It takes a village to raise a child

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It takes a village to raise a child!

• Mentors Making a Difference

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The School Volunteer Program strongly believes
that

• Every child has the right to a good education
  and EVERY member of our community has a role to
  play as a mentor and role model to ensure that
  our children receive this education.
• It takes a Village to Raise a Child

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SVP MISSION STATEMENT

• The MISSION of the School Volunteer Program is
  to-
• ASSIST SCHOOLS, THROUGH MENTORING, TO ENHANCE
  THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
• FOR STUDENTS
• Our VISION is-
• MENTORS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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SVP OBJECTIVES

• To achieve our vision and mission the SVP will-
• Encourage children and young people to
  achieve their full potential by developing
  improved life skills, thereby enhancing their
  quality of life.
• Utilise the abilities of community
  volunteers to encourage and guide children and
  young people who may benefit from a mentoring
  relationship.
• Promote the value of all volunteers in our
  community and break down the barriers between
  the generations and
• Encourage further community involvement in our
  schools.

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Why there is a NEED for SVP in schools.

• Schooling, social and family life has changed
  quite
• dramatically over the last few decades.

• Schools and members
• of the community are
• having to take on
• roles which were once
• the role of parents
• SVP mentors can help
• address these needs.

Be the Change you want to see in the world!
Mahatma Gandhi
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SKILLS REQUIRED
No formal qualifications are required as this is
not a teaching program. The SVP is an excellent
example of people from all walks of life passing
on encouragement and lifting the self esteem of
children and young people by being ROLE MODELS
and MENTORS The skills required to be a
successful volunteer are
Patience Empathy Life Experience
I cant change the direction of the wind, but I
can adjust the sails! ANON
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HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES

• Mentors assist during normal school hours.
• Commitment is for one hour per week for a
  minimum of one term.
• Assist child on a one-on-one basis out of the
  classroom. This is flexible depending on school
  needs.
• The school is responsible for the supply of
  resources.
• All mentors must fill in a Confidential
  Application and complete a Working With Children
  Check prior to commencing.
• All mentors must wear their identification badges
  whilst on school grounds.

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OUTCOMES

• Teachers do not always have the time available to
  concentrate on the difficulties and problems of
  each and every student, and welcome the quality
  time that an SVP volunteer mentor can spend with
  a child, providing encouragement, guidance and a
  caring environment.
• Not only are the students benefiting from the
  assistance provided, but the Program also is
  enhancing the life of corporate employees and the
  community as a whole.
• WIN, WIN, WIN situation. This program ultimately
  benefits
• The students
• The Teachers
• The mentors / Corporates / Community

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VOLUNTEER TRAINING
All Volunteers who join must attend an
orientation workshop. This workshop covers issues
such as- confidentiality, commitment,
responsibilities, school guidelines.

• Ongoing FREE workshops are offered to all SVP
  volunteers. These workshops include-
• Issues Facing Young People Today
• Physical Issues Sight, Hearing, Speech,
  etc.
• Emotional/Behavioural Depression,
  Bullying, ADD, etc.
• Communication and Listening Skills
• Drug Awareness
• Peaceful Solutions - Anger Management
• Reading Made Easy and
• Others as the needs arise..

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FUNDING
Although the Program depends on the contribution
of time from volunteers it also requires
substantial funding to cover administration
costs. The following organisations provide
financial support in WA

• Department of Education and Training (State
  Gov.)?
• Depart. of Sport and Recreation (State Gov.)?
• FHaCSIA (Federal Government)?
• Corporate sponsorship
• Rotary
• Lotterywest

Volunteering is very cost effective but.IT
COSTS!!!
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COST TO SVP
(As at end of 2006 31/12/2006)? Total
Expenses 545,000 Cost per school
(236) 2,300 Cost per mentor (1550)
352 Cost per student (2100)
260 (Includes recruiting, training and ongoing
support)? In 2006, volunteers contributed
approx. 125,000 hours to assist students in
schools. This equates to over 2.5 million in
dollar value. (Based on 20 per hour)?
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OUR FUTURE

Due to the success of the program in Western
Australia, SVP has now become a National Program
and is committed to expanding into every school
that needs the service throughout Australia.
The School Volunteer Program Inc. was launched as
a National Organisation on the 17th September
2004 by the National Patron of SVP, His
Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery,
Governor General of Australia.
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CURRENT EMERGING PROGRAMS

• CORE MENTORING
• CAREER MENTORING
• S.A.G. (Sportsfun Across Generations)?
• COMPUTER LINKS
• M.A.G.I.C. (Mentoring Across Generations In
  Communities)?
• S.C.A.M.P (Student/Community Attendance
  Monitoring Program)?
• CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING

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CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING

• Corporate volunteering recognises the value of
  business engaging with people in the community by
  allowing their employees to mentor students in a
  local school.
• The benefits for business are many. It improves
  their reputation, internal culture, productivity
  and long-term sustainable future in the
  community.
• For employees, it improves their professional
  development, leadership opportunities and morale.
• Currently have 2 corporates involved.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATION I believe
that it is extremely important for each of us to
be a participant in life rather than a spectator.
If you participate in your community, your
school, your company, or your country, whatever
then you will be useful and hopefully leave the
planet a little improved. (Janet Holmes à Court
Ambassador for The School Volunteer Program)
The volunteers in SVP are living proof of this
belief and we are confident that we will continue
to be a vital resource within the community for
many, many years to come.
To the world you may be one person, but to one
person you may be the world ANON