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A Volunteer Opportunity At Dhs

DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL

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Source domain: durbanhighschool.co.za

Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a blog-style announcement from Durban High School (DHS) titled “A Volunteer Opportunity at DHS” dated 16 March 2017. It explains that Grade 8–12 learners must complete 12–16 hours of volunteer work per year and proposes recruiting a Volunteer Co-ordinator to manage and improve the effectiveness of the school’s Volunteer Programme for the Durban community. The post lists the co-ordinator’s responsibilities (identifying and partnering with Durban projects, building a placement database and application/approval system, monitoring placements, providing training, onboarding partners, and handling related administration) and states the role is unpaid. Interested applicants are directed to contact Roy Hellenberg by email.

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Volunteer Co-ordinator

Durban High School is making an unpaid Volunteer Co-ordinator position available to help organise learner volunteering, work with Durban projects and partner organisations, manage placements, provide training and handle related administration.

Who it is for
A person interested in co-ordinating the school’s Volunteer Programme.
How to act on it
Contact Roy Hellenberg at roy.hellenberg@durbanhighschool.co.za.
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If you are interested in the above position, please contact Roy Hellenberg at roy.hellenberg@durbanhighschool.co.za

Who can apply

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Where: Projects in Durban and its surrounds and the broader Durban community · Durban, Durban and its surrounds

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: A Volunteer Opportunity at DHS
  • Date: March 16, 2017
  • School: Durban High School (DHS)
  • Learner volunteer requirement: Grade 8–12 must do 12–16 hours per year
  • Estimated volunteer capacity: ~900 boys x 14 hours average = potentially over 12 000 volunteer hours
  • Estimated volunteer days: over 1 500 volunteer days (8-hour work day average)
  • Role: Volunteer Co-ordinator (volunteer/unpaid position)
  • Responsibilities include: identify Durban projects, build partner relationships, publish jobs/activities for boys to apply, develop database and application/approval system, monitor placements, provide volunteer training, onboard additional partners, and handle all admin
  • Contact: Roy Hellenberg
  • Email: roy.hellenberg@durbanhighschool.co.za
  • Durban High School (DHS)
  • Roy Hellenberg
  • Durban community
  • Durban and its surrounds