In-school volunteering
Mondays – Fridays
Any time between 8:30am – 3:30pm
Our school workshops happen in classrooms across Greater Sydney and are led by storytellers with support from volunteer tutors.
Tutors are a source of support and encouragement, helping to nurture the voices, stories and dreams of our young people. Young people are empowered to create stories of all kinds, which we publish and celebrate.
Our tutors:
- Work in small groups or one-to-one to complete writing activities set by the Storyteller
- Provide encouragement, writing support and prompting where needed
- Create safe spaces where students can share their ideas
To be a tutor you need to be:
- Reliable
- Enthusiastic
- Encouraging
- Supportive
- A good listener
- Flexible
Volunteers are not required to have had experience or qualifications working with young people.
See the full position description here.
Before you register make sure that we have workshops you can travel to, most of which are at schools across Western Sydney. This map includes our regular workshops on the days they are usuallly scheduled.
Online after-school volunteering
Mondays – Thursdays
From 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Our online after-school workshops happen via Zoom and are led by a storyteller with support from volunteer tutors.
Tutors are a source of support and encouragement, helping to nurture the voices, stories and dreams of our young people. Young people are empowered to create stories of all kinds, which we digitally publish and celebrate.
Our tutors:
- Co-facilitate and lead discussions in breakout rooms with anywhere between 2 – 10 students.
- Provide encouragement, writing support and prompting where needed
- Create safe spaces where students can share their ideas
To be a tutor you need to be:
- Confident with technology, ideally Zoom and Google Docs
- Able to juggle typing, screen-sharing and facilitating
- Comfortable facilitating discussions online
- Reliable
- Enthusiastic
- Encouraging
- Supportive
- A good listener
- Flexible
Volunteers are not required to have had experience or qualifications working with young people.
See the full position description here.
Behind the scenes volunteering
At our Redfern and Parramatta locations – between 9:00am – 5:00pm
or remote – at any time
Behind the scenes volunteers play a vital role in getting the stories of our young people out into the world. Every task, big or small, allows us to continue to deliver an enriching experience to our young people.
In-centre volunteers may:
- Type up student work
- Provide copy editing and feedback on student work
- Assist with publication support
- Provide extra ad-hoc support
Remote volunteers may:
- Type up student work
- Provide copy editing and feedback on student work
- Provide extra ad-hoc support
To be a behind the scenes volunteer you need to be:
- Reliable
- Able to meet deadlines
See the full position description here.
Please note: At the present time we are at capacity with remote behind the scenes support, however are looking for in-centre centres who might be available to come in on an ad hoc basis to assist.
Corporate volunteering
Typing workshops for you and your team.
We offer empowering and engaging typing workshops that will bring your colleagues together.
As you type up the student work, you and your colleagues will gain a glimpse into the vibrant imaginations of young people from under-resourced communities and start to better understand your own and each others’ creativity.
To discuss corporate volunteering please get in touch at volunteer@storyfactory.org.au or download our flyer for more information.
PRICE: $1750 plus GST
Internships, placements and work experience
Story Factory can assist with:
- Duke of Edinburgh International Award hours
- Year 10 work experience
- Internship placements
- University placements
Right now these opportunities are suspended until further notice*.
*Please note – this does not apply to existing ACU and Macquarie University placements.