Careers Information
FIRST AID
A fantastic group of year 10 and 11 students participated in the two-day course to learn basic skills in first aid including allergies and CPR. The Surf Life Saving trainers could only give the Lake Illawarra High School students the highest praise for their polite manner, keen interest and high participation levels. Well done for a fantastic effort.
Links to learning Graduation
10 students in Year 9 have been involved in the Links to Learning course run by the Multicultural Community Council of Illawarra. The program operated for one day a week from Term 2 till the end of the year. Students had the opportunity to complete courses in First Aid, Retail and the Bronze Duke of Ed, assist and volunteer with various agencies and test their personal strength and stamina in new experiences, challenges and treks.
The student’s graduation dinner at Panorama House was an excellent way to honour students on the work they did all year. Congratulations to Blayde, Ryan.B. Ryan.D. Daniel, Blake, Cilla, Cody, Sadi, Kenneth and Chloe.
A special thanks goes to Bec and Storm and their team at the Multicultural Community Council of Illawarra, who have done a wonderful job after taking over this year from Michael. Lake Illawarra HS is very proud to be associated with this excellent initiative.
Summer holiday activities – some suggestions!
GET A PART TIME JOB
Lots of people are looking for employment at this time of year – either a part time job for the summer school holidays, or full time employment as a school leaver or gap year student, or even as a graduate!
Depending on where you live might influence the availability of positions, but the retail and hospitality industries tend to be busy over the Christmas and summer period especially! So… to find a job:
- Update your resume – see your school careers website where you will find a template to do this under the ‘student secure area’
- Cold canvass potential employers – introduce yourself to prospective employers who might need extra help over the busy holiday period – be sure to leave your resume and contact details!
- Respond to advertisements in the local paper or websiteS
- Apply on line to the ‘chains’ – some ideas and links below:
www.mcdonalds.com.au/learn/careers
www.bunningscareers.com.au/opportunities
www.kfcjobs.com.au/team/apply.aspx
http://careers.superretailgroup.com.au/brands/supercheap-auto
www.myer.com.au/p/about-myer/careers
GO VOLUNTEERING
There are lots of opportunities to be a volunteer in your local community, such as Rural Fire Service, St John Ambulance, Surf Lifesaving Society and surf clubs, WIRES, Meals on Wheels, Red Cross, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul shops.
Why being a VOLUNTEER in the COMMUNITY is important:
- Increases self-confidence
- Makes you happy!
- Is great for career and job prospects
- Helps you demonstrate compassion and commitment
- Develops skills to add to your resume
For further information do a google search ‘volunteering in Australia’. The following links might get you started with some ideas and contacts:
www.conservationvolunteers.com.au
www.redcross.org.au/volunteering.aspx
www.salvationarmy.org.au/get-involved/Volunteer
CASUAL EMPLOYMENT
Also, now is a great time for students to be looking for casual employment. Retail stores are recruiting Christmas casual staff and local hospitality businesses are preparing for the busy summer holiday period. A reminder that any positions I hear about are shared on the Lake Illawarra High School Careers Facebook page. Resume and cover letter templates are available in the Student Area of https://www.lakeillawarrahighcareers.com and I am happy for students to bring drafts in to the Careers Office for feedback and job hunting tips or they can email me directly with their draft.
FIRST AID COURSE
All of year 10 are invited to participate in a two-day workshop to complete their First Aid Certificate. Notes will be distributed to students and the workshop will be on the 29th- 30th November. This will be a heavily subsidized course to ensure all can participate. Any students who missed out last year are also welcome to participate.
Careers Website and Facebook
Remember to use the Lake Illawarra High School Careers website:
http://lakeillawarrahighcareers.com as it has lots of information for you to research or help students in planning future ideas. All Year 10 students have been actively using the website in Careers lessons this year.
The Lake Illawarra High School Careers Facebook page also has useful information of upcoming events, jobs and courses. It is important to like the page to know what is happening here at school and in the wider community.
https://www.facebook.com/Lake-Illawarra-High-School-Careers-1691530507767524/