Parent Participation
The College encourages parents to be actively involved in College life and relies on the skills of its helpful volunteers for a whole range of important tasks and roles.
Parents must be an Approved Volunteer in order to help at College events or to volunteer for activities performed on campus. To become an Approved Volunteer, parents must do the following:
- Complete the Volunteer Induction Seminar by .
- Provide the College with their Working with Children Check number and their Date of Birth (email parentparticipation@nwcc.nsw.edu.au).
Please note that parents must sign in and out at the College Office every time they enter or leave the campus other than for the routine delivery or collection of their children.
College Activity Volunteers
Once parents are Approved Volunteers they may liaise with members of staff, such as Primary teachers, canteen or library staff, to arrange the means by which they will contribute. Alternatively, volunteers can suggest ways they might assist by completing our online form below, which contains a list of ideas for how parents might help which will give an indication of your interest areas, skill set and available time.
Event Volunteers
Event Volunteers assist the College with the preparation, running and packing up of events. Event volunteers will coordinate with College staff and Our Â鶹´«Ã½¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Parent Reps regarding the tasks involved and selection to assist at events. Parents can volunteer for as many events as they wish.
Our Â鶹´«Ã½¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Parent Reps
Parent Reps will work closely with College staff and other parents to plan and run events, and will be supported by the College with administrative and communication tasks. This role involves attending regular meetings with College staff, coordinating parent-run events and promoting parent engagement with other parents. Parent Reps are selected by the College from parents who have expressed interest to fulfil this role. Being a Parent Rep is a 12-month commitment and will complete your quota of parent participation hours for the year by fulfilling this role.
Parent Ambassadors
Parent Ambassadors assist the College by facilitating the growth of parent relationships within the College community. Each Parent Ambassador is assigned a year group to support (e.g. Year 8) and is required to actively seek opportunities to connect the parents from that year group with each other. Parent Ambassadors are chosen by the College for a 12-month commitment and will complete their quota of parent participation hours for the year by fulfilling this role.
Parent Participation Hours
Families are billed an annual Parent Participation fee at the start of each year, however parents are encouraged to help with tasks to the time-value of four hours per family, per term. Hours of service completed will be accrued and credited against your fee account at the end of each term, with a total of 16 hours of service able to be credited on your fee account per year. Additional hours are very much appreciated, however they will not be credited on your fee account.