Volunteer

Volunteers play a huge role at Livewire and ensure the community remains a fun and supportive place for all our members. Our wonderful volunteers help make Livewire a reality. Want to get involved? We have two types of volunteer roles available.

Volunteer Chat Hosts

Chat Hosts are what make Livewire fun, safe, supportive and unique. Do you:

• Have a home computer?
• Have a passion for communication with seriously ill young people and their family?
• Feel comfortable using a computer to communicate?

THEN WE NEED YOU!

A Volunteer Chat Host's role is to:

• Provide support to the Livewire chat host by checking forums, blogs, and assisting in chat room activities
• Facilitate positive interaction between members and encourage a positive online community environment
• Initiate community activity by starting blogs, forums and encouraging member involvement and interaction
• Encourage development and skill building within the members

To volunteer, you are required to make a one year commitment of a two hour shift per week. All volunteer chat hosts take part in a two day training course. The site is moderated between the hours of 12pm – 9pm seven days a week and volunteers are needed to help out during this time.

To apply to be a Volunteer Chat Host, please complete the application form and send this along with your CV and cover letter, to our Volunteer Coordinator at: volunteer@livewire.org.au

Volunteer Content Contributors

To provide our members and siblings with the hottest news and entertainment, we are constantly on the look-out for new, relevant, exciting and fun content.

• Can you write for kids and teens?
• Do you take an interest in one of the following: entertainment, sport, fashion, gadgets or youth culture?
• Can you take great photos?

THEN WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!

To apply to be a Volunteer Content Contributor, email your CV and cover letter to our Editor, Jen, at: volunteer@livewire.org.au

Why Volunteer?

There are many benefits of volunteering with Livewire:

• Gain new skills - training will be provided in working with teens in an online environment. This includes training on Adolescent Development, Child Protection and Adolescent Mental Health
• Receive a certificate of attendance, along with further certificates following each training session and character/employment references as required
• Be valued as a crucial member of the Livewire team
• Work with cool people
• Have many rewarding experiences
• Experience the joy of connecting seriously ill teens with each other in an online environment

In order to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all members, police checks and working with children checks will be conducted on all new volunteers and again every year afterwards.


last updated: 18 September 2009