We are seeking volunteers to assist at over 70 Local Locations throughout Australia on Mother’s Day 9 May 2021. A four to eight hour commitment on the day is required.
Volunteer participation in this program will mean refugees get the extra support they need to successfully settle in the community and build confidence as they start their new lives in Australia.
Orange Sky Australia is seeking a passionate Service Coordinator to help lead our Canberra Service. If you're super organised, able to manage a large team, smart with technology, great with people and have a genuine passion to help others, this could be the role for you! This is ideal for anyone seeking a leadership role.
Orange Sky Australia is seeking a passionate person to help lead our Canberra volunteers. If you're super organised, able to manage a large team, smart with technology, great with people and have a genuine passion to help others, this could be the role for you! This is ideal for anyone seeking a leadership role.
One of the Society's Special Works programs, Compeer is also an international program for people living with a diagnosed mental illness. The aim of the program is to reduce social isolation and combat the stigma attached to mental illness. We strive to empower participants to achieve equality, self-worth, dignity and trust through the power of friendship. Compeer matches adult volunteers with participants in one on one friendships, based on sharing similar interests and hobbies.
Assist, inform, refer! Would you like to be part of a friendly, supportive team assisting the Canberra Community to access appropriate services, support, volunteering roles and interest groups available to them? Then this is the volunteer opportunity for you!
The Treasurer will have an interest in and facility with financial matters with attention to detail. You will follow due process and deliver requirements in a timely manner. You will be responsible for preparing and monitoring the budget and ensuring that the books are kept up to date. The Treasurer manages oversees the bank accounts for programs and manages the invoices and payments. This is an important role and the suitable person must have integrity and trustworthiness.
Abundant Water is a Canberra based NGO working to to help remote communities stop disease and death by providing access to clean water. Abundant Water trains potters in Lao and Timor Leste to make their own ceramic water filters and business people to market and sell filters so that remote communities develop their own sustainable clean water businesses. Volunteering positions exist in the administration, communications, and volunteering directorates.
Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT) is the primary local mental health and well-being education provider for workplaces, community groups and secondary schools across the Canberra region and surrounding areas. MIEACT is currently in a phase of rapid growth and as such, are seeking expressions of interest for Program Advisory Panel as a means to increase the confidence in the effectiveness and relevance of the suite of programs that are currently provided across the ACT and surrounding areas.
Our Delivery Volunteers facilitate the supply of meals to Vinnies Special Works Homelessness Programs by transporting from the supply point to the distribution location/s. These meals provide basic support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. At services such as Blue Door the meals also act as a “handshake” facilitating deeper engagement and a “hand up” to our service users. These roles are required for Mondays to Fridays, from 8.30 to 10.30am each day.
Vinnies has hundreds of Retail Centres Australia wide. Revenue raised from the Retail Centres allows for the continuation of vital services Vinnies runs across the country. Our Tuggeranong Centre is looking for Retail Assistant/Donation Sorting Volunteers.
The Night Patrol General Hand Volunteer primarily carries out the tasks that the Night Patrol program relies on directly for its smooth running operations. These tasks are essential in ensuring that the Night Patrol vans and its volunteers are able to provide a consistent and reliable service each night for those accessing the vans on the streets.
The Handyperson Volunteer requires to have basic carpentry skills and/or garden maintenance skills. The volunteer assists with the upkeep of our Family Service properties and units for vulnerable individuals.
Vinnies Thread Together program is a shop front aimed at making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people in our community by providing free clothing. Thread Together (Retail Assistant) Volunteer helps with creating a comfortable place for people to access clothing and support. The Volunteer will be working from our new and exciting shop front in Phillip. Our Thread Together Coordinator will supervise the Volunteer and provide on-the-job training, ongoing support and development.
Are you a great role model for 6-9 year old girls in your community? Seeking a fun weekly volunteer opportunity to learn new indoor and outdoor skills? Want to build on your leadership abilities? Seeking experience with groups of kids and collaborating with other women? Looking to use your skills and experience to make a difference to young people? Then Girl Guides is for you!