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Internship Application Form

Please note that the Internship Program considers applications from students who:

  • Are enrolled as a current UWA student;
  • Have a "Good Standing" status and Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 50 (available on your academic transcript); and
  • Will be based in Western Australia by the commencement of the internship.

Please include majors/specialisations where possible, for example: "Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Political Science & International Relations"

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The McCusker Centre will seek approval from your faculty student office on your behalf and you will be advised the outcome by the student experience to your student email account.

Please include in your AskUWA enquiry "I am applying for Faculty Approval for a McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship", and add the internship round (Summer, Winter, Semester 1 or Semester 2), and "for academic credit" OR "not for academic credit" based on your preference.

What draws you to this particular program? What you would bring to an internship in the community? What are your past experiences in service to the community? What do you hope to achieve through an internship?

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Please note that by choosing areas, there is not a guarantee that you will be matched with a role of this nature.

Please note that by choosing tasks, there is not a guarantee that you will be matched with a role of this nature.

Please note that by indicating experience, there is not a guarantee that you will be matched with a role of this nature.

Please respond as accurately as possible to the following questions, which are included to help us measure the impact of our programs and are asked again in post-internship surveys.

Please note financial support is available for interns who are required to travel.

Our internship program includes a range of roles; some are in offices, some are more physical, some involve travel. Many of our internships involve learning about difficult social issues and working with disadvantaged communities. This work may be confronting and challenging. The Internships Team and the University are here to support you.

This information will be kept confidential.

You cannot progress you application until you upload your resume. This document will be forwarded upon request (if matched) to your host organisation. For tips on writing resumes, please visit Career Hub.

Please note this is not part of the assessment process, but supports the process matching suitable applicants to roles.

You can read the requirements here.

The McCusker Centre for Citizenship partners with more than 300 not-for-profit, community, government and non-government organisations to provide a structured and quality internship program for UWA students.

Over 2,000 students have undertaken internships through the McCusker Centre for Citizenship, with over 222,000 hours of community services contributed across the Centre’s programs. Feedback on the internship program is overwhelmingly positive, with 97% of past students and supervisors agreeing they would recommend the program to others.

Through an internship with the McCusker Centre for Citizenship, you have the opportunity to:

  • Engage in real work in a community context
  • Demonstrate an understanding of professional responsibility and citizenship
  • Apply and develop valuable and transferable skills for the benefit of the community
  • Develop a deeper awareness of social issues challenging society
  • Make connections and create a professional network
  • Explore your options for ways to apply your knowledge and skills post-degree.

Internships are open to all eligible currently enrolled undergraduate and postgraduate UWA students. You can apply to undertake our program either for credit (6 points) or not for credit (0 points). Our internships program can be taken as a standalone unit, or as part of the new Minor in Active Citizenship.

You apply to our program as a whole, rather than to a specific role. This enables you to test your knowledge, skills and aptitude for service and tasks you might not otherwise have considered. We match applicants to roles based on interests, skills, experience and the specific requirements of the available roles.

Over the summer and winter internship periods, you also have the opportunity to undertake an internship in a regional town across WA.

You can explore our available opportunities below or read about previous internship roles and student experiences in our booklets:

If you have any questions, please contact the Centre for more information.

Internship Requirements+

Interns are selected on a competitive basis and are matched to suitable roles. Students undertake their internship through enrolment in a UWA McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship unit.

Check with your Allocated Course Advice Office for further information about the unit you would be eligible to enrol into.

The internships unit is assessed as an Ungraded Pass/Fail. To successfully complete the program, students must:

  • Complete 100 hours community service in the organisation they are appointed to
  • Submit all required internship paperwork on time
  • Undertake an additional 20–30 hours of learning tasks including compulsory sessions and assessments. The timetable below lists the compulsory introductory lectures well in advance. Applicants should ensure they can attend these sessions before applying for the program.

Program requirements are detailed in the Handbook and the Internship Guide for Students. Once enrolled, this guide and LMS are your primary sources of unit information and internship progress.

