🧘‍♀️ Wellness and Friendship Volunteer (Brisbane, Gympie)

### Volunteer to change lives. Yours included. 

This volunteer opportunity will help to bring friendship, connection and a little more joy to someone's day 

Volunteers spend time getting to know residents, their stories, interests, personality, culture, life experiences and all the little things that make them smile, while celebrating the uniqueness of every person. 

Grevillea Gardens is home to over 60 residents and has a lovely country garden feel, with an emphasis on community, friendship and enjoying the outdoors.   It is surrounded by established gardens and native wildlife, giving residents and visitors plenty of opportunities to enjoy greenery, fresh air and peaceful spaces. 

***🌟 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: 

•  spend time with residents and provide friendly conversation 
•  have a chat, share a cuppa, relax in the cafe, gardens or one of the many communal spaces 
•  get to know each person's unique interests, stories, personality and preferences 
•  Assist the Wellness Team to create a welcoming and positive environment where everyone feels valued for who they are 
•  Respect each person's choices, privacy, dignity and independence

 

🎁 What’s in it for you? 

•  Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference 
• 🎁 As a thank you for your volunteering, you’ll receive a discount card to use throughout our store. You’ll receive your card after one month of continuous volunteering 🎁

 

☑️ Requirements of this role include: 

• We are seeking volunteers who enjoy the company of older people, with good listening skills and can communicate to people from diverse backgrounds in ways which are respectful and courteous. 

   

  Volunteers should be patient, genuine and reliable and be able to encourage others in a gentle manner.   They should have a good sense of humour and a willingness to make a difference to others and themselves. 

   

  No previous experience in aged care is required. 

   

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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.