Make a connection with the Elderly Community
Melbourne City Mission - Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS)
Volunteers can participate in the scheme in 2 different ways:
- visit a person in an aged care facility
- visit a person in their own home
To take part in this Volunteer visitor program, you need to
- be 18 years or over
- be able to commit to weekly visits for at least 12 months (weekend visits are possible)
- undergo a Police Check (and sign a Statuary Declaration if required)
- undergo a screening process (reference check)
- attend one of our training sessions
- be friendly, flexible and adaptable to change
- live in or near the locations we cover