🪴Wellbeing Companion Volunteer (Gold Coast, Arundel)

💙 Volunteer to change lives. Yours included.

This volunteer role will help to To enhance the wellbeing of residents by providing companionship and conversation to help create meaningful and socially connected experiences   

📍Location: BlueCare | Woodlands Lodge Residential Aged Care Facility, 29 Melbourne Road, Arundel Qld 4214  

This Volunteer role is ideally suited to people 18+yrs who would enjoy building meaningful connections to frail aged and older people through conversation, shared interests and a listening ear. Well-being Social volunteers help to reduce feelings of lonliness and isolation for older people who live in a Residential Aged Care Facility.  

✅ What you’ll be doing:

• Visit residents who are unable to attend group activities, as directed by the Wellness team
• Build meaningful connections through conversation and
  companionship
• Read books, magazines, share interests such as board games, puzzles, cards or simple games

🎁 What’s in it for you?

• Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference
• Enjoy social interaction with others
• Do something new and different 

☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include:

• Good communication skills and a positive, empathetic approach
• Friendly, patient and enjoy social interaction and conversation
• An interest in craft, music, art, age-appropriate games or gardening is desirable but not essential.

♿ This role is accessible for people using:

• Accessible toilets

UnitingCare values diversity in our organisation and we have some principles in place that will help to promote both inclusion and access. If you have any other accessibility requirements, please discuss these at the time of the 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.