Found 1279 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Combine your love of gardening with the opportunity to support local communities. We are looking for someone who can dedicate a few hours per week to cultivate a community garden where the produce is distributed to local families and individuals experiencing financial hardship. If this is you, please apply!

The Great Stupa is on the lookout for Handy Heroes to join our works team. Are you great with a drill or paint brush? Then we would like to meet you!

Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference to another person and reduces loneliness in our community? We are seeking champion volunteers to visit lonely older people in the northern suburbs. Our program helps to improve the lives of older people who face social isolation through meaningful friendships. It's very rewarding, flexible, and suited to anyone who is friendly, kind and reliable!

Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference to another person and reduces loneliness in our community? We are seeking champion volunteers to visit lonely older people in Ivanhoe and its surrounding suburbs. Our program helps to improve the lives of older people who face social isolation through meaningful friendships. It's very rewarding, flexible, and suited to anyone who is friendly, kind and reliable!

We are looking for a gardener to maintain our beautiful gardens, that our elderly clients enjoy. The gardener will keep the area free of weeds and keep the fountains clean and Cut back any overgrown vegetation. Our gardener will enjoy a free hot lunch and morning tea provided by our chef.

We have a fun position at Woolgoolga day programme helping our elderly clients with quizzes, bingo, morning tea and lunch. We are looking for a volunteer for Fridays between 9am and 3pm. A staff member will be on hand to train the volunteer

MCCI supports older people from multicultural backgrounds. Our Volunteer Drivers provide door to door transport for clients attending MCCI social support groups. Normal car licence only required. Full training provided.

Legacy Brisbane supports widows and families of our servicemen and women. We are looking for two passionate, motivated volunteers to phone our older widows to check on well-being and needs in the Contact Centre at South Brisbane. There will also be administrative tasks attached to this role. You will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will need to be computer literate. You will not be selling, promoting or asking for money, it is purely a curtesy wellbeing call.

We are on the hunt for volunteers, aged 18+ who want to make a difference to an older person living in an aged care home. By volunteering in an aged care residential facility, you can improve the quality of life for older people who have limited contact with others and as a result are at risk of isolation and loneliness– whether for social or cultural reasons, or due to disability.

We are looking for a volunteer psychotherapist to join our amazing team. In this role you will be assisting NDIS participants in providing support and counselling to empower them to achieve their goals. This role will suit a highly motivated individual who takes pride in their work and has a passion to bring positive change in someone's life.

We are looking for passionate volunteers who would like to provide positive role models for students, as well as supplementary, hands-on assistance for teachers - support that is tailored to meet the unique needs of different schools, classes and students at primary and/or secondary schools. Volunteers should have good communication and life skills, a desire to make a difference to young peoples education and an ability to work within a school environment with a professional approach.

We are looking for passionate volunteers who would like to provide positive role models for students, as well as supplementary, hands-on assistance for teachers. We currently require volunteers to offer Literacy support for primary school students, Volunteers should have good communication and life skills, a desire to make a difference to young peoples education and an ability to work within a school environment with a professional approach.

Inclusion Melbourne believes that everyone within our community should be able to live in an inclusive community, supported by people who genuinely care for them, and have equal opportunity to participate in community life. Through our volunteer programs, we provide social support and friendship to people with a cognitive disability and older Australians who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation.

Inclusion Melbourne is an auspice in the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme; a national program funded by the Australian Government. As an Inclusion Melbourne Aged Care Volunteer Visitor, you’ll spend time with someone in your local community who may be lonely or socially isolated. We're looking for caring individuals who can sit and have a chat, reminisce and talk about topics of interest with elderly people in their own homes.

Inclusion Melbourne believes that everyone within our community should be able to live in an inclusive community, supported by people who genuinely care for them, and have equal opportunity to participate in community life. Through our volunteer programs, we provide social support and friendship to people with a cognitive disability and older Australians who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation.

Lack of transport is a common barrier for seniors to remain part of their community. Having no transport can stop them from doing the things they need to do, and leads to feelings of loneliness and isolation. If you enjoy driving, you can make a difference by helping with their transport needs to important medical appointments or social activities.

RDA is a voluntary organisation providing equine-assisted activities for people with disabilities to develop and enhance abilities through programs such as riding, dressage and carriage driving. Horses provide vital mental and physical stimulation for our disabled participants, improving their confidence, increasing their autonomy and delivering immeasurable amounts of pleasure. There are many and varied opportunities for volunteers at our centre.

Our choirs are all about coming together and sharing the feeling of what it is like making music together – it is a feeling of joy and elation! ACH Group is seeking two new volunteers to assist with the Sing for Joy Choir, based in Glenelg.

Moongala Women’s Community House in Bentleigh East is a not for profit, friendly community-based organisation, bringing people together and providing a range of courses and activities to the community. We require a volunteer to support our organisation with welcoming visitors to the House, receptionist duties including answering the telephone, session set up and pack up where required, hospitality, and general administration duties.

Do you love being fit? Do you love being around older people? ACH Group Kapara (Glenelg) are looking for people to help their residents access & enjoy their fitness programs.