Found 55 Community Services Companionship & Social Support, volunteering opportunities in Australia

Join Lifeline WA in our mission to combat loneliness and social isolation in older aged individuals by establishing and maintaining meaningful friendships and companionships. You will visit older aged persons in their own homes or Aged Care facilities on a regular basis to promote their health and wellbeing.

We are looking for genuine volunteers who have the heart and passion to want to help us create change and empower the lives of women in need. We are unique in what we do. We are a very strong tribe of women who are committed to creating change. Please note we only take genuine volunteers. If you are volunteering to meet the requirements of Centrelink, please be aware that we do not supply Centrelink letters.

4 Voices are looking for team leaders to support our small outreach teams on the Gold Coast. Team leaders need to engage with, coach and manage both volunteer and the outreach shift activities. The commitment required is 3 - 4 hours per week. We are about to launch an outreach service to operate from an off-grid van at various locations on the Gold Coast.

Volunteers are required to provide assistance with social activities to adults with a disability at Chatswood Youth Centre.

Share your language (Vietnamese or French) and companionship during weekly or fortnightly visits with an isolated elderly female, who would enjoy the company of others.

Share your language (Vietnamese or Cantonese) and companionship during weekly or fortnightly visits with an isolated elderly man, who enjoys the company of others.

Community Aid Volunteers at Lifeline H2HS provide social support for frail, aged people 65 years or older in the form of transport to appointments and activities, accompanied shopping, companionship visits, or social phone calls. One or two hours of your time each week could make your day and theirs.

ACVVS program at Sydney MCS provides FREE social supports for the senior community in Sydney. We seek English speaking volunteers to visit a senior residents at the aged care facilities or at individual homes. We are highly valued our wonderful volunteers and your help will significantly reduce isolation and increase their quality of life.

ACVVS provides FREE social support to the seniors community in Sydney. We seek Portuguese speaking volunteers to visit a recipient at her home in Queens Park during the week on either Tuesday or Thursday. Your help will significantly reduce a client's isolation and increase his/her quality of life.

Are you over the age of 16 and currently studying? ** EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES are available for You! ** * Boost your CV * Learn new skills* Compliment your studies* Make new connections * Make a Difference! Volunteering NQ is the leading volunteer resource centre in our region, promoting volunteer participation, connecting volunteers and providing training to strengthen the volunteer community. You are valued by our community and our community can help you too! #events #student

ACVVS at Sydney MCS provide FREE social supports for the isolated seniors and aged care communities in Sydney. We seek Mandarin speaking volunteers to visit a lonely gentleman at his home in Dulwich Hill, or to teach Mandarin in Sylvania, or visit other places (nursing home or aged care facilities). We are highly valued our wonderful volunteers.

Volunteer opportunities are available to Community Transport Volunteers that can include working in a hospital or clinical environment upon successful completion of probationary pre requisites and training. All training is provided by St John Ambulance WA.

Music can heal, uplift and even transform lives but the people who need it most often have the least access to it. That is where A Sound Life comes in - we do all the legwork to make it easy for you to simply turn up and perform your music directly to patients by their bedside in hospitals.

On a Monday our Neighbour Connect Program group for over 55s meets to chat, sing, listen to guest speakers, reminisce, and ultimately enjoy a delicious nutritious lunch. Volunteers assist with the set-up of the event, preparation of lunch and to join in the group to encourage conversations.

To bring joy, social and cultural connection to an older man by visiting in his residential home. Approximately an hour weekly/fortnightly at a time to suit both of you. Volunteering under the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme you will make a difference in the life of an older person by helping to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation improve their overall wellbeing.

We are looking for extra hands and hearts on deck, to serve in our ready-to-eat and take-home food relief service. Our service is not just about food, but also about social connection.

MiCare is looking for a volunteer that loves to be with people to provide social support and positive interactions on a regular basis. This client is from North Ringwood and enjoys gardening, 4wd, Richmond football club and good conversation.

Share your language (Serbian) and companionship during weekly or fortnightly visits with a lonely elderly lady, who enjoys the company of others.

Are you over the age of 16 and currently studying? ** EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES are available for You! ** * Boost your CV * Learn new skills* Compliment your studies* Make new connections * Make a Difference! Volunteering NQ is the leading volunteer resource centre in our region, promoting volunteer participation, connecting volunteers and providing training to strengthen the volunteer community. You are valued by our community and our community can help you too! #events #student

Coach In the capacity of a mentor, the objective is to collaborate with individual community members, offering assistance to facilitate positive transformations in their lives, ultimately aiding them in accomplishing their objectives, such as securing steady employment. Essential qualities for a mentor encompass: 1.Empathy and compassion 2.Caring demeanor 3.Prior experience as a manager, business owner, or mentor