Found 129 Community Services volunteering opportunities in Australian Capital Territory ACT

One of the Society's Special Works programs, Compeer is also an international program for people living with a diagnosed mental illness. The aim of the program is to reduce social isolation and combat the stigma attached to mental illness. We strive to empower participants to achieve equality, self-worth, dignity and trust through the power of friendship. Compeer matches adult volunteers with participants in one on one friendships, based on sharing similar interests and hobbies.

Assist, inform, refer! Would you like to be part of a friendly, supportive team assisting the Canberra Community to access appropriate services, support, volunteering roles and interest groups available to them? Then this is the volunteer opportunity for you!

Our Delivery Volunteers facilitate the supply of meals to Vinnies Special Works Homelessness Programs by transporting from the supply point to the distribution location/s. These meals provide basic support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. At services such as Blue Door the meals also act as a “handshake” facilitating deeper engagement and a “hand up” to our service users. These roles are required for Mondays to Fridays, from 8.30 to 10.30am each day.

The Night Patrol General Hand Volunteer primarily carries out the tasks that the Night Patrol program relies on directly for its smooth running operations. These tasks are essential in ensuring that the Night Patrol vans and its volunteers are able to provide a consistent and reliable service each night for those accessing the vans on the streets.

Vinnies has hundreds of Retail Centres Australia wide. Revenue raised from the Retail Centres allows for the continuation of vital services Vinnies runs across the country. Our Tuggeranong Centre is looking for Retail Assistant/Donation Sorting Volunteers.

Vinnies Thread Together program is a shop front aimed at making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people in our community by providing free clothing. Thread Together (Retail Assistant) Volunteer helps with creating a comfortable place for people to access clothing and support. The Volunteer will be working from our new and exciting shop front in Phillip. Our Thread Together Coordinator will supervise the Volunteer and provide on-the-job training, ongoing support and development.

The Handyperson Volunteer requires to have basic carpentry skills and/or garden maintenance skills. The volunteer assists with the upkeep of our Family Service properties and units for vulnerable individuals.

Can you volunteer at Vinnies Dickson Retail Centre? Would you like a charitable opportunity to volunteer and help people in need? Our shops are run by experienced professional retail managers who are supported by dedicated volunteers. There are a variety of roles ranging from assisting our managers preparing items for sale through to working at the cash register. There is a role for everyone. By volunteering you get to meet some wonderful people and gain new skills.

Our Community Pantries provide basic food and personal care items to individuals and families in Canberra who are experiencing hardship. Please note: we are unable to offer volunteering opportunities related to receiving government payments.

Our Community Pantries provide basic food and personal care items to individuals and families in Canberra who are experiencing hardship. Please note: we are unable to offer volunteering opportunities related to receiving government payments.

The Swahili In-Language Support volunteer will engage with the Humanitarian Support Program in providing support to newly arrived refugees with their initial settlement in Canberra.

We seek to fill vacancies on the St John Ambulance ACT Board and these rewarding Directorships will appeal to people with an interest / experience in commercial governance within the 'not for profit' sector.

Uniting Care Kippax is looking for passionate and caring individuals to join our Parent Mentor team. You would work alongside parents and support them to develop parenting skills and sense of belonging. With the ability to reflect on own experience and the knowledge acquired through training you would make a positive, constructive and meaningful change in your mentees’ life.

Do you have some spare time between Monday and Saturday? Whether its weekly or fortnightly or monthly...we would love to hear from you. The general hand assists with the smooth running of the back of house areas of our Retail Centres. The volunteer works primarily in processing new donations in preparation for sorting and distribution.

CS#1 is looking for volunteers who enjoy walking, singing or playing musical instruments to assist those in our community to maintain an active social life through regular social outings and activities to promote wellbeing and social harmony within our community. The Mixed Bag Singing Group supports one another with a sing along to piano, ukelele and guitar. No requirement to be a 'singer', come along and support the Activity Group Worker on Wednesday afternoons from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

We are looking for volunteers who enjoy a morning walk and engaging in conversation with children. The role is to support children to get to school in time for their studies and build road safety awareness. Each 'walking bus' will walk along a set route with two or more adults leading and collecting the children at designated stops and walking them to school.

The CS#1 Food Pantry is a small community food outlet for people with a genuine need or those who are on a limited income, making good food and quality household products affordable and accessible. The food in our pantry is provided by FoodBank NSW and Community donations The CS#1 Food Pantry is open Monday to Friday. Volunteer your time to meet and facilitate a positive shopping experience for individuals and families from your local community as part of our valued tea

Learning for Wellbeing is a project run in partnership with schools and community groups. It aims to ensure children feel connected to their family and community, have a sense of confidence, an increased ability to regulate their emotions and are better able to connect with peers in a healthy and rewarding way. The Learning for Wellbeing Mentor provides support to individuals, or small groups of students, focusing on social and emotional learning activities that are facilitated by CS#1 staff

Working with us means, you think it’s essential to be inclusive and enjoy working with people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in supporting individuals to connect with their community through volunteering, then you’ll enjoy working with the Inclusive Volunteering Program. The program assists people living with a disability, or mental health condition, and refugees or migrants by finding positive, enriching and sustainable volunteering positions in the Canberra Region.

HOW can being involved benefit you ? • You will be assisting to instruct youth in an international recognised evidence based program • You will receive free training and upskilling in mental health and education • You will be making a local difference in our community • This opportunity can also add exceptional experience to your resume. Sound Good ? Register for our training today! (if the below training dates do not suit please email me for further training dates and options.