First Aid in Schools (FAiS) Volunteer Educators help St John deliver short first aid awareness sessions to primary school students at participating public and private schools.

The FAiS Program is an innovative program designed to help Primary School aged children become skilled and confident in recognising the need for First Aid, while practising safety, accessing Emergency Services when necessary and applying basic first aid skills.

The role

  • Deliver a 60-minute First Aid education sessions to primary school students at participating public and private schools.
  • Provide age-appropriate information and responses to primary school students ranging from Prep to Grade 6.
  • Adhere to appropriate child safety and work practices (minors under 18 years of age).
  • Ensure educational aids are available/prepared in advance and packed-up at the conclusion of the sessions.

How to apply

More information about requirements, dates, times, and locations for this opportunity can be found on InPlace. Students can also apply to any available opportunity directly through InPlace. For information and tools on how to use InPlace, please refer to 'Applying with InPlace' module in the Community Engagement Canvas Course.

Before applying for an opportunity please ensure:

  • You understand and will follow any COVID-safe practices as determined by ACU, the organisation offering this opportunity or the public health orders of your state.
  • You are willing to undertake further processing as required and acknowledge that your ACU email address and the information you provide in your application will be shared with the organisation that offers this opportunity. The organisation will keep your personal information confidential.
  • You have read the 'Safety and Wellbeing' module in the Community Engagement course.

Opportunities are available in line with the needs of our community partners. If this opportunity is not listed in InPlace it may not be open, it may be at capacity, or you may not be eligible.

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Contact

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact ACU Engagement.
acuengagement@acu.edu.au

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