Responsibilities
Preparation – Using your well-honed organisational skills, ensure space is prepared accordingly with refreshments, instruments and seating for parents and carers, and songs are chosen in advance and the audio-visual equipment is ready to go.
During session – Create a friendly and engaging atmosphere by welcoming every participant, registering their attendance and offering refreshments. Provide companionship to parents and carers and engage their children in musical activities.
Facilitate session – under guidance of team leader/program supervisor lead parts of the Mainly Music group session with parents and children.
Safety and wellbeing – Always encourage safe and appropriate behaviour, gently guiding children and encouraging parents and carers to reinforce safe and appropriate behaviour. Ensure meal utensils, instruments and seating are cleaned and stored appropriately according to good manual handling practice.
Qualifications and skills
* Experience in working with children
* Interest in music and education
* A good understanding and commitment to the Christian faith
Background check requirements
* As this role is a child-related role, it requires a Working with Children Check/Working with Vulnerable People Check
Time Required & Commitment
Mainly Music will be held on Monday mornings in Merimbula. Ideally, volunteers will be able to commit to regular ongoing involvement to ensure consistent contact to build trust and rapport with children and their parents/carers.
Development opportunities with this role
This role will give volunteers an opportunity to develop skills and build experience in working with children and their parents/carers, as well as an understanding of music education.
Equal Chance Employer and Child Safe
The Salvation Army is an Equal Chance Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child related roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Additionally, certain volunteer roles may require a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.
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