What’s Study Geelong?

Study Geelong is a collaborative program run by Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine with tertiary education institutions to build Geelong as an education destination of choice and to support students to connect with their peers and the local community.

What’s involved in being an ambassador?
10 students are chosen to become a Study Geelong ambassador in a 12-month volunteer role for students studying at eligible tertiary institutions in Geelong.. 

-Deakin University

-Deakin College

Marcus Oldham College

The Gordon

It’s a fun volunteer role that will see you exploring the region with your fellow ambassadors and international students. You’ll also build networks and relationships with other students and there may be some additional opportunities to attend partner events and professional development opportunities.

 How to apply

Our Study Geelong programs attract and support international students to have excellent experiences and create lifelong memories as they study, live and explore in Geelong.

The Study Geelong Student Ambassador Program provides higher education students (domestic and international) with the skills and experiences to strengthen relationships between international students and the broader Geelong community.

As an ambassador you will promote Geelong as a friendly place to study, live and explore. You will experience adventures and professional development opportunities and share your experiences through storytelling on social media. Up to 10 student ambassadors will be selected to join this exciting program annually.

Position responsibilities

Key responsibilities

• Get to explore things to see and do in Geelong and promote them through social media and your institution.
• Undertake training for creating content on social media
• Take part in opportunities to network with other international students.
• Assist in planning Study Geelong activities and be a representative at partner functions.
• Share your ambassador experience online via social media and blogging.
• Commit to an average 5 hours per month of activity organised by Study Geelong (this may vary from month to month)
• Adhere to CoGG Volunteer Procedures, Code of Conduct and to all Council’s policies and procedures relevant to this position.

Values

Our values represent who we are and who we aspire to be. They are the tools to create the workplace culture we want. We are all accountable for this.

• Respect and encourage each other
• Create a healthy and safe environment for all
• Embrace new ideas and better ways to work
• Make people the centre of our business

Risk management and occupational health and safety responsibilities

• Understand and comply with Council OHS policies, procedures and legislative requirements relevant to the position.
• Perform work in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Ensure behaviour does not discriminate, bully or harass others.
• Take responsibility for own safety and that of others.
• Proactively report any incidents, injuries, hazards or unsafe work practices.

The following general physical and functional requirements may apply to this position. Specific physical requirements will be attached if applicable:

• Manual handling tasks.
• Prolonged periods of inactivity e.g., sitting at the computer.
• Regular keyboarding associated activities.
• Long / short distance travel between sites.
• Dealing with difficult clients and situations.
• Demanding deadlines.

Child safe

City of Greater Geelong is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. The focus of our work is on children under the age of 18. We recognise our legal and moral responsibilities in keeping children and young people safe from harm and promoting their best interests.

We have specific policies, procedures and training in place to support employees, volunteers and contractors to achieve these commitments.

We create environments where all children have a voice and are listened to, their views are respected and they contribute to how we plan for, design and develop our services and activities.

We are committed to:

• preventing child abuse occurring within our services, programs and facilities.
• creating an organisational culture of child safety.
• setting clear expectations of employees, volunteers and contractors as to what is required to keep children safe.
• ensuring employees, volunteers, contractors are clear about their responsibilities when they suspect abuse of a child.
• ensuring all suspected abuse is reported and fully investigated.

Diversity and inclusion

At the City we want our people to reflect the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees, volunteers, and contractors to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages, and diverse experience. 

Key selection criteria

1. Be enrolled as a domestic or international student at one of Study Geelong’s post-secondary school education institutions or have completed your study no more than 6 months ago, be living in Geelong and be on a post study work rights visa (or a bridging visa whilst you transfer between these visas). Visit Study Geelong for the current list of members.
2. Be 18 years old or over and have a valid Student Visa if you are an international student
3. Have good professional communication skills
4. Have good organisational and time management skills; be reliable and punctual
5. Be able to work independently as well as part of a team
6. Have or be willing to apply for a Working with Children Check (‘volunteer’ category)

Additional information

1. Participation in the program is for 12 months with an optional second year for those Ambassadors who were current students in the first year of the program. For those Ambassadors who had already completed their study when they applied, they are not eligible for a second year.
2. You will need to submit a resume (CV) of no more than two pages with two referees and a video of no more than 60 seconds as to why you would make a great Study Geelong Ambassador.
3. The City of Greater Geelong provides personal injury cover under our Personal Injury Insurance and therefore volunteers can work up to 90 years of age.
4. Animals and/or children cannot accompany volunteers.
5. For safety purposes, we request volunteers to not share any personal or sensitive information with the members of the public while on duty.
6. We request volunteers report any situation regarding volunteer’s own or a visitor’s health, wellbeing, or safety to the coordinator, so the individual receives adequate support from those best equipped to handle the situation through the right channels.

Applications are open from Monday 17 February 2025 - Sunday 9 March 2025.

Please email info@studygeelong.com.au with your attached resume (cv) and your personal video by Sunday 9 March 2025

 *Interviews for this position will take place online or in person from, Monday 10 March 2025 - Monday 17 March 2025. 

For more information please email info@studygeelong.com.au

Please submit your application and ask any questions to our Study Geelong Officers, Isla and Felicity at info@studygeelong.com.au