• Cringila New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Driving & Transportation

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in your community? We're searching for compassionate individuals like you to join our Meals on Wheels team as a dedicated volunteer delivery driver. Your journey with us promises to be more than just a drive – it's a mission to deliver hot meals, kindness, and a brighter day to those who need it most.

• Cringila New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Seniors & Aged Care

MCCI supports older people from multicultural backgrounds. Our volunteer bus buddy provides assistance to the bus driver to provide door to door transport on our small buses (12-seater Toyota Hiace) with transport to social groups and activities. MCCI embraces, celebrates, and values diversity and is a great organisation to volunteer with.

• Cringila NSW, Wollongong NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Driving & Transportation, Seniors & Aged Care

MCCI is seeking bus drivers to provide quality transport services to its senior clients.

• Coniston NSW, Cringila NSW, Dapto NSW, Figtree NSW, Lake Heights NSW, Port Kembla NSW, Unanderra NSW, Wollongong NSW
• Category: Family Services
• Types of work: Childcare, Companionship & Social Support, Education & Training

Karitane has an exciting opportunity in the Volunteer Family Connect program Shellharbour. This role would support new parents to their role as parents, support the wellbeing and development of children and bring an understanding of the challenges of parenting and support parents to find their own solutions

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Tutoring & Coaching

Empower Futures: Become a High School Math and English Tutor for students from Refugee and Migrant backgrounds. Your support will provide crucial assistance in mastering fundamental math and English skills, opening doors to brighter futures. By dedicating your time and expertise, you'll empower these students to build confidence, and unlock their full potential.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Seniors & Aged Care

Would you like to join our friendship program and enrich the life of an older person who might be feeling isolated and lonely because of limited family support or language and cultural barriers? This visitor scheme supports volunteer visits to provide friendship and companionship to older people at home or at an aged care facility for an hour or two on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Driving & Transportation

Passing the Driver Knowledge Test is an important milestone that enhances work opportunities and increases access to education, employment and wider inclusion opportunities. Volunteer driver mentors provide on-road driving practice, guidance and mentoring to assist learners from refugee backgrounds to gain on-road supervised driving practice, to understand Australian laws, rules and practices for safe driving behaviour and to ultimately gain their provisional license (P plates).

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Young People

YWCA Australia is currently seeking female identifying or gender diverse Volunteer Mentors to join our Youth Frontiers Team in the Illawarra Region. This is a volunteer position with an expected commitment of 2-6 hours per fortnight. The role is responsible for creating a collaborative partnership with a designated mentee, by: Encouraging mentee interpersonal skills, self-esteem and resilience development Role modelling healthy lifestyle choices and community development

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Food Preparation & Service

Healthy Cities Illawarra has an exciting opportunity for volunteers to assist with the delivery our Cook Chill Chat Program. Cook Chill Chat is our food education and cooking program that aims to reduce isolation and build social connections that allow participants to thrive in their communities. Additionally, the program aims to increase cooking skills and nutrition knowledge and positively impact eating and cooking behaviours.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Sport & Physical Activity

Healthy Cities Illawarra has an exciting opportunity for volunteers to work alongside Healthy cities Illawarra’s health promotion Officers to assist with the delivery and evaluation of the Active In-Betweens program. The Active In-Betweens program supports children aged 8-12 years living in communities considered disadvantaged. It provides a weekly after-school program in local community settings with a focus on healthy lifestyles and physical activity.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Education & Training

Learning Clubs 2024 Choose a rewarding volunteer role which supports students experiencing poverty get the most out of their education. Join The Smith Family’s wonderful team of volunteer Learning Club tutors in 2024!

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Driving & Transportation, Retail & Sales

Become a Vinnies Distribution Centre Volunteer to provide excellent service and support to donors as well as Vinnies shops. Gain experience and share your skills and talents. Volunteering is a great way to interact with like-minded people and build friendships. Feel satisfied knowing you are working for an organisation that makes a difference for those in need. Our retail shops are a much-loved shopping destination for customers who value good quality, affordable and sustainable items.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Retail & Sales

Become a Vinnies shop volunteer to provide an exceptional shopping experience for our customers. Gain retail experience and share your skills and talents. Volunteering is a great way to interact with like-minded people and build friendships. Feel satisfied knowing you are working for an organisation that makes a difference for those in need. Our retail shops are a much loved shopping destination for customers who value good quality, affordable & sustainable items.

• Wollongong New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Governance, Boards & Committees, Research, Policy & Analysis

Do you have an interest in ethical research? Good communication skills? Time to contribute to your community? Then this could be for you! The University of Wollongong (UOW) is seeking to recruit community members to the UOW Human Research Ethics Committees. Committee members receive training in ethical review and have the opportunity to debate challenging issues to help protect the rights and well-being of research participants and promote ethical research.

• Warrawong New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Working with Animals

The Green Connect Farm is the largest urban farm in the southern hemisphere and is an organic farm growing selling fair food to the Illawarra community. We have opportunities to come and volunteer with us three days a week and be part of our friendly team.