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Volunteer Opportunities
Location: Wonthaggi, Country Victoria
Duration: four to eight weeks negotiable
Organisation: Cape York Partnerships
Employment Basis: Volunteer
Contact: 07 4042 7200 Catherine McWatters or cmcwatters@capeyorkpartnerships.com
The Work Placement Scheme (WPS) helps young Indigenous people from remote northern communities willing and able to leave their home and community for work in southern states. The Scheme provides them with mainstream unsubsidised employment, onsite support and supervision, rental accommodation, and transport to and from their place of employment at cost. WPS has established a Work Site in Wonthaggi, Victoria and is looking for a volunteer to support the participants in this Group. Duties includes ensuring that the participants are up and ready for work each day and fulfil their work responsibilities, driving the participants to and from work to their residence, ensuring that the participant’s keep their accommodation clean and tidy, enforce the WPS terms and conditions, build rapport with participants but maintain authority and an objective view of situations, provide mentorship, ensure that participants meet their financial obligations and encourage saving. The ideal volunteer will possess a high work ethic, be self motivated, be able to read and diffuse situations and the ability to work remotely. A full drivers licence and positive notice of working with Children (QLD – Blue Card) is also required. On the job training, a work vehicle, mobile phone and accommodation will be provided.
FIDO Requests – 13 August 2007
Pride of Place design and work Crew
Location: Cairns, Hopevale, Mossman Gorge, Coen, Aurukun and desk based
Duration: negotiated dependent on position
Organisation: Cape York Partnerships
Contact for a volunteer application: ATaylor@capeyorkpartnerships.com
Cape York Partnerships (CYP) is a not-for-profit social development organisation founded by Cape York Indigenous leaders who include Noel Pearson. We are currently implementing a range of innovative and successful programs aimed at rebuilding strong and vibrant Indigenous individuals, families and communities.
Pride of Place (PoP) is scheduled to commence a four site trial commencing in January 2008 as part of the welfare reform initiative. PoP is a decisive break from the “service-delivery” model that provides services that are passively received. It also breaks from a “needs-based” approach that requires an individual’s deficits, needs and problems to be addressed before they can take action themselves.
PoP has three significant project streams which are:
• Home Improvement – which focuses on families improving the interior of their homes;
• Backyard Blitz – which focuses on families improving their yards;
• Town Beautification – which focuses on local councils and community members improving their community spaces.
We are seeking a wide range of skilled people to assist with these streams and encourage anyone from landscape designers to carpenters to complete a volunteer application available on request from ATaylor@capeyorkpartnerships.com or www.capeyorkpartnerships.com
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