Helping people with a disability attend weekend camps and recreational activities
Volunteer Program
ROLE 1: Taking clients on weekends away camping, mostly within 2 hours of Melbourne (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon). Ten campers, ten volunteers and one camp leader. Clients are in 3 separate age ranges - 6-12 years, 13-18 years, 18+ and occasionally 40+. Volunteer can choose age range. Camps run every second weekend.
Role 2: Saturday all day activities. 2 groups require volunteers to accompany participants on social activities once a month. Ten participants, ten volunteers and one leader. Groups go to places like the zoo, museum, footy etc. There are two groups, the Brimbank group for 13-18 year olds with challenging behaviours or Queen Street group for 12-20 year olds with intellectual disabilities.
VOLUNTEER PROFILE: Good communication skills and reliable. Need to have a genuine interest in working with people with disabilities, and who love the idea of helping people to participate in outdoor recreation activities in a camp environment or day activities. Volunteers need to be enthusiastic, committed, responsible and have a sense of fun.
COMMITMENT:
Role 1.Volunteers are required to participate in a minimum of two camps. For camps all accommodation and meals are provided except Friday evening meal.
Role 2. Volunteers are required to participate in a minimum of two day activities. For day activities, entry is paid but volunteers need to bring lunch.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS: Initial Interview, then a Saturday 10am – 4pm introductory training program. Scheduled training days are Saturday 18 April, 4 July and 12 September.
TRAINING & SUPPORT: Additional courses in swimming, canoeing, and disabilities are also available. Everything is explained and supervised, games learned - then one-on-one conversation to assess how volunteer feels.
POLICE CHECK: Yes
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK: Yes
Applications:
If you want to volunteer for the Our Community Volunteer Program, download and fill out the expression of interest form (PDF 20KB), attach your resume and email both documents to careers@latrobe.edu.au