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 learning skills, build confidence and expand their aspirations through one-on-one tutoring.

The Smith Family is a children's charity helping disadvantaged Australian children to get the most out of their education.

This voluntary role offers the opportunity for you to use and enhance your tutoring, mentoring and relationship skills, alongside other passionate UoM students, while also helping you develop great skills for your future employability.

As a participant in this program, you will receive:

  • Special training from The Smith Family to prepare you to be a volunteer tutor, and
  • Support from the  University of Melbourne including ways to help you explore how the skills you develop will contribute to building your resume, future job interviews etc.

Also, participation in the Learning Club can contribute towards the Leaders in Community Award (LICA), enabling recognition of your volunteering efforts on your academic transcript.

Program Details

The 2020 Learning Club will run at Hume Central Secondary College for 18 weeks in total.  You will be placed at one of two campuses:

  1. Dimboola Road Campus -  49 Dimboola Road, Broadmeadows OR
  2. Blair Street Campus -  62-70 Blair St, Broadmeadows

Semester 1 

Term 2 (UoM Semester 1)

  • W/C 20 April (Term 2, Week 2)
  • W/C 27 April
  • W/C 4 May
  • W/C 11 May
  • W/C 18 May
  • W/C 25 May

Term 3 (UoM Semester 2)

  • W/C 20 July (Term 3, Week 2)
  • W/C 27 July
  • W/C 3 August
  • W/C 10 August
  • W/C 17 August
  • W/C 24 August
  • W/C 31 August
  • W/C 7 September
  • W/C 14 September

Term 4 (UoM Semester 2)

  • W/C 5 October
  • W/C 12 October
  • W/C 19 October 

Specific dates for each campus following the above will be provided shortly.  It is important that once realised students must be able to commit to the dates provided. .

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.

Applications OPEN Monday 3rd February  and CLOSE Friday 27 February 2020