- Give students that one-to-one experience that teachers cannot always provide;
- Will support what the student is learning in the classroom;
- May give individual mentoring or assist in the school in a variety of ways from assisting in reading through to Meccano building; or
- May work on school tasks with your student.
- Patience;
- Empathy; and
- Life experience; and
- Display qualities of social justice, integrity and appropriate behaviour towards students, teachers and other staff.
- Visit the school during school hours on a weekly basis for a full term (ten weeks);
- Work under the guidance of a teacher; and
- Work at the school – there is no activity outside of the school premises or school hours.
Some students may have a learning disability, poor self-esteem, lack of a mature role model, a temporary family setback, or poor school attendance and, to participate in the scheme, both the student and parent/carer must agree.
Apart from being capable of meeting the above matters you will need to undergo a national police check (working in schools) at SVPACT expense and agree to adhere to the ACT Department of Education and Training Code of Conduct for Volunteers. If you:
- Are genuinely interested in helping children and young people;
- Flexible and able to cooperate with students, teachers and staff, and willing to learn from them; and
- Able to commit to a volunteering activity for one hour a week.
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