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Becoming a Volunteer

Would you like to volunteer for a better society?

Join the Family Action Centre Team and together we can build a great community. The strength of volunteering is the freedom to choose.

At The Family Action Centre you can become a volunteer who:

Supports young children and families through the Home-Start Program. Home-Start prepares volunteers, who are parents themselves, through a 40 hour training program over 10 weeks, to visit families with young children (0-5 years).
Provides administration and practical support to a variety of programs.
Undertakes fund raising activities for the Family Action Centre.
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer:
- Meet new people and form new social networks
- Learn about community resources
- Learn new skills
- Gain self esteem and confidence
- Enhance the community you live in
- Receive training to become a bequest officer

Family Action Centre Volunteer Policy

The Family Action Centre believes that volunteers should receive at least as much as they give, that volunteering should be a rewarding process with appropriate training and support provided. As a volunteer of the Family Action Centre you will be regarded as part of our team and expected to abide by the Principles and Practices which guide our organisation.

Our commitment to you, the volunteer, is to value the work that you do and acknowledge the legitimate contribution that volunteering makes to a civil society.

Screening Process

Volunteers who work with families and children are requested to:
- Participate in an interview with a Family Action Centre staff member
- Sign a Statutory Declaration
- Complete a training course
- Supply 2 references
- Be willing to undergo a security check

Who can Volunteer?

Anyone who has a little time to spare and wants to make a difference to our community.

There is a place for you!

To start becoming a volunteer today, or for more information, please contact:

The Family Action Centre
p 02 4922 6858 f 02 4921 8699 e family@newcastle.edu.au