The University of Melbourne (UoM) Learning Club is a partnership between the University of Melbourne, The Smith Family and Hume Central Secondary College. It aims to support students in Years 7 to 9 to improve their literacy skills and build confidence through one-on-one tutoring.
This voluntary role offers the opportunity for you to enhance your tutoring, mentoring and relationship attributes, alongside other passionate UoM students, while also helping you develop great skills for your future employability.
The 2018 Learning Club will run at Hume Central Secondary College – Dimboola Road Campus (49 Dimboola Road, Broadmeadows, VIC 3047) on Thursdays from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm.
As a participant in this program, you will receive:
- Special training from The Smith Family to prepare you for the volunteer tutoring, and
- A University of Melbourne workshop following the program - to help you explore how the skills you develop will contribute to building your resume
Participation in the Learning Club can contribute towards the Leaders in Community Award (LICA), enabling recognition of your volunteering efforts on your academic transcript.
The program will run for the following dates:
19 (compulsory training) & 26 July,
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 August,
6, 13 & 20 September,
11 & 18 October.
Students applying for the role must commit to the above dates.
Successful applicants must meet the competencies and skills described in the POSITION DESCRIPTION while supporting the Smith Family’s vision, belief, mission and core values.
Application Process
1) Complete an application here by 11:55pm 6 May
Make sure you read the POSITION DESCRIPTION and ensure you can commit to the program dates
2) Successful applicants will be offered an interview and provided with National Police Check (NPC) and Volunteer Working with Children Check (WWCC) paperwork to complete by 11 May
3) Interviews will be held at Parkville Campus on 15th & 16th of May
4) Successful interview applicants will be notified by 1st of June
5) NPC and WWCC cleared applicants will be informed by 15th July
6) Attend compulsory training with The Smith Family at Hume Central Secondary College on 19 July, 3pm
On behalf of The Smith Family and Hume Central Secondary College, we’d like to thank you for sharing your skills to empower Australian children in need. The Smith Family is a children's charity helping disadvantaged Australian children to get the most out of their education.
For further information please contact Anya Uskokovic at anya.uskokovic@unimelb.edu.au