Community Projects Assistant
Doveton Neighbourhood Learning Centre

What a great place to put your community services skills to practice! This Community Centre provides courses and classes for adults to enrich their skills and developmental opportunities for life long learning. They offer social and education programs to engage local families, aged and disability participants . Their aim is to provide support, education and information services that promote individual and community health and well being, offering an environment that is welcoming, supportive, respectful and friendly.

Skills You Might Learn

You will improve your communication skills through supporting volunteers and staff in a variety of programs and activities, helping participants settle in to activities and assist in practical ways. You will gain hands on experience in setting up for activities, greeting clients, communicating, interacting and supporting participants.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Assisting with the activities organised for the day, such as computer classses, craft, mosaics, literacy and numeracy, English, social and support groups and more! You will have the opportunity to be creative and introduce your own brief interactive activity. May be opportunity to travel to another location for community program.

Student Requirements

You will be required to be supportive, respectful and friendly, able to communicate with a range of participants, including older adults and adults with disabilities.

Dress Requirements

Neat casual

Special Transport Requirements

Accessible by bus or train

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• CHC22015 - Certificate II in Community Services
• CHC24015 - Certificate II in Active Volunteering
• CHC32015 - Certificate III in Community Services