• Haymarket New South Wales
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Counselling & Help Line, Tutoring & Coaching

Be a positive role model and make a lasting impact on the lives of women and girls rebuilding their lives.

• Tasmania
• Category: Mental Health
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

We are seeking compassionate and committed volunteers to join the MATES Program. As a volunteer, you will be paired with a "MATE" to share weekly or fortnightly activities such as coffee chats, walks in the park, or exploring new hobbies. Your role will be crucial in providing companionship and support to those who need it most. MATES is a program dedicated to enhancing lives through meaningful connections. We support individuals experiencing social isolation due to diagnosed mental illness.

• Busselton Western Australia
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Driving & Transportation, Education & Training

Mentoring of young people to complete 50 hours of supervised car driving experience. An automatic RYDE vehicle which is comprehensively insured, maintained and has a fuel card is provided. The RYDE car is based at Geographe Leisure Centre. There is no formal age range of volunteer mentors, as long as you have a current licence, can drive safely and have a good understanding of road rules.

• Doonan Queensland
• Category: Mental Health
• Types of work: Fundraising & Events, Garden Maintenance

Our Ad-Hoc Helpers Team helps with organising ad-hoc activities including: • working bees • fundraising events • Gratitude Day lunches • annual Mega Market (held at the sanctuary) • our annual Seeing The Soul Art Prize & Exhibition.

• Maroochydore Queensland
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Childcare, Companionship & Social Support, Counselling & Help Line

Mentors required for children and young people from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds for 2 hours per fortnight (times and days flexible). Mentors provide friendship and community engagement for a period of 12 months.

• Nambour Queensland
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Childcare, Companionship & Social Support, Counselling & Help Line

Male Mentors required for young boys from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds for 2 hours per fortnight (times and days flexible). Mentors provide friendship and community engagement for a period of 12 months.

• Mountain Creek Queensland
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Childcare, Companionship & Social Support, Counselling & Help Line

Male Mentors required for young boys from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds for 2 hours per fortnight (times and days flexible). Mentors provide friendship and community engagement for a period of 12 months.

• Caloundra Queensland
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Childcare, Companionship & Social Support, Counselling & Help Line

Male Mentors required for young boys from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds for 2 hours per fortnight (times and days flexible). Mentors provide friendship and community engagement for a period of 12 months.

• Doonan Queensland
• Category: Mental Health
• Types of work: Fundraising & Events, Retail & Sales

Helping to raise awareness of the sanctuary and sell a range of merchandise at markets across the coast.

• Branxholm TAS, Forester TAS, Jetsonville TAS, Legerwood TAS, Moorina TAS, North Scottsdale TAS, Scottsdale TAS, Tonganah TAS
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Do you want to make a difference in a young person's life? 1 in 10 young people are disengaged with school and 1 in 4 are unhappy with their lives. At Raise we know that a mentor can change the course of a young person’s life, helping teenagers to build resilience and feel more hopeful for the future. We recruit and train volunteers from the community to become youth mentors, before matching them with a teenager at a local public high school.

• Cressy TAS, Evandale TAS, Launceston TAS, Longford TAS
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Do you want to make a difference in a young person's life? 1 in 10 young people are disengaged with school and 1 in 4 are unhappy with their lives. At Raise we know that a mentor can change the course of a young person’s life, helping teenagers to build resilience and feel more hopeful for the future. We recruit and train volunteers from the community to become youth mentors, before matching them with a teenager at a local public high school.

• South Australia
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy

The Police Call Outs Program supports young people in police interviews when a parent, guardian or other suitable adult is unavailable. Volunteers in this program are required to attend police interview on an ‘on-call’ basis to ensure that young people’s rights are respected and that they feel supported during this process.

• Kyneton Victoria
• Category: Mental Health
• Types of work: Accounting & Finance, Administration & Office Management, Fundraising & Events, Governance, Boards & Committees

As a General Committee Member at MRSPAG, you will engage actively in meetings, contributing to key decisions and the shaping of strategic plans. Your role includes championing MRSPAG’s mission in the community, advocating for suicide prevention initiatives, and participating in awareness campaigns to further our outreach and impact.

• Remote Only
• Category: Mentoring & Advocacy
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Counselling & Help Line, Seniors & Aged Care

Join The Violet Initiative as a Violet Guide and support Australians through one of life's most challenging stages. Dedicate 4 hours a week from home, providing compassionate phone support to caregivers and the bereaved. Violet Guides deliver this support over the phone, at no cost to the carer. Every Guide receives full training and on-going support, but most importantly, every Guide comes with the lived experience of caring for someone they love. Apply by Wednesday 5 June 2024.

• Subiaco Western Australia
• Category: Mental Health

Samaritans are looking for passionate and dedicated Volunteer Support Counsellors to get involved in an innovative collaborative service with Ruah and Telethon Kids Institute. The Youth Suicide Sanctuary is the first of it's kind in Western Australia and will offer appropriate support for young people experiencing thoughts of suicide. The Youth Suicide Sanctuary, as the name suggests, will be a peaceful place where young people can explore their thoughts in a caring environment.