Eligibility Requirements+

To be eligible for our program, you must:

  • Be a currently enrolled UWA student
  • Be of good standing with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 50 or above
  • Be eligible via faculty approval (you will need to request this at the point of application - see application form for details)
  • Have good interpersonal skills
  • Have good written and spoken communication skills

How to Apply+

  1. Review your study plan and consider your other commitments to ensure that you can undertake an internship as part of your course.
  2. Read the Internship Guide for Students to familiarise yourself with the program requirements.
  3. View the list of internships on offer below. This will give you an idea of the types of roles we have available this round. However, please note your application is for the program, not a specific role.
  4. Consider if you will need a Working with Children Check and/or a National Police Clearance. Be prepared to obtain these before starting your internship, including covering any associated expenses.
  5. Review the Dates and Deadlines section (these dates may be subject to change but are a good guide).
  6. Seek the additional information you may need. Check askUWA, or email the Internships Team.
  7. Prepare a current CV, for which UWA Careers and Employability can assist you. You can find the Résumé Factsheet here.
  8. Submit your application via our webform above. Please answer all questions carefully - it is a good idea to draft and workshop answers first (e.g. in Word), then copy them into the application form. Strong applications will be well written, provide good detail about your skills and experiences, and align closely with the program's ethos of active citizenship.

What Happens Next?+

Our program is competitive; there are always more applications than roles. Your application will be considered for its quality and suitability to available roles. We take into account your CV, answers to application questions, areas of interest and identified skills.

Please check your student email regularly; this is how we will contact you if we have any questions. You will also receive an email from your faculty (via askUWA) with the result of your faculty approval (note: this is a step in the process and not a final internship outcome). After the closing date of applications, you will be asked to confirm that you still wish to be considered.

Applicants are then matched to roles based on their interests and skills and the specific requirements of the available roles. When selecting and matching, preferences will usually, but not always, be given to:

• Applications ranked highly;

• Applications that indicate a ‘for credit’ unit option;

• Applicants who have not undertaken an Internship with the centre before; and

• Applicants who are enrolled in the Active Citizenship Minor.

These criteria cannot be strictly observed because the Internships Coordinator needs to consider best suitability to available roles based on the applicant’s course of study, preferences indicated in the application, and other skills identified by the applicant.

By the outcome date (listed in Dates and Deadlines) you will be notified of the outcome of your application. If successfully matched to an internship role, you will receive further instructions about enrolment. If your application is unsuccessful, you are strongly encouraged to try again in a future round.

Many internships incur small incidental costs, like any university unit. These are minimal and, in most cases, less than the cost of text books. For example, you may be required to obtain a Police Clearance ($16.70), Working with Children Check ($11.00), or a sector-specific screening check (approx. $10.00). You will also need to factor in transport costs (i.e. fuel or public transport).

FAQs - General+

FAQs - Applying for an internship+

Eligibility

Application process

Course planning

Internship program

FAQs - Post-offer+

Enrolment

CAS & LMS

  • When will CAS become available?
    For Semester 1 and Semester 2 teaching periods, CAS will open approximately one month prior. You can find the exact dates on the CAS homepage.
    For the Winter period, CAS will open at the same time as the upcoming Semester 2 period. For Summer period, CAS will open at the same time as the upcoming Semester 1 period. You can find the exact dates on the CAS homepage.
    For more information about CAS, please refer to the CAS FAQs.
  • When will LMS become available?
    You will be able to access LMS one week prior to the teaching period commencing.

Internship seminars and requirements

Dates and Deadlines+

Internships run over Semester 1, Winter, Semester 2 and Summer periods.

Applications for Semester 1, 2023 and Semester 2, 2023 are now open. Applications for Semester 1, 2023 will close Sunday 22 January 2023 at midnight (AWST).

Note: Please consult Class Allocation System (CAS) for the schedule of all unit sessions.

