The SVA Service Award is a free platform where volunteers can record and reflect on their volunteering hours.

Volunteers work towards physical badges - Member, Bronze, Silver, and Gold - to acknowledge the work they do in their community, whether it be for their school, whānau or neighbourhood.

Volunteers get the acknowledgement they deserve for the work they do.

You simply:

1. Find volunteering opportunities that interest and mean something to you
2. Log volunteering hours through the SVA App
3. The application automatically builds a Summary of Service that you can use when applying for scholarships, apprenticeships, and employment

Why Volunteer?

Volunteering is a great way to gain experience while helping others. If you're doing something to help other people, without expecting anything in return, that's volunteering. Whether you're putting out cones at a sports event, organising the school ball, caring for a sick family member, washing dogs at the SPCA, planting trees, or picking up plastic rubbish at the beach - you're making a contribution to your community and that counts.

It can be hard to get a job without experience, but it can be hard to get experience without a job. By volunteering and logging your hours through the SVA Service Award app, you can add essential skills to your CV while building your confidence and making friends.

If you would like to know more see Mrs Henderson in the school office.