The Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre is advertising this role on behalf of U3A Hawthorn.

U3A Hawthorn is seeking volunteer tutors/convenors to lead or facilitate courses or activities for people aged over 55 years. The courses/activities are during the day and maybe: once a week, fortnightly or monthly from February to November, single session activities or short courses. Examples include two to ten sessions weekly for approximately 1-1.5 hours in length.

Skills or experience:

• You may be a current or former professional or an enthusiastic amateur wishing to share your interests, expertise or experience.
• Interest in interacting with people over 55 ( many of whom are over 75 years)
• Ability to communicate effectively with others and present courses or activities

About the role: Volunteers will design and deliver content. We have a number of different course or activities that are sought:

• Language tutors: Beginners Italian and Beginners Spanish, Italian Conversation. The tutor might be a current or former teacher or native speaker of the language.

Language and culture short courses for travelers: eg 8 week course that includes basic phrases for travellers, customs, culture and what to see. The tutor might be a current or former teacher or native speaker of the language or experienced traveller to the destination.

Exercise for older people: (the volunteer might be a student, experienced practitioner or former practitioner. Classes may include:

• Yoga
• Pilates
• Gentle exercise
• Cycling ( someone who knows the bike paths and can lead a group of riders)
• Line dancing

Computer courses: (U3A have access to a computer lab at Swinburne equipped with 12 desktop computers.) Possible courses:

• Basic website design
• Introduction to Android tablets
• Introduction to IPad
• Managing your computer to meet your needs
• Managing your photos on the computer
• Windows 10 familiarisation

Single session presentation or short course on topics such as:

• Biographies
• Business/economics
• Creative writing
• Current affairs
• Genealogy
• History
• Investment stimulations
• Medicine/health
• Science