☕ Wellbeing & Friendship Volunteers (Gold Coast, Arundel)
### Volunteer to change lives. Yours included.
This volunteer opportunity will help to enhance the wellbeing, happiness and sense of connection for frail aged and elderly people by providing friendship, companionship and meaningful social experiences
Volunteers spend time getting to know people, their stories, interests, personality, culture, life experiences and all the little things that make them smile, while celebrating the uniqueness of every person.
Woodlands Lodge may be one of BlueCare's older sites, but it has plenty of heart and loads of character. While it may not have the modern feel of a newly built facility its warmth and homely atmosphere are part of its charm. Set amongst rambling gardens it provides a peaceful environment where residents can feel at home. The lodge is home to over 70 residents with another 40 who are in interim care transitioning from hospital back home or require additional care for a short period of time.
***🌟 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. 🌟***
✅ What you’ll be doing:
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Spend time with people and provide friendly conversation
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Have a chat, share a cuppa, relax in the cafe or the gardens
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Get to know each person's unique interests, stories, personality and preferences
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Help the Wellness Team to create a welcoming inclusive and positive Environment where everyone feels valued for who they are
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Respect each person's choices, privacy, dignity and independence.
🎁 What’s in it for you?
- Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference
Requirements of this role include:
- We are seeking people who enjoy the company of older people and have good listening and communication skills. Are patient, kind and understanding, can encourage others in a gentle and positive way, are genuine and reliable, bring positivity a sense of humour and a willingness to make a difference to others and themselves.
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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.