• Heatherbrae New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Education & Training, Fundraising & Events

Work with our Events/Activities Committee to prepare and present a variety of craft, art, gardening, or music activities with our community. Duties include setting up and disassembling these activities, meet and greet, signing off attendees, running the small event (approx. 10-20 people), and cleaning the space before and after the event. You may also assist with teaching and sharing your skills with activities.

• Heatherbrae New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Trades & Maintenance

Your gardening experience, or your willingness to learn new gardening skills, will be greatly appreciated in this role. You'll be working outdoors in a beautiful setting: planting, weeding, pruning and mulching as well as other garden related activities. Days and hours are negotiable to suit your schedule. The role requires a current Criminal Record Check and would prefer a current Working with Children Check.

• Heatherbrae New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

Your interest in gardens and horticulture, enthusiasm for all things environmental and love of informing others will be greatly valued in this role. You'll be asked to guide, inform and educate visitors, including groups from schools and other educational institutions, and to assist with other educational activities. Tours and activities will be scheduled in consultation with you. This role requires a current Criminal Record check and would prefer to also have Working with Children Check.

• East Maitland New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Trades & Maintenance

Your enthusiasm and love of the outdoors are required for this role. Tidy up and maintain our existing small garden adjacent to our retirement village. This includes tending shrubs and ground covers, mulching, planting and general garden duties.

• East Maitland New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Fundraising & Events

Are you looking for a rewarding challenge supporting a local charity? You'll be organised, outgoing and a great communicator. This role is responsible for creating, participating in and overseeing all fundraising activities. This will include completing grant applications and liaising with organisations and individuals for the purpose of obtaining donations, as well as running small events.

• Heatherbrae New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Trades & Maintenance

Your gardening experience, or your willingness to learn new gardening skills, will be greatly appreciated in this role. You'll be working outdoors in a beautiful setting: planting, weeding, pruning and mulching as well as other garden related activities. Days and hours are negotiable to suit your schedule. The role requires a current Criminal Record Check and would prefer a current Working with Children Check.

• Glendale NSW, Green Hills NSW
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Education & Training, IT & Web Development, Tutoring & Coaching

Play a crucial role in our weekly 2-hour sessions at shopping centres. You will work hands-on with seniors to solve tech issues while fostering an environment of understanding, empathy, and collaboration between generations. Specifically, you will assist seniors with tech-related queries and issues, such as smartphone, tablet, or computer troubleshooting. Provide guidance to fellow volunteers in their interactions with seniors.

• Glendale NSW, Green Hills NSW
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Education & Training, IT & Web Development, Tutoring & Coaching

Do you love teaching people new skills and/or fixing things? This is a wonderful opportunity to assist seniors with tech-related queries and issues, such as smartphone, tablet, or computer troubleshooting Attract seniors in the area to come along share helpful information with your peers in face to face sessions.

• Cessnock NSW, Maitland NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Bring joy and social connection to an elderly resident by visiting them once a week for the purpose of providing companionship. This opportunity falls under the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS) and is designed to combat loneliness and isolation.

• Cessnock NSW, Kurri Kurri NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Do you like to have a chat and enjoy the company of others? Our Volunteer Visitors service connects volunteers with people who are experiencing loneliness or isolation. These roles are available in a variety of locations with people who have a variety of interests and backgrounds. We will introduce you to people with similar interests and pastimes. These may include having a coffee and a chat and sharing stories, enjoying hobbies or simply relaxing and watching the world go by.

• Cessnock NSW, Newcastle West NSW, Raymond Terrace NSW
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Education & Training, Tutoring & Coaching

Your strong literacy and numeracy skills, and your patience and dedication, will be highly regarded in this role, assisting Adult Vocational Education students who may be challenged by, or face barriers with, the literacy and numeracy requirements within the course they are undertaking. You’ll assist a student with reading, writing & numeracy exercises, sometimes during class and sometimes one-on-one.

• Glendale NSW, Newcastle NSW, Green Hills NSW
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Marketing, Media & Communications, Tutoring & Coaching

Our organisation requires Community Champions to get their peers out and about to come along to our Free Tech Help Sessions for Seniors. Maybe you are the most social person in your community & are always told you are the life of the party? We need you! Be our champion to spread the word and help others to learn about our free help sessions and socialising with younger people. It really is rewarding and there are lots of perks! Get in touch if you think you can be our next Community Champion.

• Beresfield NSW, East Maitland NSW, Thornton NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Driving & Transportation, Seniors & Aged Care

Beresfield Community Care is a not for profit In-Home Community Care Provider, we have clients living across the Maitland LGA. We require volunteers to provide companionship and social support for our clients who may be aged, living with disability or experience disadvantage. The service provides highly valued social interaction and ensures clients remain connected to community and functional in their own life.

• Kurri Kurri NSW, Pelaw Main NSW, Stanford Merthyr NSW
• Category: Young People
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Companionship & Social Support, Education & Training, Sport & Physical Activity

Do you want to be part of a fun and rewarding youth organisation? Join now as a mentor for girls in your community. We are offering a volunteer opportunity where you will learn new skills. You will build on your leadership abilities and experience while working with groups of girls. You will be collaborating with other women to make a difference in the lives of young people.

• Bolton Point NSW, East Maitland NSW, Swansea NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Would you like to bring happiness to an older person? We are seeking visitors for people living in their own homes who may be lonely and seeking companionship. Your visit may include having a chat and a cuppa, watching a movie, playing games or simply sharing common interests or hobbies. We match you and the resident based on your location and mutual interests. This is an opportunity to meet new people and make friends.