Volunteering

Get involved in volunteering! Why? It looks great on your CV, you meet new people and try new stuff. It might even lead you to discover a whole new skill or career. Here’s how you can volunteer at UoP.

Purple Door Recruitment Volunteering

We work with local charities and community organisations to match your skills with their needs. Gain experience in marketing, web design, finance, IT – the list is endless. We can match you to a role if you fill out our quick online registration form or check out our latest roles online.

The Volunteering Bank, which is situated in the careers centre, lists all the ongoing roles available with local charities for you to look through and make direct applications.

Don’t know what to do, or want to chat to someone? Come along and drop in at the Careers and Recruitment Centre every Thursday 10–12pm and 2–4pm.

UP For Sport

The University of Portsmouth's UP For Sport scheme creates pathways for University students to use their sporting skills within the community. Students are recruited and provided with sports coaching qualifications, which are used to help develop sport in the local community. UP for Sport uses sport as a tool to engage young people and give them the opportunity to interact with University students in a positive way. UP For Sport works to enhance student experience, give valuable experience to volunteers and develop volunteer skills for future employment.

The Students’ Union

Volunteering at UPSU is open to everyone, from first-time to die-hard volunteers. To become a volunteer you need no previous experience or skills as getting involved throughout your time at University will give you everything you need.

At UPSU you can volunteer with one-off events through Volunteering in Portsmouth (VIP) or volunteer regularly with our Intergenerational projects, SU Heroes programme or with READ International. You can also volunteer to be a Community Rep and help improve relations between students and other Portsmouth residents.

Accreditating your volunteering hours

Want to get a shiny certificate and something else to pop on your CV? The University has teamed up with V to get you accreditation for your volunteering.

It’s really simple. Register online, it is quick and easy and select to follow University of Portsmouth. Then we can track what you are up to, send you messages and ensure that your volunteering gets accreditated. If you need help, pop down to a drop-in and we will explain it to you. 

To find your own volunteering experience, follow the advice and information given below.

Further advice and information