Found 16 Seniors & Aged Care volunteering opportunities in Australia

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We are seeking an English Speaking Volunteer with an Irish background to engage with an Irish aged care resident.

Use the power of connection to reduce isolation and loneliness in seniors. Leverage your super powers of listening and patience to conduct weekly Skype Visits to seniors.

Volunteer from the comfort of your home, whilst providing social companionship to seniors

Volunteer visitors visit older people living in their own homes or in Aged Care Facilities who are lonely or socially isolated. Volunteers must reside in the Blue Mountains, NSW.

We are looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals in the Newcastle area, who can sit and have a chat, reminisce and talk about topics of interest with an elderly lady or gentleman. You may want to spend some time in the garden, play cards, listen to music or do some arts and craft activities.

We want to know whether undertaking befriending with older people living in residential aged care helps reduce anxiety and decreases their loneliness. As a volunteer you will be required to visit with an elderly resident once a week for a period of four months. You will undergo a training session prior to beginning the befriending visits and will be provided with support throughout the program. Upon completion of the program you will be asked some questions regarding your experience.

Are you passionate about providing quality care and services for older people? We are a 142-bed residential aged care facility seeking to appoint an independent, non-executive Board member.

Have you been wanting to volunteer but are time poor and don't know where to start? Do you want a volunteer role that is just 1 hour per week, with no commute? Do you want a role that is not impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and will also reduce your isolation during the pandemic? Aurous Ltd are seeking virtual volunteers to provide companionship to seniors via weekly Skype visits.

Are you a creative person with experience working with social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn? Do you want to support a number of great local programs? Eastern Volunteers are looking for a fantastic volunteer to help manage and create content for a range of social media pages!

Trinder Park Aged Care is looking for a Volunteer Bus Driver to drive a 22 seat bus with wheel chair facilities for the wonderful Aged Care residents so that they can go adventures

Do you love all things digital? Can you speak fluent Italian? Have you been told you are patient and enjoy coaching and mentoring others? You could be instrumental in providing connection and confidence to isolated and lonely seniors through our Digital Mentor program. This is a virtual volunteering position with only 1 hour per week required. Our volunteers can be based anywhere in Australia!

Aurous Ltd is seeking Digital Mentors to support us in empowering seniors to become digitally connected, for 1 hour per week! You could be instrumental in providing connection and confidence to isolated and lonely seniors through our Digital Mentor program. This is a virtual volunteering position. Our volunteers can be based anywhere in Australia!

Do you speak Greek? Looking for a way give back to your community, can you Skype and list “listening” as one of your superpowers? We need you! We are seeking compassionate and reliable volunteers across Australia for our Digital Connection Program - whereby lonely seniors receive regular skype calls by volunteers for a cup of tea and a chat over video for half an hour a week or one hour a fortnight.

Looking for a way to give back to your community, have time spare each week and list “listening” as one of your superpowers? Can you Skype? Then listen up, because we need you! The Aurous Digital Connection Program is an initiative of Aurous, where isolated elderly people are given call-ready computer tablets and participate in a weekly video call with a volunteer “video visitor”. That visitor could be you.

Are you interested in helping reduce depression, anxiety and loneliness in older people living in residential aged care? If so, we invite you to become a befriender for an older adult in our BEFRIENDAS research project!