Whether you want to work or volunteer to get some experience, build up your bank account, explore different types of work, or just have a breather before you commit to the next stage of your career plan, a year out will be most effective if it is well planned and prepared for.
The inclusion of an organisation on this page is not an endorsement of the organisation, and has been included for information only.
Volunteering (in Sheffield) with Voluntary Action Sheffield
Volunteering with Sheffield City Council – wide variety of roles
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust – Volunteering
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Volunteering
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust – Volunteering
Volunteering – national website to find placements
Independent advice on all aspects of Gap Years – independent gap advice
Community Service, Volunteering Matters – full time and part time placements, national website
Conservation volunteering with TCV
National Trust Jobs, Internships and other opportunities in heritage, conservation etc
Internships, Volunteering and temporary work abroad, year in industry
Jobs and work experience abroad (graduate focus) Prospects
Working/Volunteering/Internships abroad
Working Summer Camps and short term working in North America BUNAC and Camp America
Gap Year organised for you (Real Gap)