Sunday 26 June 2022 (midnight) Applications Close Website
25 July - 21 October 2022 Internship Period Host Organisation
Sunday 16 October 2022 (midnight) Applications Close Website
Monday 14 November - Friday 16 December 2022 Internship Period Host Organisation
Monday 14 November 3pm-5pm (in person) or Wednesday 16 November 10am-12pm (online) Introduction to Active Citizenship Session Sign up on CAS
Tuesday 15 November 2pm-4pm (in person) or Thursday 17 November 3pm-5pm (online) Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training Sign up on CAS
Monday 17 October 2022 - Sunday 22 January 2023 (midnight) Application period Online
Monday 27 February - Friday 3 March 2023 Compulsory pre-internship seminars Select on CAS
Monday 27 February - Friday 26 May 2023 Internship Period Host Organisation
Monday 23 January 2023 Applications open Online
TBA 2023 Applications close Website
Monday 19 June - Friday 23 June 2023 Compulsory pre-internship seminars Select on CAS
Monday 19 June – Friday 21 July 2023 Internship Period Host Organisation

Opportunities

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Grant research

Australian Baroque Ltd — Semester 1 (February - May)

This role entails research into grants and sponsorship, working with a team of 3 people. Working with our AD Helen Kruger and head of Sponsorship Andy Skinner.

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Strategic Communications Intern

CEOs for Gender Equity Inc. — Semester 1 (February - May)

The intern will work closely with our CEO on strategic communications, including developing infographics, videos, newsletters, and campaigns.

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Event Planning & Marketing Support Intern

Centre For Accessibility Australia — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Centre For Accessibility (CFA) Australia is a not-for-profit dedicated to alleviating hardship faced by people with disability in gaining independence to online content. CFA Australia is seeking support in our marketing and communications area to assist in building up some of its projects. The role will report directly to the CEO of CFA Australia and provide regular liaising with one of Perth's leading digital agencies across the projects.

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Grants Research Intern

Centre For Accessibility Australia — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Grants Research Intern will use a variety of online grant portals and online research to find applicable grants and create a grants calendar for Centre for Accessibility (CFA) Australia. This will enable the organisation to effectively plan applications and understand key processes.

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Social Media and Communications intern

City of Stirling — Semester 1 (February - May)

naala Djookan healing centre is a city of Stirling led family and domestic violence service that supports women and children who are or have experienced fdv. We have been opened for newly two years and while the main focus is on direct service delivery, we are trying to develop our social media presence to raise awareness about our services, general education awareness and drawing attention to national and international events. We are looking for an intern that can map out a calendar for the year on all events that we should be creating social media content, to assist us with developing some draft content that we can draw on and use as well as assisting us to develop a process for developing this content.

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Project Intern, Ride for their lives (RFTL) Collaboration Project

Department of Health - North Metropolitan Health Service — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Project is called "Ride for Our Lives" and is being coordinated by the North Metropolitan Health Service as a collaboration piece with South and East metro as well as Children and Adolescents and WA Country Health. The project is being led by the NMHS Climate and Sustainability Program and will consist of liaising with key stakeholders, innovative thinking and research, assisting with project coordination tasks, organisation and prioritisation skills. and a demonstrated ability to utilise initiative, while working in an autonomous manner and within a team environment.

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Project Intern, Customer Experience

Department of Transport — Semester 1 (February - May)

At DoT we are always looking at ways we can improve Customer Service. In this project, the intern will undertake research on customer behaviours at our Licensing Centres (what transactions, why, who, how often, et cetera.) and provide a customer behaviour analysis and recommendations that can used to refine and improve DoT’s customer experience.

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Policies and Procedures Intern, Administration/Oversight of Policy management

Ethnic Communities Council of WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

The intern will occupy a dual role relating to policies and to providing administrative assistance. Many of our policies need to be updated, systematised and organised, and some need to be re-written. The intern will be able to provide support to the staff members doing this. Administrative assistance will be given to staff at the Cannington office, where possible and if necessary.

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Recycle and Donate Project Intern

Fair Game — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Fair Game Recycle & Donate Program collects pre-loved sports equipment and distributes it in response to specific requests from under-serviced communities. This equipment helps remove barriers to participation in sport and fitness activities having a positive social and environmental impact! The role will be responsible for running the Recycle & Donate program from the Bassendean headquarters. They will learn skills in: -logistics and supply chain management -community service -time management - inventory management - stakeholder engagement - leadership - and many others All while making a direct impact on communities across WA.

