🌺 Wellness & Friendship Volunteers (Sunshine Coast, Bli Bli)
💙 Volunteer to change lives. Yours included.
This volunteer opportunity will help to bring connection, nuture wellbeing and put a little more joy into every day by sharing conversation, interests, laughter and meaningful moments.
🌟 Be part of a welcoming and diverse volunteer teams that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to supporting people to live life in all its fullness by valuing and respecting the unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions of every person, and by creating an inclusive, accessible, and supportive environment where everyone feels they belong. 🌟
At the heart of BlueCare Bli Bli is the belief that everyone has a unique story to share and something special to contribute.
Whether through sharing stories & interests or simply taking the time to listen and have a chat, volunteers play an important role in reminding someone that they are valued and not forgotten
👉🏼 About Us: Nestled in the Sunshine Coast and surrounded the community of Bli Bli this BlueCare facility offers a welcoming, home-like environment where residents can sit back with their visitors and enjoy each other's company, surrounded by lush gardens.
📍Location: BlueCare | Bli Bli Residential Aged Care Facility, 20 Lefoes Road, Bli Bli Qld 4560
✅ What you’ll be doing:
▪️ Spend quality time with residents through friendly visits and conversation
▪️ Encourage friendship, social connection and a sense of belonging
▪️ Support residents to enjoy their favourite pastimes, hobbies and interests
▪️ Assist residents to take gentle walks and time outdoors, where appropriate
▪️ Provide companionship over a shared cuppa
▪️ Encourage participation in social activities and small group activities
▪️ Recognise each resident's individuality, choice and ability
▪️ Nurture emotional, social and personal wellbeing that enable reidents to enjoy their life, their way
▪️ Follow direction from the Wellness Partners and report to them at the beginning and end of each visit
☑️ Requirements of this role include:
No previous experience in Aged Care is required however volunteers should have:
▪️A warm, kind, approachable and friendly manner
▪️Good communication skills with the ability to chat with people comfortably and listen to them with interest
▪️A good sense of humour and a positive attitude
▪️Respect for people from diverse backgrounds, valuing each person's unique individuality
▪️Be reliable and genuinely interested in bringing joy into someone's life
☑️ We’ll need to do the following checks before you start:
▪️Reference Check
▪️National Police Check
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Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
▪ Provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
▪ Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
▪ Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
▪ Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.
️❤️ UnitingCare’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Child Safety Statement ❤️
*UnitingCare is committed to child-safe practices and to building a volunteer workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We value cultural knowledge and lived experience, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. To ensure our team mirrors the diversity of the children in our care, We actively invite
volunteers from all backgrounds, including young people (15–24 years), people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and older people seeking purpose and connection.*
UnitingCare is committed to equitable access and will provide reasonable adjustments to support all applicants. Please advise us of any accessibility requirements at the time of your interview.
💙 Trusted for generations. Iconic in Queensland, officially trusted by Australia. We’re an award-winning care provider, recognised as Australia’s Most Trusted Brand in Queensland for home care and residential care services. It’s a testament to both the quality of our work and the relationships we’ve built since 1953.