assisting mental health charities to preparing and serving meals to the homeless.

We hope you are inspired by these students and volunteer in your city too!

Accessibility information

At Sheffield Volunteering we are committed to inclusion and diversity. We want to make sure our volunteering opportunities are as accessible as possible. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and wish to discuss access needs or other adjustments, please get in touch at volunteering@sheffield.ac.uk.

Please also get in touch if you do not categorise yourself as having a disability or long term health condition, but have access concerns for any other reason.

Student volunteers in the Sheffield community

Start Your Own Volunteering Project

All of our student-led volunteering projects start with a passionate student and a great idea! If you want to make an impact on the Sheffield community and develop your leadership and project management skills at the same time then leading a project could be the perfect thing for you.

Projects come in all shapes and sizes, from one-off events to year-long interventions. Sheffield Volunteering can provide all the support you need to plan and deliver your activities, including training and mentoring, resources and budget and help to recruit your volunteers.

If you want to discuss your idea with us, get in touch via email on volunteering@sheffield.ac.uk and we can arrange a time for you to talk to a Volunteering Coordinator.

Student clubs & societies guide to volunteering

For student clubs and societies we can offer funding, contacts with local organisations, equipment & resources, training & advice, dedicated staff support and HEAR recognition.

View our societies guide

Student clubs & societies guide to volunteering

For student clubs and societies we can offer funding, contacts with local organisations, equipment & resources, training & advice, dedicated staff support and HEAR recognition.

View our societies guide

Teddy Bear Hospital volunteers

Awards & Recognition

Community award winners - Clubbing Crew

We love celebrating our student volunteers and the impact they make! This might be on our social media channels, on our blog, or at National Awards ceremonies (Sheffield SU hosted the National Volunteering and Fundraising Awards in June 2022 and two Sheffield Volunteering projects won awards!)

As a student volunteer, you can use your fantastic community volunteering experiences to populate your MySkills profile. Keeping your MySkills profile up-to-date by reflecting on your developmental experiences will really benefit you now, and in the future when applying for jobs and work placements.

If you are an undergraduate and you started your studies before September 2021, you can gain HEAR recognition for your community volunteering. See more guidance here or get in touch with any questions on volunteering@sheffield.ac.uk.

Hear Guidance

As a student volunteer, you can use your fantastic community volunteering experiences to populate your MySkills profile [linked]. Keeping your MySkills profile up-to-date by reflecting on your developmental experiences will really benefit you now, and in the future when applying for jobs and work placements.

Hear Guidance

Volunteering Committee

The Volunteering Committee is a Working Committee, a group of elected students who work alongside Sheffield Volunteering staff to create a connected community of volunteers and celebrate their achievements and contributions. Throughout the year, the committee hosts events, runs campaigns, and raises the profile of student volunteering.

See what they’re up to on their social media channels!

Volunteering Ambassadors

Volunteering Ambassadors support the Committee in their various events and campaigns, and also can sign up to be GIAG Volunteering Activity Buddies. Being an ambassador is very rewarding as you will develop a range of skills, feel a sense of achievement, and be part of a team of like-minded students! Ambassadors are not elected but must attend training and commit to a certain amount of involvement.

volunteering@sheffield.ac.uk

Volunteering Committee

The Volunteering Committee is a Working Committee, a group of elected students who work Volunteering Committee Sheffield Volunteering staff to create a connected community of volunteers and celebrate their achievements and contributions. Throughout the year, the committee hosts events, runs campaigns, and raises the profile of student volunteering.

See what they’re up to on their social media channels!

Volunteering Ambassadors

volunteering@sheffield.ac.uk

Frequently asked questions

A quick guide to common questions and how tos for all things Sheffield Volunteering.

Our FAQs

A quick guide to common questions and how tos for all things Sheffield Volunteering.

Our FAQs