Found 18 Companionship & Social Support volunteering opportunities in Brisbane City

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.

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 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!

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!

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 helpline was established in 2009, and is the only such service in Australia helping people living with pain. Guides have a personal connection to chronic pain and are able to support callers with chronic pain.

APMA is seeking someone looking to expand their skills as a professional workplace trainer. You will be responsible for the delivery of an existing, structured course to participants. You will also help develop and coordinate training, in addition to this. Willing and able to complete general office duties, 1-2 days per week.