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Join Spark in sw Sydney ✨ 👉

✨ WHAT’s ON

The latest on what our sw Syd crew have been up to and what’s coming up!

PSA: Our sw Syd crew are deep in exam/assignments rn! We’ll be back in July – stay tuned for school holiday + Term 3 info dropping soon 👀

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VOLUNTEER + PAID OPPs

We don’t have any volunteer or paid opps open at the moment.

Our crew are in the process of planning for the next few months – so stay tuned for more info about upcoming opps 👀

DETAILS

Current volunteer opps

We don’t have any volunteer opportunities available currently. Sign up for updates on volunteer opps coming soon!

Spark is led by and for young people, and we offer different volunteer opportunities that cater to different needs, capacity and lived experience. 

Current paid opps

We don’t have any paid opportunities available currently. Sign up for updates on volunteer opps coming soon!

We believe in paying young people for your lived experience, passion and expertise! We offer casual employment opportunities, honoraium based roles and one off co-design opportunities to young people 13-25 to shape and lead our work.

Who we're looking for

Our volunteer and paid opportunities are available to young people from south west Sydney aged between 13-25. We value diverse lived experience and passion over formal qualifications, and encourage young people often left out of youth spaces to apply!

Young people under 18 must obtain consent from a parent/guardian or trusted adult to volunteer.

Young people over 18 must have a valid Working with Children’s Check to volunteer with Spark.

I have questions

Let’s chat! Get in touch with our Spark crew at hello@sparkyouthhub.org, send us a DM on Insta @sparkyouthhub or message here and we’ll be in touch ✨

✨ stories from sw syd

Updates, news, achievements and stories from our sw Syd crew!

Our Impact in 2025

Our Impact in 2025

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Spark Launch Party 2025

Spark Launch Party 2025

Words by Laura Sykes, Founder and National DirectorPhotography by Zebedee ParkesSome of our Spark crew, artists and attendees at the Spark Launch...

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Why sw Sydney?

Young people 13-18 in south west Sydney are brilliant, creative, and diverse, with powerful ideas and insights.  We are already here, in our schools, families, and communities, but our voices, ideas and experiences are rarely heard or taken seriously.

And let’s be real: we’re carrying a lot. Racism and discrimination, mental health stuff, housing insecurity, climate impacts, unemployment – all made worse by systems that were never built for us.

We know what is best for us and our communities, and how we can come together to create a better future. But too often, we get overlooked or underestimated – especially if you’re a young person from migrant, First Nations or culturally diverse background, or have lived experience of state care or the criminal legal system.

We’re stereotyped, dismissed, or just straight-up left out of decisions about our own futures. No one’s given us the time, resources, or support to lead change for our communities – on our own terms.

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That’s where Spark Youth Hub comes in.

We know young people in South West Sydney already have what it takes to build a better future for our communities. Spark’s here to connect young people across the south west, build skills, and spark change – together.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, or shut out of decisions about your future – Spark is for you. A space designed with young people, not just for us.

Partner with Spark in sw Sydney

Are you part of a youth service, local government, community organisation or business that wants to back young people to build spaces for belonging, connection and impact?

We’d love to chat to you about how you can support Spark in sw Syd – whether its donating a physical space, sharing resources, partnering to co-design youth-led projects or chipping in to fund our work!

🤝 thanks to the following partners + supporters for backing us!

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Spark Youth Hub Ltd is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission (ACN: 679197178) and auspiced by the Foundation for Young Australians

We acknowledge that we live and work on stolen lands. We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of Country, and acknowledge their ongoing connection to the land, water and community. We pay respects to Elders past, present and the emerging, and are committed to backing First Nations young people to self-determine their own futures. Sovereignty was never ceded. always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

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