While there is no specific experience necessary, volunteers need to be committed to being positive, caring, trusted role models to support at risk young people in schools. Being a good listener, patient, non-judgmental, relating well to young people and having a flexible attitude to working in busy school environments are essential.

From one-to-one or small group mentoring to literacy or numeracy support within a classroom; from volunteering in a school garden, the library or at the canteen to assisting with sports or other school-based activities like Breakfast Club, volunteers can use their skills and life-experience to make a difference to students.

Learning Support Volunteers (LSVs) assist students and teachers in the classroom or in other areas of the school for a minimum of one hour per week. LSVs like being involved in the busy school environment, often working autonomously as part of the school team. Using patience, understanding and a positive attitude about education, volunteers encourage and support students to achieve academic goals. The most common roles are: • Assisting students with their learning within a classroom. • Listening to students read. • Working with small groups of students to assist with literacy or numeracy work.

Other roles include: • Assisting in the school library, canteen or breakfast club. • Assisting with specialist programs.

Schools include: Ardross Primary School, Attadale Primary School, Bicton Primary School, Booragoon Primary School, Bull Creek Primary School, Kardinya Primary School, Melville Primary School, Mount Pleasant Primary School, Oberthur Primary School, Rossmoyne Senior High School, West Leeming Primary School and Winthrop Primary School