Pathways Beyond School – Volunteering Calendar
Throughout the year Ardoch delivers a range of Pathways Beyond School programs. The below calendar represents the upcoming programs currently accepting volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the listed programs, please use the Expression of Interest form at the bottom of this page. Please note that availability is limited, and subject to change, and volunteers are encouraged to sign up early.
Programs:
Mock Interviews – Secondary school students are connected with working adult volunteers who take part in mock interviews with students, helping them to practice and build interview techniques which are crucial to securing employment.
Speed Careers – Secondary and senior primary school students are connected with a variety of working adults in order to build students’ awareness and understanding of the range of job types, careers, and work/study pathways that exist. During Speed Careers sessions students rotate in groups to hear from each speaker, learning about careers in areas as diverse as law/policing, trades, community work, health, manufacturing, banking and the arts.
Learning Through Lunch – Ardoch’s flagship Pathways Beyond School program for the hospitality industry involves a class of students attending a two-course fine dining lunch with volunteers at a TAFE or hospitality training venue. Each volunteer hosts a group of students during the lunch and encourages them to talk over the meal about paid employment and further education. A tour of the training facility is provided to prompt thinking about post-school options and further education.
To see what programs are happening in your area click below
Ready to go? Express your interest here
Sydney CBD
| Date of Volunteering | Program Type | Volunteers Required | Location | Registration Due Date |
| Thursday 16 May 2024
12pm – 2pm |
Learning through Lunch with Cabramatta High | *Full*
Contact us to join Waitlist |
Apprentice Restaurant, Ultimo TAFE
731-695 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007 |
Monday 6 May 2024 |
| Thursday 23 May 2024
12pm – 2pm |
Learning through Lunch with Punchbowl Boys High School | 6 | Apprentice Restaurant, Ultimo TAFE
731-695 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007 |
Monday 6 May 2024 |
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Sydney – West
| Date of Volunteering | Program Type | Volunteers Required | Location | Registration Due Date |
| TBC – Dates to be determined
9.45am – 11.30am (10.15am start)
|
Speed Careers at Bankstown Girls High School
Year 12 Students |
*Full*
Contact us to join Waitlist
|
Bankstown Girls High School | Closed |
| Friday 2 August 2024
Time TBC
|
Mock Interviews at Punchbowl Boys High School
|
TBC
|
Punchbowl Boys High School | Monday 22 July 2024 |
| Wednesday 14 August 2024
Time TBC
|
Mock Interviews at Bankstown Girls High School
Year 10 Students (Amplify Exclusive Volunteers) |
7
|
Bankstown Girls High School | Friday 2 August 2024 |
| Thursday 15 August 2024
Time TBC
|
Mock Interviews at Bankstown Girls High School
Year 10 Students |
7
|
Bankstown Girls High School | Friday 2 August 2024 |
| Monday 25 November 2024
9am – 1pm |
Mock Interviews at Cabramatta High School
Year 10 Students |
13 | Cabramatta High School
17 Aladore Ave, Cabramatta NSW 2166 |
Friday 15 November 2024 |
| Tuesday 26 November 2024
9am – 1pm |
Speed Careers at Cabramatta High School | 12 | Cabramatta High School
17 Aladore Ave, Cabramatta NSW 2166 |
Friday 15 November 2024 |
| Wednesday 27 November 2024
9am – 1pm |
Mock Interviews at Cabramatta High School
Year 10 Students (UBS Exclusive Volunteers) |
13 | Cabramatta High School
17 Aladore Ave, Cabramatta NSW 2166 |
Friday 15 November 2024 |
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Geelong
| Date of Volunteering | Program Type | Volunteers Required | Location | Registration Due Date |
| Friday 31st May 2024
11.50am – 1pm |
Learning through Lunch with Alvie Primary School | 4 | Davidson Restaurant, Gordon TAFE | Friday 17th May 2024 |
| Tuesday 11th June 2024
11.50am – 1pm |
Learning through Lunch with St Francis Xavier Primary School | 8 | Davidson Restaurant, Gordon TAFE | Monday 3rd June 2024 |
| Tuesday 25th June 2024
11.50am – 1pm |
Learning through Lunch with Bannockburn College | 8 | Davidson Restaurant, Gordon TAFE | Tuesday 11th June 2024 |
| Wednesday 26th June 2024
11.50am – 1pm |
Learning through Lunch with Bannockburn College | 8 | Davidson Restaurant, Gordon TAFE | Tuesday 11th June 2024 |
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Melbourne CBD
| Date of Volunteering | Program Type | Volunteers Required | Location | Registration Due Date |
| Monday 27 May 2024
12pm – 2pm |
Learning through Lunch with Keysborough Secondary College | 6 | Angliss Restaurant, William Angliss Institute
550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 |
Monday 20 May 2024 |
| Tuesday 11 June 2024
12pm – 2pm |
Learning through Lunch with Spring Parks Primary School | 10
