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Arc Volunteering

Doing good things and giving back are central to Arc’s beliefs. Volunteering at uni is a great way to find your people, level up your skills, get recognised, make an impact, and have some fun!  

Explore the volunteering programs and role descriptions below, and don’t forget to check out the FAQs at the bottom for all the details

Why Volunteer with Arc?  

  1. Find Your People: Volunteering is a great way to make new friends! With 20+ programs to explore, you’ll find your community in passionate, like-minded people from all walks of life. Expand your network, boost your social skills, and who knows, the friends you make here might just become your bestie throughout uni—and beyond!  
  1. Level Up Your Skills: Did you know that you can get a job from having fun? Every hour you spend with us helps you gain valuable skills to grow, develop, and make your resume shine. We also offer volunteer exclusive training and skill-translation sessions run by UNSW Employability.
  2. Get Recognised: Your hard work deserves to be recognised!
    • Complete 20+ hours of volunteering to earn AHEGS, a recognition that enhances your university transcript 
    • Dedicate 50+ or 100+ hours, or take on more responsibility as a senior volunteer and you’ll be awarded a digital badge to showcase online
    • Go the extra mile, and you could be honoured with an Arc Volunteer Award, which annually celebrates those who truly stand out. 
  3. Make An Impact: One of Arc’s core values is “Do Good Things” and that’s exactly what volunteering with us is – making a difference in everything we do and not just what we do, but how we do it too. Whether it's giving back to the UNSW community, the local community, helping the planet, or celebrating diversity, each and every volunteer makes an impact to others. 
  4. Have some fun. Our volunteers deserve more than just a thank you—they deserve to be celebrated. We make sure you feel the love with:
    • Termly thank-you parties and exclusive volunteer activities 
    • Rewards and freebies to redeem with points
    • The Volunteer Celebration Night, a dazzling evening dedicated to honouring the exceptional efforts of our volunteers.  

Applications Open Now

Closing DateProgram

25th JANArc Goes To General and Senior | Arc Insiders Senior & General | Bike-ology senior | Campus Compass Senior & General | Check Point Senior | Culture Café General and Senior | eReuse Senior | Food Hub Senior | Phil' Senior | Place 2 Be General and Senior | Producers Senior | Second Life Hub Senior |Wellness Senior
15th FEBBike-ology General | Check Point General | Food Hub General | Phil' General | Producers General | Second Life Hub General| Shack Tutoring General | Volunteers United Senior | Wellness Warrior General 
ALWAYS OPENBlitz | Gamamari | Volunteers United General
CURRENTLY CLOSEDArt Start | Framework | Tax Help | Yellow Shirts

📢 Please note: Applications are open for a while, so you might not hear back from us until after applications close.

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Explore the programs below and check out thier 

Arc Goes To...

Help to organise and take UNSW students on trips and tours of Sydney & beyond! 🚘🏖️

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Arc Insiders

Arc's hub for fun and campus life 🎉✨! If you love creating experiences, and helping students get involved, Arc Insiders is for you!

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Art Start

Get your gallery skills up to scratch. Dive into exhibitions, gain hands-on gallery skills, and build experience to showcase on your resume 🖼️🎨

Bike-ology

Love bikes? Love helping others with bikes? This is for you! 🚴‍♂️✨

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Blitz

UNSW's home of pop culture! 📝 Are you interested in writing articles, 🎬 filming and editing video or 🎙️ recording podcasts? Then Blitz is for you!

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Campus Compass

Campus Compass helps new students navigate starting university with guidance from someone who's been there and done it all 🧭✨

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Check Point

Run events to help students improve their wellbeing with free food and opportunities to improve their wellbeing skills! 🥞🥰

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Culture Cafe

Help run events which celebrate cultures around the world! 🌍🌟 We have weekly events every Thursday and huge flagship events throughout the year!

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eReuse

Care about sustainability? Join Ereuse and help make a greener future! ♻️🌍

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Framework

Arc Creative's critical and experimental arts journal!📓💗Providing students at all points of their journey the opportunity to publish their work in any form it may take.

Food Hub

Passionate about food and helping others? Join FoodHub and make a difference! 🍲🤝

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Gamamari

Work on your journalism skills through UNSW's political, social and cultural journal for students! 📝

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Phil'

Join Australia’s largest student-led philanthropy initiative! 🤝💡

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Place 2 Be

Help students get more social without stress! 💙 Online or offline, help remind them they have a place to be.

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Producers

For those who love gardening, want to grow their own produce, and explore ways to live more sustainably 🌍✨!

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Second Life Hub

Contribute to a more sustainable campus by giving items a second life ♻️

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Shack Tutoring

Inspire, mentor, make a difference, volunteer to tutor high school students!

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Tax Help

You will be a lifesaver and cash-saver by making taxes less taxing! You will develop your skills in basic taxation through an intensive training program provided by the Australian Taxation Office!

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UNSWeetened

Work on highlighting the creative writing of our students and help make our literary journal! 📝📚

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Volunteers United

Work with non-profit organisations, give back, and make a real impact 🤝💚

Wellness Warriors

The Wellness Warriors are a community of student volunteers passionate about student mental health and wellbeing! 🌟

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Yellow Shirts

The mega-extravagant-amazing-wonderful event that is O-Week is a huge success because of our Yellow Shirts! Yellow Shirts provides you with lifelong friends, skills and hilarious memories 💛✨

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