Service

The Service section of the Bridge Award helps you to develop a sense of community by helping others or learning about organisations that serve the community.

Depending on the service you choose, you may have to complete some training. This can range from a simple briefing session through to a specialised training course.

Requirements

  • Choose a service that reflects your interests, talents and capabilities.
  • Choose something that challenges you and builds on previous experiences.
  • Discuss your activity ideas with your Award Leader before you start, to make sure they will be accepted.
  • Make sure your service activity is unpaid.

What you have to do

You can choose to do either a:

  • community service visit (or have them visit you), or
  • community service activity.

The requirements for each differ depending on whether you are doing Level One or Level Two of the Award.

Community service visit

Learn about a community service by either visiting them or inviting someone from that service to talk to a group of people about what they do.

Service examples:

  • Police Station
  • Fire Brigade
  • Ambulance Service
  • Animal Shelter
  • Volunteer based organisation
  • Youth and Community Support agencies.

Level 1: Spend at least 5 hours in total visiting (or listening to a talk by) at least 3 community service facilities.

Level 2: Spend at least 10 hours studying and developing your interest in 1 community service activity. You must record your study using 1 or more of the following: a written log, photographic presentation, PowerPoint presentation, or an audio or video log.

Community service activity

Complete a practical community service activity, for example at a:

  • library, museum or art gallery
  • park, garden or environmental volunteer service
  • local sporting club or facility
  • Surf Life Saving Association.

Level 1: Spend at least 5 hours on your chosen activity.

Level 2: Spend at least 10 hours on your chosen activity.

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