*Latitude Financial Exclusive* |
Angliss Restaurant, William Angliss Institute
550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 |
Monday 3 June 2024 |
| Friday 14 June 2024
12pm – 2pm |
Learning through Lunch with Dandenong High School & McClelland College | 9
|
Angliss Restaurant, William Angliss Institute
550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 |
Monday 3 June 2024 |
| Monday 24 June 2024
12pm – 2pm |
Learning through Lunch with Mother of God Primary School & Ardeer Primary School | 10
*Latitude Financial Exclusive* |
Angliss Restaurant, William Angliss Institute
550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 |
Thursday 13 June 2024 |
| Tuesday 13 August 2024
|
Learning through Lunch with Hampton Park Primary School | 8
*Ashurst Exclusive* |
Ashurst
South Tower, Level 16/80 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 |
Tuesday 6 August 2024 |
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Melbourne – South East
| Date of Volunteering | Program Type | Volunteers Required | Location | Registration Due Date |
| Thursday 2 May 2024
9.45am – 11.30am |
Speed Careers at Cranbourne West Primary School
Year 5/6 Cohort |
*Full*
As per school’s request, we are seeking women in STEM careers, people from diverse backgrounds or locals living in the area. Please put in an expression of interest so we can discuss further. |
Cranbourne West Primary School
10 Duff St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 |
Friday 26 April 2024 |
| Friday 24 May 2024
am: 9.15am – 11.20am pm: 11.50am 1pm; 1:50am – 3pm break between each session |
Mock Interviews at Hampton Park Secondary School
Year 10 Cohort |
*full*
Waitlist available |
Hampton Park Secondary College
58-96 Fordholm Rd, Hampton Park VIC 3976
|
Friday 10 May 2024 |
| Wednesday 5 June
12pm- 1.30pm |
Speed Careers at St Anthony’s Primary School – Noble Park
Year 5/6 |
6
*As per school request we are seeking people with careers in Law |
St Anthony’s Primay Shcool – Noble Park
90 Buckley Street, Noble Park VIC 3174 |
Friday 24 May 2024 |
| Wednesday 29 May 2024
10am – 11.15am |
Speed Careers at Aldercourt Primary School
Year 5/6 Cohort |
*full*
As per school’s request, we are seeking women in STEM careers, people from diverse backgrounds or locals living in the area. Please put in an expression of interest so we can discuss further.
|
Aldercourt Primary School
Silver Ave, Frankston North VIC 3201 |
Wednesday 22 May 2024 |
| Friday 21 June 2024
AM: 9am – 11.50am PM: 12.15pm – 3.10pm break between each session |
Mock Interviews at Keysborough College, Acacia Campus
Year 9 Cohort |
*full*
Waitlist available |
Keysborough College Acacia Campus
28 Isaac Rd, Keysborough VIC 3173
|
Wednesday 12 June 2024 |
| Wednesday 26 June 2024
AM: 9am – 11.50am PM: 12.15pm – 3.10pm break between each session |
Mock Interviews at Keysborough College, Banksia Campus
Year 9 Cohort |
*full*
Waitlist available |
Keysborough College Banksia Campus
8/20 Janine Rd, Springvale South VIC 3172
|
Wednesday 12 June 2024 |
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Melbourne – North West
| Date of Volunteering | Program Type | Volunteers Required | Location | Registration Due Date |
| Thursday 27 June 2024
9.15am – 2.30pm |
Athletics Day Volunteer Support at Sunshine Primary School | 14 | Moonee Valley Athletics Centre Corio St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 | Thursday 20 June 2024 |
| Monday 9 September 2024
9:00am – 11:00am |
Speed Careers at Arnold’s Creek Primary School | 10 | 59 Claret Ash Blvd, Harkness VIC 3337 | Friday 30 August |
| Friday 13 September 2024
12:10pm – 2:10pm |
Speed Careers at Sunshine Harvester Primary School | 10 |
132 Hertford Rd, Sunshine VIC 3020
|
Friday 30 August |
| Monday 5 August 2024
9am – 11am |
Speed Careers at Roxburgh Rise Primary School | 10 | Roxburgh Rise Primary School
Corner Lockwood Drive and Bluebird Way |
Thursday 25 July 2024 |
| Monday 5 August 2024
1pm – 3.15pm |
Speed Careers at Sunshine College (West Campus)
Year 9 Cohort |
20 | Sunshine College (West Campus)
25a Lachlan Rd, Sunshine West VIC 3020 |
Thursday 25 July 2024 |
| Monday 16 September 2024
9am – 11am |
Speed Careers at Broadmeadows Primary School
Year 5/6 Cohort |
10 | Broadmeadows Primary School
62-70 Blair St, Broadmeadows VIC 3047
|
Monday 2 September 2024 |
| Monday 21 October 2024
9am – 12.15pm |
Mock Interviews at Harvester Technical College | 15 |
76 Suffolk Rd, Sunshine North VIC 3020
|
Friday 11 October 2024 |
| Wednesday 30 October 2024
1pm – 3.15pm |
Mock Interviews at Sunshine College (West Campus)
Year 10 Cohort |
25 | Sunshine College (West Campus)
25a Lachlan Rd, Sunshine West VIC 3020 |
Friday 18 October 2024 |
| Thursday 31 October 2024
1pm – 3.15pm |
Mock Interviews at Sunshine College (North Campus)
Year 10 Cohort |
16 | Sunshine College (North Campus)
Northumberland Rd, Sunshine North VIC 3020
|
Friday 18 October 2024 |
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Expression of Interest