Student Leadership & Volunteer Program
Help out, make friends and be rewarded through volunteering!
Volunteer Philosophy
SSAA provides the Volunteer Program to Swinburne students to assist the students in enhancing their practical experience whilst undertaking their studies and the opportunity to contribute further within the Swinburne Community.
The aim of the program is to improve the students' employability during and at the completion of their chosen course of study. SSAA aims to contribute to the students graduate attributes through volunteer opportunities within Swinburne and also the wider general community in involvement in not for profit organisations.
Volunteer opportunities
Once you have completed the online registration form your name will be added to the SSAA Student Leadership and Volunteer Program (SLVP) database. Notification of new volunteer opportunities will be through a weekly volunteer bulletin to your student email account and also listed at www.myssaa.com.au/volunteering/project.
These opportunities may include:
* Orientation, including O'hosting
* Faculty projects, including mentoring
* Events and Activities
* Advisory Groups for international and postgraduate students (ISAG and PSAG)
* Academic Panels
* Student representation
Free training, support and other opportunities
Volunteering through SSAA is more than a great chance to help out and make friends - students who reach 15+ volunteer hours are eligible for free training, discounted or free trips, certification and other benefits. You need to submit your volunteer log sheets www.myssaa.com.au/volunteering/forms-and-log-sheets) to an SLVP Officer once you reach this limit in order for this to be validated.
Training may include First Aid, Food Handling, Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) and other courses.
Top volunteers will be eligible to receive a certificate signed by the Vice Chancellor as part of the Vice Chancellor's Leadership Program. Elected students (the Student Consultative Network, or SCN) who fulfil the requirements of their scholarships will also be eligible to receive a Vice Chancellor's Leadership Program certificate.
Students who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the values of leadership and volunteering will be eligible to be named the SLVP Student Leader of the Year or Student Volunteer of the Year at the annual Awards Night.
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