Found 43 volunteering opportunities in Adelaide City

Bring along your good-natured pet and spend time chatting with people living with dementia who may be frail and elderly at our residential aged care home in Daw Park. You’ll see what a difference your furry friend can make.

As a Hand Massage and/or Nail Care Volunteer, you will help to provide provide companionship and meaningful engagement for older people in a residential care home. Spend time with residents talking and listening to their stories, while pampering them with a gentle hand massage and simple nail care (such as filing or nail polish).

We are looking for a reliable person to assist us one to two days per week to keeping our Residential Care Home looking its best. Duties may include tidy up of our gardens, pruning, site rubbish pickup, minor repair or maintenance, changing light globes. BBQ checks. pressure washing paths. re-arranging storerooms, painting and lubricating door locks. If you feel this is a good match for you, we'd like to hear from you.

HammondCare pastoral care volunteers have an opportunity to support the spiritual and emotional needs of the elderly people living in an aged care home. As a pastoral care volunteer you’ll be actively involved with a local Christian church.

Make everyone’s day by pushing a trolley with all kinds of sweet treats around to residents who are living with dementia in our aged care home in Daw Park. You’ll bring joy to each of our residents every time you enter the room.

Come together with aged care residents in HammondCare Daw Park to knit or crochet. Be rewarded as you volunteer your time with other people who are interested in this activity. You'll enjoy each other’s company, Some of our residents used to knit but are unable to now. They would love to watch you and chat.

Spend time with an elderly person who would like a social visitor at our residential aged care home at Daw Park. We are looking for a caring individual who can sit and have a chat, reminisce, and talk about topics of interest with an elderly person living with dementia in their preferred language. Ideally you will be a fluent German or Slovak speaker.

Share your love of music with our residents at Weekly Concerts and Special Events. We welcome a range of musical styles, from classical, jazz, country, rock'n'roll and popular hits from the 1930's onwards. As you volunteer sing, play and perform, you'll be providing a great live music experience for elderly people living at HammondCare in Daw Park.

Are you creative? Do you have a passion for arts & crafts? Share your love of arts and crafts with residents at HammondCare Aged Care Home in Daw Park. Show off your creative and artistic skills as you assist people to create their own pieces.

Chair exercise group volunteers bring the energy of a fitness workout but guide people with gentle movements, as participants are sitting comfortably in a chair. Perhaps you have a background in fitness, dance, yoga, physio or Pilates and you'd like to lead a small group. You'll be helping older residents in care to maintain their mobility as well as their healthy wellbeing - and have fun!

We are seeking a Sewing Volunteer who can assist with minor clothing repairs of resident’s clothing, including replacing buttons, adjusting hems and minor mending and clothing modifications. The volunteer is encouraged to invite residents to participate and/or be a part of the activity in whichever way they chose, to foster a sense of dignity and personal satisfaction.

As a Volunteer Social Visitor, you will provide companionship and meaningful social interaction for older people living with dementia in a residential care home. Spend time engaging with residents one-on-one or in small groups with conversation and/or gentle activities including simple crafts, listening to music together, reading the newspaper/magazines, walking in the garden and more.

Are you a sociable person who enjoys talking and listening to to others? For this volunteering you will need to be understanding of elderly people's needs and limits. You will need to be as reliable as possible. You will need to be willing to contact the ACVVS Co-ordinator to report every quarter and when you need support.

Are you a sociable person who enjoys talking and listening to to others? For this volunteering you will need to be understanding of elderly people's needs and limits. You will need to be as reliable as possible. You will need to be willing to contact the ACVVS Co-ordinator to report every quarter and when you need support.

Spend time with an elderly lady living in a residential aged care home in Daw Park. You'll help provide companionship as well as maintain their healthy wellbeing as part of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme.

Would you like to be a friendly face to an older person by volunteering as an In Home ACVVS Volunteer Visitor? By being there with kind words & companionship you would be offering an invaluable service to lonely/socially isolated older people living independently. This social support will help maintain & even increase well-being in those you visit. Does this sound like something that would suit you? If yes, read on...then express your interest!

Wanted: female to visit in an aged care home in Bellevue Heights Be an active part of your local community by providing friendship to an older person living at home or in an aged care facility. The commitment is minimal – 1 hour per week or fortnight but enough to make a huge difference in the life of someone socially isolated because of mobility, family circumstance or health. **COTA SA offers ongoing training, fuel reimbursements and continual support during your friendship journey.**

Helping Hand has partnered with the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) to connect older people in our residential care communities with a dedicated volunteer. We are looking for a Polish speaking volunteer to bring friendship and joy to a Polish resident at our Mawson Lakes care home.

Helping Hand North Adelaide is seeking Activities Assistants to join the Volunteer team. As a volunteer your role will be with our Lifestyles Team at North Adelaide, supporting residents to socialise and join in activities.

Do you have a green thumb and love the outdoors? Come and help senior residents create a garden at Ingle Farm.