Volunteer - Student Support and Engagement

Volunteer opportunities in student support and engagement for JCU students:

Position Title	Careers Fair Support Crew, Careers and Employability
Campus Location	Townsville and Cairns
Volunteer Periods	SP1
Maximum Hours per Week/Study Period	Two to Seven hours only
Number of Positions per Study Period	Twenty to thirty at both campuses
Position Description and Key Accountabilities	The Careers Fair Support Crew are responsible for assisting the Careers and Employability team with the smooth running and implementation of the Careers Fair on campus. Duties include: Car Park Attendant - directing exhibitors to reserved parking Directory Assistance - helping students to make the most of the Fair Liaising with employers on arrival and during the fair Trouble shooting and problem solving - helping Careers staff Assisting with set up and pack up Marketing and promoting the fair to fellow students Conducting surveys to students and employers Running a Facebook/photo competition Responding to the needs of employers and fellow students Counting the number of students entering the fair
Recruitment Information	All positions will be advertised on JCU CareerHub ahead of the employment period.

Position Title	Open Day Volunteers
Campus Location	Townsville and Cairns
Volunteer Periods (SP1 & SP2 dates)	SP2
Maximum Hours per Week/Study Period	Twelve hours maximum
Number of Positions per Study Period	Unlimited
Position Description and Key Accountabilities	Open Day Volunteers are involved in most aspects of the event including staff registration, welcome marquee, escorting guided tours, set up/ pack down of the event and more.
Recruitment Contact Information	For more information or to apply, email: events@jcu.edu.au.

Position Title	Student Mentor, Student Transitions & Careers
Campus Location	Townsville and Cairns
Volunteer Periods	SP1 & SP2
Maximum Hours per Week/Study Period	Variable
Number of Positions per Study Period	Variable
Position Description and Key Accountabilities	The JCU Student Mentor Program matches experienced, successful students (Mentors) with commencing undergraduate students (Mentees) from the same course of study during O Week. JCU Student Mentors are trained as peer volunteers and agree to share their knowledge and experience with new students to help them transition through their first study period at university. Mentors role model the qualities necessary for academic success and also provide ad hoc support to students on campus when wearing their mentor shirts.
Recruitment Information	A current undergraduate student who has completed all of their first year subjects (min. overall GPA 5.0) and successfully applied to the JCU Student Mentor Program with the endorsement of an academic referee. For more information or to apply, email: Townsville Campus - tsv-studentmentors@jcu.edu.au Cairns Campus - cns-studentmentors@jcu.edu.au

Position Title	Volunteer Note Taker, Accessibility, Student Equity and Wellbeing
Campus Location	Townsville and Cairns
Volunteer Periods	SP1 & SP2
Maximum Hours per Week/Study Period	Variable-Note Taker would be required to attend each lecture to take notes
Number of Positions per Study Period	Variable
Position Description and Key Accountabilities	The Volunteer Note Taker Scheme assists students who are unable to take adequate notes due to a permanent or temporary disability, injury, illness or health condition. The volunteer note taker must be enrolled in the same subject as the student requiring the notes. Note takers are not required for all subjects and may be needed for the whole semester or a portion only. Notetakers are not required to produce a complete transcript of the lecture, just the materials they would use as a reasonable record of the lecture material. However, the notes provided need to be clear and understandable by another reader (including using only abbreviations generally used in that subject) and add to the material potentially already available in the lecture slides.
Recruitment Information	For more information or to apply, contact Accessibility Services: Townsville- accessability.tsv@jcu.edu.au Cairns- accessability.cns@jcu.edu.au

Position Title	Simulated Patient, College of Medicine & Dentistry
Campus Location	Townsville
Volunteer Periods	SP1 & SP2
Maximum Hours per Week/Study Period	Variable-Flexibility is required, sessions are held Monday to Friday-volunteers choose which sessions to sign up for
Number of Positions per Study Period	Variable
Position Description and Key Accountabilities	Volunteers participate in teaching sessions acting as patients (simulated) to medicine, veterinary, pharmacy and physician assistant students. These sessions enable the students to practice their clinical skills in a safe non-threatening environment. When partaking in communication sessions, volunteers may be provided a role play, thus enabling the students to develop their communication skills. Sessions can involve acting out a scenario such as travelling overseas and requiring pre-immunisations (medicine), owning a property with sick horses (veterinary), requiring advice for over-the-counter medication (pharmacy). Another role includes a physical examination. These are non-invasive and include examinations of various systems such as respiratory, neurology, and abdomen.
Recruitment Information	For more information or to apply, email medvolunteers@jcu.edu.au

Careers Fair Support Crew, JCU Careers and Employability