Charity & NGOs Graduate Jobs in Melbourne

Advice for Charity & NGOs Graduate Jobs in Melbourne

How to land a great job with an average GPA

Marks are important, but they aren't everything. If you have an average GPA, there are still plenty of ways you can land a great graduate job.

12 career options in the charity sector

When some people think of charities, they think of second hand clothing stores, donating to the Red Cross, or volunteering with disadvantaged children. But the charity sector encompasses so much more.

Self care & compassion fatigue as a graduate social worker

One of the very real challenges you’ll face as a graduate social worker is managing your well-being, acknowledging when things are getting tough, and having a bag of tools ready to get you safely back on track.

Lingo in the social & charity work sector

Have you ever heard human services workers talk to each other? Did it sound like they were speaking a foreign language? We’re not surprised. The social work and charity work sectors - like every sector - has its own unique lingo, and much of the time it sounds like a load of academic, abbreviated hoo-haa.

Is charity work right for me?

People tend to glamorise working for a charity, but in reality it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. So in a nutshell, here are the factors you need to consider when thinking about a future in charity work.

How to land a graduate job in the charity sector

Bouncing out of bed feeling passionate about your work is an attractive prospect. Unsurprisingly, many others think so too.

Videos for Charity & NGOs Graduate Jobs in Melbourne

Challenge yourself to make a difference

Through Teach For Australia, you’ll find that classroom leadership builds a foundation for long-term impact. The Leadership Development Program offers a combined postgraduate education and employment opportunity like no other. Associates develop essential leadership skills as part of a global movement dedicated to achieving equity in education. Over two years, Associates teach at a school serving a low socioeconomic community with full salary and benefits, earn a Master of Teaching on an assisted scholarship, participate in targeted professional development and receive one-on-one coaching and mentoring to accelerate personal, professional and academic growth.

Associate Christiana Lees (Cohort 2018) | Your Time Starts Now

Christiana Lees (Cohort 2018) is one of Teach For Australia’s newest Associates. She joined the program at the beginning of this year and finds herself teaching her passion – Mathematics – to students at Taminmin College in Darwin.

Associate Zach O'Conner (Cohort 2017) | Your Time Starts Now

Zach O’Conner (Cohort 2017) moved from Melbourne to Darwin to teach at Taminmin College at the beginning of 2017. He now teaches Maths, Science and Chemistry at the school and loves to see the impact that he is having on his students.

Empowering young people through learning and mindfulness: Yvette’s story

Teach For Australia allowed Yvette to start a meaningful career with experienced and passionate mentors guiding her development. Previously, Yvette had worked in event coordination, marketing, tourism and business development before joining Teach For Australia. For the first time in her career, as a teacher Yvette is excited for the day ahead.