Current Volunteer Opportunities Available
The Smith Family's mission is to create opportunities for young Australians in need by providing long-term support for their participation in education. Our volunteer roles are therefore focused on supporting programs and teams in achieving this mission.
To find out more about how you can support one of our current volunteer opportunities in your region please click on the relevant state:
ACT | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA
In addition to our current volunteer opportunities, we have a number of programs/roles which require support each year. The table below is provided for information purposes and provides an indications of when we require volunteers. To register your interest for one of the roles please come back once recruitment begins by clicking on your relevant state above.
We aim to begin recruitment at least 8 weeks prior to when the volunteers are needing to start in the role to ensure we have enough time to complete relevant police checks and reference checks where required.
Volunteer Role | Additonal Information | Time Commitment | When Are Volunteers Needed |
Admin Support | Require previous admin or customer service experience | Min 1-2 days per week | All year round |
Christmas Volunteer | Limited opportunities. Advertised from November onwards. | Min 1 day | December |
English Tutor | Support migrants with learning English. | Flexible | Ongoing |
Learning Club Tutor | Clubs operate after school hours generally between 3:30pm-6:30pm. | 1-2 hours weekly | During School Terms |
Online Secondary School Mentor | Recruitment starts from October each year. | 1 hour online chat weekly | May - September |
Tertiary Mentor | Matches to students based generally on career aspiration of the student. | 3-4 hours each Semester | Ongoing |
Student2Student Volunteer Supervisor | Support student reading buddies throughout the program. | 1-2 hours per fortnight | May - September |