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Membership and Compliance Intern

Financial Counsellors Association of WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

The intern will need to gain an understanding of the sector and the legislated compliance requirements in order for a Financial Counsellor to practice. A review of current membership renewal and non-compliance policy and procedures within the Financial Counsellors' Association of WA to be conducted, with a case for change in regard to any of our state guidelines that are in place for current national policies. The intern will work closely with the Sector Development Officers and will engage with Financial Counsellors who assist our vulnerable community members.

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Project Intern, Natural Disaster Financial Recovery Support

Financial Counsellors Association of WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

The intern will assist the Project Manager within the Financial Counsellors' Association of WA with scheduling, research and stakeholder engagement in relation to the Natural Disaster Financial Recovery Support Project, funded by the Department of Communities. They will be involved with metro, regional and remote engagement of Financial Counsellors and possibly community members (if required) impacted by Natural Disasters in WA.

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Marketing and Communications Intern

Financial Toolbox (Your Toolkit) — Semester 1 (February - May)

Yourtoolkit.com is a comprehensive website containing information to assist women and children facing domestic and family violence and financial abuse transition to becoming independent, empowered and financially resilient. Yourtoolkit.com has been developed to offer a step by step guide for women wanting to change or leave an abusive situation. Providing crucial information in relation to personal finances as well as other relevant information, such as safety planning and available supports and services. Yourtoolkit.com is at an exciting stage of growth. We are offering an intern the opportunity to use their marketing and communication skills to get the word out there that this resource is available to those that might need it. The role will include; • Following social media and writing guidelines to plan and execute a quarterly social media strategy • Using industry software to create and schedule a social media calendar • Using basic design software to create social media graphics, and videos • Practicing copyright skills for online publications, blogs and ads • Audit Google, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook campaigns • Optimising and auditing website copy We would also love to hear your ideas and suggestions and get the benefit of your perspective and university learning. If this sounds like a good fit for you, please get in touch!

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Grant and Fundraising Intern

Floreat Athena Soccer Club — Semester 1 (February - May)

This is a varied role to help prepare for events. The intern will also seek grant funding, and help with marketing and communications

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Project Intern, Regional distribution collaboration

Fostering Hope Australia Incorporated — Semester 1 (February - May)

We endeavour to send our overstock items to regional communities to help those in need in country. We would like an intern to investigate and develop key contacts and distribution points for our regional distribution. At the moment we are asking friends and carers for their assistance per shipment. We would like to develop a list for a contact in the regional communities who can identify the needs of the communities and accept our shipments and distribute them fairly among those in need. We would like to help several communities in different regional spaces. Our shipments are infrequent at the moment due to the lack of support on the receiving end of the transaction. We would also like a cost analysis of employing a driver occasionally vs use a company for the transport.

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Marketing and Communications Intern

Girl Guides WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

The intern's key role is to increase brand awareness through providing marketing & communications support to our Units and assist our Marketing & Communication Manager with a range of other tasks. The objective of the role is to support the marketing plan in line with the overall goals and objectives outlined in the strategic plan. This position will have immediate impact by supporting our units and you will have a diverse range of tasks to be involved with. Each day will be a little different.

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Business Analyst Intern

Good Samaritan Enterprises — Semester 1 (February - May)

You will engage with all stakeholders of the Good Sammy donation processing business unit. You will be involved in building data sets in Excel of the donation collection, processing, and production distribution processes. You will be involved in linking these data sets within Power BI, and using Power BI to produce insights on the performance of each of these functions.

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Donations Coordinator

Good Samaritan Enterprises — Semester 1 (February - May)

This exciting new role sits within the social enterprises team, and offers flexible hours. Your focus will be to represent Good Sammy to promote us as first choice for willing donors, retailers and container users. This is a great opportunity for someone who is a natural relationship builder, is passionate about promoting charitable reuse of goods and loves the challenge of creating and maintaining partnerships.

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Event Management Intern

Good Samaritan Enterprises — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Event Management Intern will work within the Finance department to assist in planning upcoming Good Sammy events and community engagement activities. The intern will shadow and report to the Events and Fundraising coordinator to support the planning, coordination and implementation of events and community engagement activities.

