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. We cover everything in our in-school training sessions. 

Commitment:

Term long – we require volunteers to commit to attending the full workshop duration for a minimum of one school term (usually 7 – 9 weeks). This would be a regular commitment of 2 – 4 hours each week on the same day/time and suits volunteers who are able to make a regular ongoing commitment.

One-offs – volunteers commit to attending one-off workshops that run on an ad hoc basis throughout the year including during school term and school holidays. This opportunity suits volunteers who would like to commit to flexible volunteering and the commitment is anywhere between 2-4 hours each session. Volunteers can sign up to as many one-off workshops that suit

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 usually scheduled.

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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. We cover everything in our online after-school training sessions. 

Commitment:

Term long – we require volunteers to commit to attending the full workshop duration for a minimum of one school term (usually 8 – 10 weeks). This would be a regular commitment of 2.5 hours each week on the same day/time and suits volunteers who are able to make a regular ongoing commitment.

See the full position description here.

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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 

Commitment:

Ad hoc – volunteers commit to helping out whenever opportunities come up throughout the year. This opportunity suits volunteers who would like to commit to flexible volunteering and the commitment is anywhere between 2-4 hours each session. Volunteers can sign up to as many behind the scenes opportunities that suit

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 volunteers who might be available to come into our centres on an ad hoc basis.

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Corporate volunteering

Can be remote or at our Redfern and Parramatta locations

between 9:00am – 5:00pm  toward the middle to end of the school term

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 with Kate Clugston, Philanthropy Manager at  kate@storyfactory.org.au or download our flyer  for more information.

PRICE: $2000 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 university placements.