• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Health
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Library Services

Assist with the operation of the Book Trolley at our Centre. This role involves processing donated books and magazines, including screening suitable books and magazines for content. You will organise and maintain the Volunteer Library, organise and transport the book trolley, offer books and magazines to consumers, their carers, and families in our Centre and provide general support and/or conversation to involve them in positive connections.

• Newcastle New South Wales
• Category: Young People
• Types of work: Disability Support, Fundraising & Events, Sport & Physical Activity

Best Volunteer Opportunity Ever! Sailing Experiences for children with disabilities or experiencing social challenges

• Newcastle New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Childcare, Library Services

Calling all "kids at heart"! The Newcastle and Hunter Toy Library is seeking a regular volunteer to assist with the running of the Toy Library sessions on Saturday mornings. The Toy Library is a terrific service based at New Lambton Library and run entirely by volunteers.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Music & Entertainment, Seniors & Aged Care

Are you creative? Do you have a passion for arts and crafts? Share your love for arts and crafts with residents of a local aged care facility. Use your creativity and artistic skills to assist people to create their own pieces. Resources will be provided, all you need to bring are your ideas and enthusiasm.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

Do you have good teamwork skills and like helping others? Clothing Pool Volunteers will assist with the operation of the Clothing Pool at our Centre. This role involves unpacking and sorting donated clothing according to a set of guidelines, including sorting according to size and season. Packaging clothing and delivering items and packs to the Centre via a trolley from the Volunteer Office. Reviewing and maintaining stock levels, including assisting with targeted appeals for donations.

• Charlestown New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

You will assist our bus driver with bus run including assisting clients with boarding and exiting the bus, securing seat belts, and navigation into the Centre. You may also help with meals, including preparing and serving food & drinks. The role also assists with activities e.g. crafts, cooking, exercises, bingo and card games, providing a great opportunity to make conversation with clients. General cleaning duties are also required.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Driving & Transportation, Seniors & Aged Care

Bring along your good-natured pet and spend time chatting with people living with dementia or may be frail and elderly at our residential aged care home. You’ll see what a difference your furry friend can make. When bringing your pet into an aged care environment with frail and elderly residents, we ask that your pet is: Calm, patient & gentle in nature, Up-to-date with vaccinations/treatment of worms & fleas, Nails are short &blunt. Freshly cut nails should be filed. Dogs must be on a lead.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Spend time with an elderly person who would like a social visitor at our residential aged care home. You'll love this volunteer opportunity to chat, provide companionship and reduce their sense of isolation. The commitment is for a minimum of one hour per week for 12 months or longer. We would be delighted to talk with you about a suitable day and time during the week.

• Wickham New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

Our orgnaisations Sayer 45, is out on the water 4 days per week during school term, running up to 6 programs every week. A maintenance coordinator is required to assist with maintenance jobs on the vessel and coordinate big jobs. Maintenance jobs could be booking the vessel into the boatyard for an antifoul, ordering parts (as authorised), checking fuel levels, replacing a broken latch, checking stauntions for splits, washing the deck, organising working bees and tidying the shed.

• Wickham New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support

Our orgnaistion has in excess of 40 local volunteers and our boat is out on the water 4 days per week during school term running up to 6 programs every week. We are seeking a Volunteer Crew Coordinator to ensure we have enough crew with experience on each program sail. Your customer service, IT skills and previous experience with youth will be advantageous for this role.

• Charlestown New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Research, Policy & Analysis, Seniors & Aged Care

Assist the organisation with developing and maintaining an up to date WHS system. Provide guidance and supervision on WHS matters to Staff and volunteers across the organisation. Conduct WHS Audits. Maintain WHS registers and assist with relevant meetings.

• Charlestown New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Your good communication skills, friendly personality and empathy with frail aged people will be of great value in this role. You will support staff who work with clients in a day care type environment - socialising with clients and assisting with activities such as games and craft. You'll help with tea and coffee making, and serving of meals. Some activities are off-site so having your own vehicle to get there would be helpful. Current National Criminal Check required.

• Charlestown New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Seniors & Aged Care

Your general garden maintenance skills and previous experience are highly sought after for this role. You'll be mowing, whipper-snipping, weeding etc around the homes of frail aged and disabled members of our community. Ideally, you'll be able to do this work on Mondays and Tuesdays between 7.30am and 12.30pm. National Criminal Check required.

• Newcastle New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Work with this friendly and positive team to actively engage with and support young people on program. Programs may include face to face activities such as Activity days, Camps, and ‘Connect’ sessions (online). Your communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport will assist and support young people whilst on Program, building a relationship of trust. You’ll participate in program activities supervising and assisting young people as required.

• Newcastle NSW, New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Sport & Physical Activity, Trades & Maintenance

Habitat for Humanity Australia requires volunteers for repair and maintenance work on crisis accommodation. The program benefits disadvantaged and socially isolated members of the community. There is a range of volunteer opportunities both in and around Newcastle. No skills are required! Teams are mobilised to conduct landscaping, painting and minor repairs to homes and crisis accommodation.