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HR Project and Policy Intern

Good Samaritan Enterprises — Semester 1 (February - May)

The HR project intern will work within the People and Culture team to assist with updating the organisation’s HR policies and procedures. They will also recommend ways to improve our organisation’s value proposition and come up with employee benefits to ensure Good Sammy is able to retain our current workforce and attract new talents.

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Project Intern, Recycling and Waste Management

Good Samaritan Enterprises — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Recycling and waste management intern will work with our Recovery and Diversion Coordinator to assist with projects relating to recycling and managing waste. Good Sammy receives more than 5,000,00 kg of goods each year and we are looking for enthusiastic students to come up with strategies to assist us improve our recycling initiatives.

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Volunteer Coordinator

Good Samaritan Enterprises — Semester 1 (February - May)

This exciting new role sits within the People and Culture Team. This is a great opportunity for someone who is a natural relationship builder, is passionate about promoting the benefits of volunteering and giving back to their community. This person loves the challenge of creating and maintaining partnerships.

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Project Intern - Housing Restorative Justice Model

Gosnells Community Legal Centre — Semester 1 (February - May)

Gosnells CLC is undertaking a partnership with a Housing Provider and Tenancy WA to create a new Family Dispute Resolution (Mediation model) to address neighbourhood disputes that affect people's tenancy. This role will conduct research and present a report detailing the success of the program and the Social Return on Investment of the initiative.

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Project Intern

Imagined Futures — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Imagined Futures partnership consists of members who live or work in the local government areas of Cockburn, Fremantle and Melville. Members come from a variety of sectors, including government and non-government human services, business and philanthropy, as well as the community. Our mission is to mobilise the collective resources of not-for-profit organisations, local, state and commonwealth government agencies, business and community members to provide all individuals and families in the South West Metropolitan region with the opportunity to enjoy quality of life. Imagined Futures oversees four collective impact projects designed to shift the dial on entrenched disadvantage across the areas of young people, mental health, housing and homelessness and community. Our team comprises an executive officer supported by three project officers. Our work is varied and the intern will assist in delivering projects. The intern's role will be varied and the intern will be exposed to the work of a wide variety of stakeholders. Assistance will be required with stakeholder management, administration and communications.

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Digital Marketing Intern

Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Digital Marketing Intern will work closely with the Business Development Manager to develop and implement a strategy and content for Ishar's digital channels. This will include content creation for social media, website, SEO, graphic design, videography and photography. The main focus of this internship will be working with the web designer to develop Ishar's new website.

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Event Management Intern

Law Access — Semester 1 (February - May)

Law Access holds a Walk for Justice every year in May. The walk is along the city foreshore and culminates in a breakfast at the Bell Tower. Each year it is opened by the Chief Justice of WA and is attended by about 600 legal professionals and law students. Participants raise money for Law Access and raise awareness of pro bono work in our community.

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Research Intern, Local Government Employee Attraction and Retention

Local Government Professionals WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

We are seeking an intern that would conduct a research on behalf of LG Professionals WA to understand what strategies have local governments put in place over the past 2 years with a challenging labour market. Deliverables include: - Conducting desktop research and engaging with all WA local governments virtually - Conducting survey if deem appropriate - Some face to face engagement if deem appropriate (this might require some regional travels but the student will also be accompanied by the supervisor) - A report outlining the findings - which will then turn into a best practice guide - A presentation to the Board outlining the findings

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Youth Program and Project Intern

MAN UP — Semester 1 (February - May)

As well as running MAN UP workshops to young men, the Intern will join our leadership team as an ordinary committee member, meaning they will get a chance to try and assist with various assignments across multiple portfolio's. For example, they may be involved in the following teams, undertaking the following tasks. Volunteers - Assist with volunteer recruitment/retention/training by running multiple events across the year to attract, support and educate MAN UP volunteers. Marketing - Assist with making/posting marketing material for MAN UPs social media Rural Engagement - Assist with the planning and implementation of MAN UP's service trips to rural areas of WA School Engagement - Assist with the contact, liaison and booking of schools in Perth to run MAN UP workshops Systems - Assist with updating/innovating MAN UP's internal systems to streamline operations (e.g. workshop feedback data collection, Volunteer database, Website etc) Events - Assist in planning and implementing MAN UP's community events to increase our outreach and to fundraise. Finance - Writing of grants and proposals

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Grants Coordinator

Marangaroo Family Centre Inc. — Semester 1 (February - May)

Assisting in identifying and applying for suitable grants for our not for profit charity.

