Organisation : Primary Ethics
Location : NSW Regional, Sydney
Time required : 1 hour per week
Duration of project : Ongoing
Skill area : Education & Training
Sector : Education & Training
Application closing date : 2 Sep, 2024
About the role
Gain valuable experience while sharpening your critical thinking and reasoning skills. Volunteer as an ethics teacher at your local primary school! Volunteer ethics teachers run a weekly 30-minute lesson, teaching school children how to think deeply, discuss respectfully and develop well-reasoned opinions about everyday, age-appropriate ethical issues.
By joining our team you’ll get the opportunity to:
- Undertake free comprehensive training, online or in person
- Facilitate thought-provoking discussions amongst primary school students
- Learn new skills in facilitation and classroom management
- Learning about philosophical ideas and principles
- Have access to continued professional development and expert lesson materials
- Volunteer within your local community at a school near you
A commitment of only 1 hour a week is required to volunteer, which includes a 30-minute class and preparation. Opportunities exist at many public schools, allowing you to volunteer at a location that suits you. No experience is necessary and all training and lesson materials are provided.
Primary Ethics is an inclusive organisation and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and experience levels, so if you are over 18 and want to give back to your community, we’d love to hear from you. For further information, go to www.primaryethics.com.au.
About the organisation
Primary Ethics classes for children run in hundreds of schools every week. Ethics lessons invite children to explore everyday ethical issues such as truth and lying, whether something is fair or unfair, cheating and friendship. Our impartial volunteers present stories and questions which encourage children to consider what they would do – and what they ought to do – in typical situations. The students develop skills that are essential in our complex, pressurised world – critical thinking, giving evidence-based reasons for their opinions, being able to discuss and disagree with others respectfully, making well-considered decisions.
How to apply
To apply, simply send an email with your CV to our Recruitment and Strategic Partnerships Manager, Cathy Chase at cathy.chase@primaryethics.com.au.
Please quote in application: Volunteer ethics teacher - Full training, no experience necessary via Pro Bono Australia.
