School Volunteering Programs

 

The School Volunteer Program was founded in response to identified needs which focused on people from the community assisting young people who were experiencing difficulties in upper primary and lower secondary school level.

 

A volunteer assists a young student on a one-to-one basis and become a mentor and role model to that student.

 

Mentors come to the school during normal school hours, usually once a week for one hour. In this time the mentor spends quality time with their student, providing encouragement and taking a sincere interest in the efforts of their student.

 

All volunteer mentors are required to attend an orientation workshop prior to commencing to enable you to fully understand how the program works in a school.

 

To find out more about becoming a mentor go to www.svp.org.au