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Community Engagement Intern

Meerilinga Young Children’s Foundation — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Community Engagement Intern will work closely with our Place admins to provide opportunity for further engagement and collaborative projects with community, families, and local services from diverse backgrounds in an integrated and cooperative way to design and deliver projects that help to improve local wellbeing and social connections

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Community Engagement and Grants and Fundraising Intern

Meerilinga Young Children’s Foundation — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Community Engagement Intern will work closely with our Place administrators to provide opportunity for further engagement and collaborative projects with community, families, and local services from diverse backgrounds in an integrated and cooperative way to design and deliver projects that help to improve local wellbeing and social connections

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Digital Marketing Intern – Social Media Content Planning and Website Audit

MercyCare — Semester 1 (February - May)

Working within the Marketing and Community Relations team at MercyCare, this role will be responsible for completing two key projects during this internship and a range of ad-hoc marketing tasks will provide broad experience. Project 1 Social Media Content Library and Calendar In line with our social media strategy you will develop a library of content ideas to match the content pillars and present a 12 month content calendar to the marketing team at the end of the project. The intern will be supported by the Marketing & Communications Coordinator to fully understand the business and goals of the social media strategy. The project will include (but not limited to) copywriting, research, identification of relevant key events and campaigns and working with designer to develop graphics. Social media channels include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Project 2 MercyCare Website Audit Our MercyCare website and its content was updated in early 2021. The intern will complete an audit of the content and establish a process for an annual review, ensuring content is always up to date, accurate and optimised for SEO and user experience. Liaising with various internal stakeholders, you will coordinate a review of our website content and implement approved updates via the back end of the website. Intern to be supported by Marketing team to ensure all website content is accurate and document the process followed including content contributors to aid with future audits.

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Community Engagement Intern

Multicultural Communities Council of WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

The intern will be involved in working on a number of of projects including Harmony Week awards, CaLD Seniors Citizens Awareness Program. The intern will be involved developing and maintaining relations with stakeholders, facilitating education and awareness raising activities, conducting research work and exploring funding opportunities.

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Indigenous Business Marketing Intern

Noongar Chamber of Commerce & Industry — Semester 1 (February - May)

Working within our Operations team at the NCCI office, you will work closely with our Operations Manager and our Marketing & Communications Consultant to understand the marketing and communications needs of Aboriginal-owned-and-operated businesses, and provide them with tailored marketing support. This could include (brief) strategic marketing planning, social media support, copywriting (capability statements & media releases, etc.) and basic graphic design (i.e. Canva) depending on what you feel confident in and what you'd like to learn. You'll be exposed to a wide range of business types, all while contributing towards Aboriginal economic development.

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Research Intern

Ombudsman WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

This intern will plan and undertake a project to contribute to major research being undertaken by the office.

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Project Intern

People With Disabilities WA (PWDWA) — Semester 1 (February - May)

The aim of the project is to connect young people with disability to potential employment opportunities in targeted sectors within regions. The project will aim to build capacity and confidence of small to medium-sized businesses to be more welcoming, confident and accessible to people with disability, and to link these businesses to young people with disability seeking employment in that sector. Young people with disability involved in the project will better understand how to pursue employment/a career in their chosen sector; they will understand the range of tools and supports available to them to undertake employment; and they will have developed soft skills, confidence and links to their chosen employment sector. The young person will receive training from the intern to undertake a business analysis that include disability friendly checks, training on disability awareness and unconscious bias, and the creation of a customised recommendation document. The intern will mentor the young person to undertake these activities with a business in a youth driven sector in which the young person is seeking employment.

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Project Intern: Displaced persons and WA railways

Rail Heritage WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

Post World War Two displaced persons who migrated to Australia and had to work for the government for two years. In WA quite a few ended up working on the railways. They lived and worked in very basic conditions and their stories are sought. The intern will: • Assist in finding such families and identifying those who are willing to share their stories. • Follow up with people willing to be involved and interview them either by phone or in person along with a historian from Rail Heritage WA as relevant. • Compile material including oral histories, research, photos and other items about the role of displaced persons in WA’s railways. The role will work with the museum and archives teams and so availability to work on Tuesdays is ideal as this is their major work day. As well as Tuesday, there is a Wednesday pm option.

