Found 50 Health Companionship & Social Support, volunteering opportunities in Australia

Joining a dynamic, committed and strongly established volunteer team you will be contributing towards Victoria's leading private and not-for-profit hospital. Not only will you be adding to the care of patients, you'll be supported by a team where you are valued and listened to. Epworth HealthCare is recruiting a number of Volunteer Drivers to provide safe and comfortable transport for patients to and from their renal dialysis appointments.

Join our respected team at Royal Hobart Hospital and become a valued volunteer! At RHH, volunteers play a vital role in supporting our staff and assisting patients, their families, and visitors. By joining us, you'll have the chance to provide invaluable support, offer guidance, and help individuals navigate the RHH site effortlessly. Come join us in making a real difference in the lives of our community members.

Join our respected team at Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) and become a valued volunteer! At RHH, volunteers play a vital role in supporting our staff and assisting patients, their families, and visitors. By joining us, you'll have the chance to provide invaluable support, offer guidance, and help individuals navigate the RHH site effortlessly. Come join us in making a real difference in the lives of our community members.

Do you have a friendly and caring manner? Like working in a fast-paced environment? Join our ED Volunteer Team to help reduce patients, their families, and carers' anxiety while they are in the ED waiting room for treatment.

Create a welcoming haven for hospital guests at Reed House Nambour. Become a Guest Services volunteer and offer kindness and support to those in need.

Silverchain provides an award-winning palliative care service that helped clients manage their symptoms and meet their physical, social, and spiritual needs for over 40 years. Our dedicated volunteers play a key role in providing this care as part of a compassionate team of Healthcare professionals. You will be helping Australians living with an advanced, progressive, or life-limiting illness to experience the best quality of life possible.

Do you have a talent in arts and craft and would like to help patients in palliative care?

Visiting Patients in the community to provide social support.

Qualified Therapists/teachers needed to provide Carer Wellness to parents/carers of children in Hospital.

To support patients of the Palliative Care Service, as well as their families and carers. There are various roles available which can involve hospital or home-based patient and carer support, or administrative assistance.

The Central Coast Community Women's Health Centre (CCCWHC) is a community based organisation, run by and for women. The aim of the volunteer program at the Northern Women’s Health Centre in Wyong is to support women who call or arrive at the Centre. ***To be referred to this role an interview with Volunteering Central Coast is required. You will be contacted soon to arrange a mutually convenient time and place. ***

MDFA's Peer Support Groups provide a safe and welcoming space for people living with aged-related macular degeneration to share their stories and ask questions of their peers. The Peer Support Facilitator role is well suited to someone with good communications skills and confidence in public speaking. Ideally you will have experience facilitating a peer support group and/or demonstrate the ability to lead a balanced discussion.

Are you looking to contribute to your community? We need people like you to help us care for people admitted to our hospitals.

Are you a trained hairdresser with some spare time during the week?

Are you interested in the therapeutic benefits of music in a palliative care setting for patient's relaxation and enjoyment? The Reverie Harp is a small, handcrafted, and easy-to-play musical instrument designed for therapeutic purposes. Its soothing, melodic tones promote relaxation, emotional comfort, and stress reduction.

Bendigo Health are looking for Volunteers to assist in Palliative Care.

Bendigo Health requires Volunteers to assist in their Residential Care Program.

Bendigo Health require Concierge or orienteering Volunteers to assist patients and visitors

Way Finding Volunteers help families navigate their way around the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH).Everyday QCH sees more than 1000 families come through the doors and the Way Finders are often the first point of contact for worried and often hurried parents, offering a welcoming smile and a gentle guiding hand.

As an Operating Theatre Recovery volunteer, you will work closely with staff to support the post-anaesthetic care of patients by providing comfort, as well as reconnecting and regulating caregiver visits. Volunteers also support the Queensland Children’s Hospital Recovery staff by answering the phones and maintaining comfort supplies.