You will receive a preparing to return home email four-to-six weeks before the end of your assignment. This will guide your activities as you prepare for the journey home.

Preparing to return home includes:

• Obtaining a local police check
• Requesting references from your partner organisation
• Completing an end of assignment evaluation and exit interview

We offer transition support once you've arrived home.

Return learning support includes an online learning module and an invitation to attend a Returned Volunteer Workshop in Melbourne. This is an opportunity to meet and share your experience with other returning volunteers and gain strategies for re-entry.

Complete a medical assessment.

Complete a psychological debrief (access is available up to three months after your return).

As you near the assignment end date, helpful tips around preparing to finish will be available through the volunteer portal.  

Preparing for a remote assignment to end includes: 

• Considering how to manage the handover with your partner organisation and any documentation you need to prepare
• Requesting references from your partner organisation 
• Completing an end of assignment evaluation and exit interview 

The assignment allowance will be paid at the end of your assignment.   

You may wish to complete an optional psychological debrief with Response Psychology, which is available up to one month after your assignment end date.

All volunteers who complete an assignment automatically join the program's alumni, the Returned Australian Volunteers Network, to connect with other returned volunteers and stay engaged with the Australian Volunteers Program. See the Alumni page for more information.