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Philanthropy Support Intern

Shooting Stars | Netball WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

Reporting to the Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager, the Philanthropy & Partnerships Support Intern is a key supporting role within the Shooting Stars Philanthropy team supporting the expanding and diverse portfolio of supporters, stakeholders and advocates for the Shooting Stars Program, which sits within the Glass Jar Australia development area. The Philanthropy & Partnerships Support Officer will demonstrate a robust understanding of the Aboriginal landscape in remote communities across Australia and have the ability to translate complex information to a lay audience, whilst being able to influence multiple parties across a range of engagement tools and platforms. In demonstrating excellence in prospect research, client relationship management and grant writing, the Philanthropy & Partnerships Support Officer will successfully support the delivery of our Philanthropy strategy for the organisation.

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Project Intern, History and Heritage

Shooting Stars | Netball WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

Reporting to the General Manager, Community Netball the History & Heritage Intern is a key supporting role within the Community team supporting the preparation of Netball WA’s extensive collection of memorabilia and artefacts in readiness for the Centenary of Netball in WA in 2024. The History & Heritage Intern will demonstrate a robust understanding of project management and can translate information to a diverse audience, whilst being able to influence multiple parties across a range of engagement opportunities. In demonstrating excellence in research, document management and a knowledge of archiving and preservation, the History & Heritage Intern will successfully support the delivery of our History & Heritage Framework requirements for the 2024 Centenary.

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Community Engagement Intern: A Culturally Responsive School

South Thornlie Primary School — Semester 1 (February - May)

We commit to building relationships with our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community that are built on mutual respect, trust and inclusiveness. The intern will build knowledge of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and stakeholders in the local area local area and develop a stakeholder list. The role involves researching local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture - establishing links with City of Gosnells to tap into their knowledge. The intern will work closely with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents involved in the Aboriginal committee and plan for Elders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents to read books and share stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

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Marketing and School Promotion: Community Engagement and Staff Well Being

South Thornlie Primary School — Semester 1 (February - May)

The intern will undertake the following tasks: Marketing Plan implementation Social media posts Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, web page Raising school profile on radio, TV, newspaper Parent interviews for feedback and staff well being activities. Through the implementation of marketing strategies the following will be the benefits to the community: - Cultural diversity and inclusiveness in the community - greater understanding of the diversity of cultures in our communities, the strengths that these cultures bring and the uniqueness of these cultures as well as respect and through this, it is hoped that it will make our communities more inclusive. - Greater understanding and celebrating of the strengths and opportunities of our local community through social media, radio/TV and newspaper messages - previous messages have been greyhound retirement, rescue and adoption, early childhood education and importance heritage, school open night for local businesses and Government.

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Perth

Project Intern, A Sustainable School Community

South Thornlie Primary School — Semester 1 (February - May)

Currently our school has some school sustainable practices in place. We are a water wise school and we collect for recycling cans and drink containers. We would like our students and their families to have a greater understanding of the importance of sustainability in terms of carbon footprint and ecologically sound sustainable practices and that these practices are reflected in school practices and supported by our students’ families at home. The intern will research sustainable practices suitable for a school environment, develop and implement a variety of sustainable strategies inclusive of a school community garden.

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Perth

Events and Marketing Intern

Spectrum Space — Semester 1 (February - May)

We are seeking an intern to assist us with the planning and organisation of our upcoming Spectrum Space Symposium In October 2023. The Symposium features inspiring local and national thought-leaders in the autism field, including those with lived experience. Presentations will include keynote and breakout sessions on a wide range of topics designed to inform, inspire and engage. The intern will mainly work with the CEO to help with organising speakers, venue, brochure, overall marketing of the event and more.

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Perth

Marketing and Fundraising Intern

Sudbury House — Semester 1 (February - May)

Working with the management team in the research and development of marketing and promotional material that builds our membership and fundraising capabilities, including social media, agency flyers, program flyers, event management and building network of donors. May include working with staff on grant research and submissions.

