Found 27 Companionship & Social Support volunteering opportunities in Brisbane City

Love a good chat? Have a few spare hours a week or fortnight? Looking to give back to your community? Passionate about walking alongside First Nations communities and creating empowering opportunities? Support people in your community by providing access to free laundry and shower services, while engaging in non-judgmental and genuine conversation!

Our Volunteer Ward Assistants enhance the patient experience by providing companionship and practical support to patients during their stay, as well as basic administrative assistance to staff.

Gentle hand massage is a great way to connect with patients and create a connection. No experience needed, this role is just about connecting with patients.

Our Concierge Volunteers are the public face of the Mater, welcoming and assisting patients and visitors at the main entrance of Mater Hospital Brisbane.

💜Volunteer to change lives. Yours included. ~ This volunteer opportunity will help to Provide social engagement for In-Patients living with dementia or experiencing delirium. #UnitingCareQLD

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.

Provide support to parents and carers entering the operating suites at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. Volunteers help ease the anxiety of a child’s surgical journey by working closely with medical staff to provide information and emotional support to parents and carers.

Help facilitate play, activities and distraction for patients, siblings and visitors at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. Join our volunteer team to provide moments of happiness and social connection in the hospital environment.

Volunteer to change lives. Yours included. This volunteer opportunity will help to accompany patients as they approach the end of life. #UnitingCareQld

Volunteer to change lives. Yours included. ~ This volunteer opportunity will help to offer patients social engagement in addition to the high-quality care patients receive while at the hospital. #UnitingCareQLD

Mater Volunteers is seeking a reliable volunteer Patient Transport Drivers. This role enables in need Mater patients and Mater cancer/oncology patients to access health care by providing door to door transport to and/or from their Mater appointments. Free parking for volunteers!

Are you interested in saving lives by helping to provide free medical supplies to people less fortunate than you? Then please, register as a volunteer with Save Our Supplies. You will also be helping to prevent tonnes of unnecessary landfill!! As a volunteer at Save Our Supplies, you will play a crucial role in saving lives and promoting better healthcare for disadvantaged community groups both in Australia and overseas.

Massage volunteers provide companionship and relaxation to patients. They apply moisturiser to patients' hands and feet. No experience necessary. Training is provided. Free parking for volunteers!

Would you and your friendly, well trained dog make the perfect Pet Therapy team at Mater? We are currently seeking dedicated volunteers and their dogs to join Mater’s Pet Therapy Program. Applicants must have a suitable dog they can bring with them to the program. Free parking for volunteers!

With a range of roles in patient and visitor support we may have the perfect role for you. Free parking for volunteers!

We need friendly volunteer drivers to join our driving team from our Herston house, Brisbane on a Monday and a Friday morning, so that our service is available every week day!

We're looking for a person with a lived experience of chronic pain who is interested in giving back to others. This is a shared role, willing to meet others face to face to create an inclusive and supportive social network in the Logan Central area. Experience with chronic pain is a must. 5 to 8 hours per month.

Do you want to make a difference? Do you enjoy interacting with older people and getting to know them through friendly chats? We are looking for experienced volunteers to become Volunteer Visitors and regularly visit with lonely elderly people living in an Aged Care homes in the Morningside area. All you have to do is be a friend. If you have 1 hour to spare each fortnight, please get in touch to find out more!

We're looking people with a lived experience of chronic pain who are interested in giving back to others. This is a shared role, willing to meet others face to face to create an inclusive and supportive social network in a number of Brisbane northside regions. Experience with chronic pain is a must. 5 to 8 hours per month.