• Melbourne VIC, Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support

Are you looking to make a real difference in someone’s life? Volunteer with Interchange and Host a young person living with disability. This extends their social network, offers them new opportunities and experiences, and provides a much needed break for their carer. Some volunteers have the young person stay at their place once a month. This also provides the young persons carer with some respite and support.

• Melbourne VIC, Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support

Are you looking to make a real difference in someone’s life? Volunteer with the Interchange Network of disability service providers and buddy up with a young person living with disability to spend regular time with them sharing hobbies or interests, going to the movies or a football game, or just hanging out watching your favourite shows at home.

• Caulfield Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support

Provide friendship and companionship for a lonely, isolated older person. Build a friendship and enjoy fortnightly visits.

• Caulfield Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Sport & Physical Activity

Increase social inclusion for an adult with an intellectual disability. Build a friendship and enjoy fortnightly outings.

• Hawthorn Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Disability Support, Sport & Physical Activity

Do you enjoy volunteering and working out at the Gym? If so, Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria have a wonderful Group Gym program for people who are blind and vision impaired and we are looking for some volunteers who could assist us. Come and join us as a Gym buddy in Hawthorn. Where: Hawthorn Aquatic & Leisure Centre When: Tuesdays 3-4pm.

• Balwyn VIC, Camberwell VIC, Hawthorn VIC, Kew VIC, Richmond VIC
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Sport & Physical Activity

Do you enjoy volunteering and working out at the Gym? If so, Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria have a wonderful Group Gym program for people who are blind and vision impaired and we are looking for some volunteers who could assist us. Come and join us as a Gym buddy in Hawthorn.

• Bentleigh Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Music & Entertainment, Sport & Physical Activity

Inclusion Melbourne believes that everyone within our community should be able to live in an inclusive community, supported by people who genuinely care for them, and have equal opportunity to participate in community life. Through our volunteer programs, we provide social support and friendship to people with a cognitive disability and older Australians who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation.

• Footscray Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Disability Support

The Interchange Host Program is one of the programs offered through Gateways Support Services. Volunteer ‘Hosts’ provide support and respite care to a family who has a child or young adult with a disability, living at home with them. The host is matched carefully with a particular child and they then support that child in the host’s own home or in the community, on a regular basis.

• Essendon VIC, Footscray VIC, Laverton VIC, Melton VIC, Werribee VIC
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Disability Support

Gateways Support Services are looking for enthusiastic and creative recreation volunteers to provide fun and safe learning opportunities to children and young people with disabilities. Under the supervision of qualified staff, you will support and encourage our clients to participate in recreation programs, providing an atmosphere of creativity and fun!

• Broadmeadows VIC, Campbellfield VIC, Coolaroo VIC, Dallas VIC, Gladstone Park VIC, Glenroy VIC, Thomastown VIC, Tullamarine VIC
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Sport & Physical Activity

Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria is looking for a friendly swimming buddy to accompany a blind lady living in Broadmeadows on weekly swims at her local pool - the Broadmeadows Leisure Centre. This will be a two hour time commitment each week or fortnight on an ongoing basis. You must be female to apply due to change-room requirements.

• Curlewis VIC, Geelong VIC, Leopold VIC, Moolap VIC, Wallington VIC
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Disability Support, Sport & Physical Activity

Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria is seeking a female volunteer to accompany an active female with vision loss for a 1-2 hour walk in her local area of Leopold, near Geelong. You will be available on either Saturday or Sunday, be over 18 years of age, and keen to help this lady keep fit and feel socially connected.

• Pascoe Vale Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Music & Entertainment

Inclusion Foundation is looking for volunteers to support their **emotion21** program. emotion21 provides innovative dance and fitness programs for children and young adults with Down syndrome. Through performance-based activities and community engagement, emotion21 aims to enhance lives for people with Down syndrome. People with an interest in disability, young people, education/learning support, behavioural support, music/movement/dance are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Melton VIC, Sunshine VIC
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support

Community Friend Program pairs and supports friendships between volunteers and participants (people with a mild to moderate disability and/or mental health condition between 18-64 years of age). Through friendship, the Community Friend Program aims to address social isolation and increase community participation - something many take for granted. Volunteers catch with participants in the community on a fortnightly basis and engage in activities of interests (cuppa, movie, walk etc.)

• Middle Park Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Disability Support, Research, Policy & Analysis, Seniors & Aged Care

Inclusion Melbourne believes that everyone within our community should be able to live in an inclusive community, supported by people who genuinely care for them, and have equal opportunity to participate in community life. Through our volunteer programs, we provide social support and friendship to people with a cognitive disability and older Australians who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation.

• Glen Iris Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Accounting & Finance, Disability Support, Music & Entertainment, Research, Policy & Analysis

Inclusion Melbourne’s Leisure Buddy program matches like-minded people to undertake social activities within our community on a fortnightly basis. We are focused on creating genuine, long term connections between volunteers and our Leisure Buddy participants. Therefore, we require a minimum commitment of 12 months and two to three hours per fortnight.