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Perth

Research Intern 1 : Food purchase observation

Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) — Semester 1 (February - May)

Anecdotally, secondary school-aged children access food retail outlets before and after school where there are outlets close to school grounds. WA secondary schools may set discretionary policies allowing some students to leave school during school hours. This project will collect data on the patronage of food outlets close to schools in the Perth metropolitan area. A pair of research interns would use a mobile phone app and manual data collection log sheets to discreetly observe students before and after school, and during breaks if the school allows students to leave. There will be no interaction with school students or the community. Following data collection, the intern has the opportunity to be involved in analysis of the data for each school and comparing schools, and in creating reports and manuscripts to disseminate the findings. There may also be the requirement to work on other Food and Nutrition Team projects, as required.

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Perth

Research Intern 2 : Food purchase observation

Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) — Semester 1 (February - May)

Anecdotally, secondary school-aged children access food retail outlets before and after school where there are outlets close to school grounds. WA secondary schools may set discretionary policies allowing some students to leave school during school hours. This project will collect data on the patronage of food outlets close to schools in the Perth metropolitan area. A pair of research interns would use a mobile phone app and manual data collection log sheets to discreetly observe students before and after school, and during breaks if the school allows students to leave. There will be no interaction with school students or the community. Following data collection, the intern has the opportunity to be involved in analysis of the data for each school and comparing schools, and in creating reports and manuscripts to disseminate the findings. There may also be the requirement to work on other Food and Nutrition Team projects, as required.

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Perth

Project Intern

The Fathering Project — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Fathering Project is wanting to put together a detailed Flow Chart and an information package that will assist our clients to navigate the Family Law Court System of Western Australia. The aim is to not only provide them with an understanding of what pathways / steps / processes they need to do when they engage the Family Law Court system, but also for practitioners so that they can provide them – and future clients - with the right support.

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Perth

Youth Program Intern (1) Semester 1 2023

Town of Mosman Park — Semester 1 (February - May)

Working closely with young leaders from the Mosman Park Community and the Town's Community Enrichment Team on youth engagement projects.

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Perth

Youth Program Intern (2) Semester 1 2023

Town of Mosman Park — Semester 1 (February - May)

Working closely with young leaders from the Mosman Park Community and the Town's Community Enrichment Team on projects.

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Perth

Project Intern, HR Analyst

Uniting WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

The role will be a HR analyst role which includes mapping HR process for the implementation of a new HRIS. The student will be working with the Payroll/L&D/HR teams.

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Perth

Project Coordinator

YMCA WA — Semester 1 (February - May)

The Y-WA are in the initial stages of planning a project with the aim of taking a group of young people (aged 15-25) to walk the Kokoda Trek in October 2023. Due to the physical and mental challenges the trek poses plus the health and security measures required this project is a year-long piece of work, with the majority of the planning and scheduling work needed to be achieved in the first 6 months of 2023. The young people we are planning on taking on this adventure of a life-time are people that would not normally be afforded such an opportunity and will already have a connection with one of our youth service divisions. We aim to take young people from Perth metro, Kalgoorlie and Newman. The Project Coordinator will directly support the Project Manager and each week will be tasked with a focus area (work stream) to concentrate on. Focus areas are as follows: - Marketing - Finance and sponsorship - Fundraising - Recruitment - Travel logistics - Pre-trek training and camps - Project management (writing up minutes, follow-up actions, updating project schedule, progress reporting, risk mitigation, assisting with issue resolution) - Education

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Perth

Project and Research Intern

Yogazeit — Semester 1 (February - May)

A Yogazeit intern will have the opportunity to work within a small team and a not-for-profit organisation in the centre of Fremantle. Our interns have, in some instances, depending on their performance and future plans, become paid casual staff members after their internship. As an intern, you may be working and assisting the team on a range of projects all of which focus on promoting yoga and mindful movement in the metro area and out on Country with Indigenous communities. You may be asked to research, write content, produce marketing collateral, search for funding opportunities, or do any ad hoc tasks required from week to week. It is important to us that you remain interested and we like to connect your studies to your duties too. You are, after all, part of our incredible health and well-being team!

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