Yes, as long as you volunteered in one of SHHK’s four affiliated primary schools. […]
Faq Category: P1 WAITLIST PRIORITY SCHEME
Q11: One term means must complete 5 days of school-based volunteer work per week or one day a week is enough to fulfil the criteria? If we do volunteer work on all Mondays, does it mean that we only achieved 20% of a full term?
Some schools require volunteers to go daily, while others allow volunteers to choose the days they can commit. Volunteers who are able to commit to more days and for 2 consecutive terms are more likely to be deployed. Once you have indicated your availability and are assigned, you will have to go on all the […]
Q12: If I served 2 terms separately, is it considered as 2 terms?
Yes. […]
Q13: Can school-based volunteer work be shared between both parents if only one of them is a SHHK member?
For school-based volunteer scheme, spouse is allowed to help out on days where the member is not available. Spouse will have to sign a declaration form (with indemnity clause) to abide by SHHK rules and regulations. If assigned, it is compulsory for both member and spouse to attend the training sessions conducted by the school […]
Q14: If both parents are SHHK members, can both parents combine their volunteer hours? For example, mother does 1 term, father does 1 term.
Yes, you can combine the term and the hours. […]
Q15: Are all school volunteering opportunities on terms basis? Are there any ad hoc school volunteer work?
Yes there are, but those will not be included under the school-based volunteer primary one waitlist priority scheme. […]
Q16: Do I have more waitlist priority if I do more than 80 hours as compared to another volunteer who do just 80 hours?
No, except in Q17 below. […]
Q17: Will someone having served 3 terms have higher primary one waitlist priority over someone having served 2 terms?
For volunteers who have served at least 2 terms, priority tier will depend on total number of hours served. For example, if volunteer A served 3 terms and clocked 81 hours, and volunteer B served 2 terms and clocked 90 hours, then volunteer B will have priority over volunteer A. […]
Q18: My child is born in 2018 and I have already completed 80 hours, do I need to complete another 21 weeks to qualify for priority under waitlist?
If you wish to be placed in the top priority tier for waitlist, you may wish to consider volunteering in schools. […]
Q19: If I have already completed my volunteer 80 hours under the non-school based scheme, can I still apply to be a school-based volunteer in order to qualify for this waitlist priority scheme? Will I be deployed?
Yes, if your child/children are born in 2018 and after. […]