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Know about other Volunteers:
1. Young Person Jim is a 15 year old, Year 10 student attending his local secondary college. As part of his schooling Jim is required to do two weeks work experience. Jim contacts his local Volunteer Resource Centre to discuss what options are available. Sandra, at the Volunteer Resource Centre invites Jim to come in for an interview to establish interests and what he hopes to gain from volunteering. After talking with Sandra Jim decided he would like to work with children. The Centre contacts a childcare centre accessible by public transport. Jim is invited to a meeting at the childcare centre to see what is involved. After the meeting, Jim leaves excited and happy as he has secured a position for his work experience and the staff at the centre were very welcoming. Jim's two weeks of work experience went very well and Jim's continues to volunteer in the after school care program once a week and assists on occasions during his school holidays. 2. Employed Person Julie works on a part time basis and would like to do some volunteer work to give something back to her community. She does a search on "eastern volunteering" on the internet and clicks on the Eastern Volunteer Resource Centre link. After looking through the website Julie fills out the notice of interest form and sends off her details. Tammy from Eastern Volunteers contacts Julie and organises an interview. Julie is asked to bring along the contact details of two referees. The interview goes well and Julie starts working at a day centre for people with disabilities. She goes out on a Hiace bus with 5 people with disabilities and a staff member to a community house and assists in a media program. After one month, a representative from Eastern Volunteers contacts Julie to ask about her volunteer work. Julie reports that she is establishing some good friends and is encouraged every time she sees the smiling faces of the guys she is working with. 3. Retired Person Bruce has recently retired and is looking for some new challenges in life. A friend who is a volunteer driver suggested contacting Eastern Volunteers. Bruce rings and makes an interview at Eastern Volunteers's outreach office in Box Hill. At the interview Bruce indicates that we would be interested in being on a committee and becoming involved with a local agency. After discussing some of the volunteer vacancies Bruce takes the contact details of a local neighbourhood house and makes a time to see the volunteer coordinator. Bruce is shown the facility and given information about the neighbourhood house. He is invited to attend the next committee meeting. He will then be able to decide whether he would like to join the committee. The follow up telephone call made by Eastern Volunteers reveals that Bruce is actively involved in the neighbourhood house. Bruce at this time indicates that he would like some additional volunteer work and he is provided with appropriate details. After three months another follow up call is made. Bruce is still enjoying his work with the neighbourhood house and also his additional volunteer work as a driver for Eastern Volunteers. Bruce is content with the variety and amount of volunteer work he is currently engaged in. 4. Using Volunteering to Gain Employment Betty read about Eastern Volunteers in the local newspaper and rang to discuss what she could do to obtain some experience in the retail area. Betty was invited by Sarah to come in for an interview. However, Betty indicated that this would be difficult, so Sarah conducted a phone interview. Betty said she would be interested in volunteering at an opportunity shop. After obtaining the necessary information from Betty for Eastern Volunteers's volunteer application form Sarah provided details of opportunity shops in Betty's area that would enable her to gain retail experience. Betty was delighted and was keen to make contact with the manager. Betty thought this would be an ideal way of gaining vital work experience. With the follow-up call it was established that Betty had obtained part time work at a local clothes store and found the skills she gained at the opportunity shop were instrumental in getting paid work. |
