WE NEED YOU!

Who: Volunteers to support children in our West Warrnambool Education Program When: Tuesday between 3.00pm - 5pm, during Victorian school terms Where: St Pius X Primary School 32 Hoddle Street Warrnambool VIC

Requirements: No experience required. Working with Children’s Check and Police Check arranged by St Vincent de Paul. St Vincent de Paul will assist you in acquiring these checks and completing a food handling course.

We are looking for people with:

• A passion for helping others and giving back to your local community
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• An ability to build rapport in a respectful manner with people from a range of backgrounds and cultures
• The ability to act with empathy and without judgement
• The ability to commit to shifts once a week at least 2 school terms.
• Someone looking to join a supportive, like-minded and committed team of volunteers who make a real difference in the lives of young people

As a volunteer you will be able to:

• First and foremost, read with the students or support them to complete their homework!
• Help students from a range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds to develop their social and language skills in a fun learning environment
• Provide direction, support and guidance to the students where needed

We can offer you...

• Initial and ongoing training opportunities!
• The opportunity to build lifelong friendships with other volunteers This is a great opportunity for retirees, people returning to the work force or people who are studying or have studied Education and/or Special Education. People who have previous experience working with young people in any capacity are encouraged to apply.

More about Warrnambool Education Program: The Warrnambool Education Program is a vibrant, free community service that provides reading and learning opportunities to students from grade 1 to grade 6. At the education programs we help a range of students from various migrant, refugee, special needs and/or socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Our volunteers are passionate and committed, enabling students to build trusting relationships and a good support network, where their education can thrive!

If you have any questions, please call Michael on 9895 5980 or Rachel on 9895 5912

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.