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Contact us todayComplete your student placement at The Bridge and build real-world experience across diverse services while supporting people with disability.
Student placements offer hands-on experience across a range of The Bridge services, helping you build skills, grow your confidence and gain valuable industry experience with ongoing support and mentoring.
Primrose joined The Bridge in August 2024 as a student completing a 500-hour placement while studying a Bachelor of Community and Human Services.
“It was through this hands-on experience and the time I spent with clients that I realised my heart belongs in this space, working alongside them and seeing them reach their full potential.”
We provide training, ongoing mentoring, and support you throughout your placement. We also support different pathways, with many students going on to transition into roles with us.
We understand each placement is different and aim to be flexible wherever we can, working with you to find the placement that works best.
With a wide range of services, you’ll gain exposure to different areas of a large organisation and have the opportunity to build experience in a setting that suits your goals.
As a trusted registered disability service provider established in the 1970s, we have strong, long-standing relationships with RTOs and have supported many students through successful placements.
We will provide training, ongoing mentoring, and support you every step of the way as you begin what can be an incredible and exciting new experience.
We will reach out via email or phone to connect with you. If it sounds like a good fit, we will invite you to an informal style interview to get to know you better. After a successful interview and ensuring we have capacity to host you for your preferred dates, we will move to the next stage.
We’ll confirm your placement scope, start date, and have you complete our key documents like privacy, confidentiality and code of conduct. We will also ensure we have all the required checks, including a NDIS check.
We will send you all the details for your first day and who will be supporting you on placement. Meet our participants and team and start making a difference!
Ansu, The Bridge Placement Student
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Primrose, The Bridge Placement Student
Watch videoA career at The Bridge means making a genuine difference in people’s lives. We offer roles across community services, employment services, social enterprise, and corporate support functions. Whether you’re starting out, changing careers, or bringing years of experience, we’re committed to providing meaningful work, professional development, and a supportive, inclusive workplace.
Yes. We offer student placement opportunities across a range of service areas, including disability support, employment services, community programs, and business operations.
We welcome students completing Certificate 3 or 4 in Individual Supports/Disability, Diploma of Community Services (with relevant lived experience, or qualifications in Disability); Bachelors, Honours and Master’s students in Allied/Public Health, Social Work, Business, Marketing and more. Please note, all placements are dependent on capacity, scope of placement, and project availability.
If you’re interested in student placement, please tell us a bit about yourself, what course you’re studying and how many hours you require.
