Welcome to Volunteering

Sheffield Volunteering helps students to make an impact in our city through community volunteering. Join our friendly volunteering family of over 2,200 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!

Featured Opportunities:

Festival Assistant at Sheffield Doc/Fest - June 2020

Are you are an enthusiastic individual with an interest in film & media industries? Do you want to gain professional office experience?... The Sheffield Doc/Fest team would love to hear from you! Be part of a world famous, premier documentary festival! Applications close mid-December.

Give something back this Festive Time

Get into the festive spirit by doing something good for others and your local community - in one of these volunteering activities! There is lots to choose from, click the image to see them all, apply on the advert then follow the steps in the email you receive

Playlist for Life Volunteer

Listening to a personal music playlist can make living with dementia easier and happier. You can help by creating personal soundtracks with older people who have memory loss. Sign up to volunteer with Sheffcare's Playlist for Life project

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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!

'Can you spare some change mate?'

We’ve all experienced it. Around the University campus, in the city centre or anywhere in between, if you’re a Sheffield student it’s likely you will have been approached by people begging for money. Sheffield students are generous, and want to help - but is giving money on the street the best way to do that?

Causes in our city Read the article

Tom leads the way to welcome asylum seekers

'I feel priviledged to have met people from all over the world'

Medical student Tom is determined to tackle the challenges that face asylum seekers and refugees who are making a new home in Sheffield. Read on to discover how his Global Community Basketball project uses the universal language of sport to create a fun and welcoming space for some of the most disadvantaged members of our community.

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