Found 63 volunteering opportunities in Canberra City

Lifeline Canberra exists to support people in crisis and save the lives of those experiencing thoughts of suicide. Our Telephone Crisis Support Volunteers are essential in making a difference in the lives of Canberrans who call 13 11 14.

Make a difference in the lives of people that are blind or have low vision! Our Canberra team of Client Service Providers are seeking the support of a Retail Sales Wizz, someone who is friendly comfortable using the phone and chatting with our Blind and Low Vision clients. Retail experience would be ideal especially within the not for profit or disability sector.

Are you interested in working as a volunteer telephone counsellor? Do you have a counselling qualification and, preferably, previous experience in the community sector? Then this is the position for you!

Mentoring Men has available volunteer positions for men to be professionally trained to support other men in our community. You will have the opportunity to help and guide a man in need and be a part of our organisation's mission to support men in their life journey. All men regardless of their background or beliefs are welcome to apply for our program.

Maintenance supervisor and member of the Abbeyfield Garran Inc management committee We provide accommodation for 10 young people with a mild intellectual disability. The house is run by a volunteer management committee and employs a full time live in housekeeper and two casual staff to cover the weekend roster. This position is responsible for supervising and providing ongoing building maintenance. You will have other volunteers to assist you in this task..

Abbeyfield Garran is a not for profit which provides affordable, inclusive, homelike and safe accommodation for people with a mild cognitive disability where residents can maintain their independence with dignity and choice. The Garran house is run by a volunteer management committee and employs a housekeeper to provide meals and support the residents on a day- to-day basis. We have 10 young adult residents.

ACT Wildlife rehabilitates injured, sick and orphaned native animals to return them to the wild. Our interface with the public is our 24/7 phone. The day is broken into several shifts and you would be required to have our phone diverted to yours for a shift a week, a fortnight or month, depending on your availability. You will be working from home and have access to our online database to record calls.

Work from home, develop new skills and give back to the community.

Are you a Social Worker, Counsellor or Psychologist looking to support Young People? Canteen, delivers overnight programs, workshops and recreational and social events that bring young people together to build peer relationships. As a Psychosocial Support volunteer, your role will be to provide effective psychosocial support and information to young people during programs and specifically through the facilitation and delivery of manualised group work content on overnight programs.

Get2Know is looking for a passionate and detail-oriented Volunteer Support Coordinator who is able to use their understanding of the disability sector to make a real difference in the lives of NDIS participants. The right candidate will be highly compassionate and caring, be able to think outside the box, and possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills used to speak to our internal and external stakeholders.

A fantastic opportunity is available to take charge and provide audit information to management by researching and analyzing data; preparing reports on various processes and projects at Get2Know! The successful candidate will be a part of a dynamic and motivated team that are extremely passionate about the work they do while contributing to the community!

As the Learning and development Officer you will be responsible for developing and implementing a program of work aligned to the G2K’s Training Strategy and Plan to build best practice in training and competency. You will also be responsible for organizing and facilitating various training programs and events as per training needs of the project.

This volunteer HR Cordinator role will be responsible for coordinating and administering the delivery of a full suite of HR services. Reporting to the HR Manager, the Volunteer HR Coordinator will work collaboratively with the HR team to provide support, coordination and administration in Recruitment and HR Projects to deliver a full range of HR services to the organisation.

We are seeking a self-motivated System Analyst responsible for custom solutions implementation across the product development team. This role is remote based in any part of Australia.

We are looking for an executive assistant to be the supportive force that empowers our senior leadership. The ideal person for the job will be a energetic problem solver with exceptional communication skills and a knack for detail. You will preferably have experience working in an office environment, performing administrative duties and providing support to management. Given the changing nature of the executive volunteer landscape, we rely on our assistants for high flexibility.

This role has a focus on creating innovative digital experiences, incorporating visual and interaction design to help deliver an exceptional experience and work on existing and new features, and the evolution of our web, app and other company wide visual assets. Working closely with architects, front-end developers and back-end developers, leveraging your knowledge and experience to design solutions which meet the needs of our end users.

We have an ambitious agenda to deliver against this year and to this end, we are looking to appoint an experienced Digital Marketing and Social Media professional to drive brand awareness, audience engagement and lead optimisation.

Music can heal, uplift and even transform lives but the people who need it most often have the least access to it. That is where A Sound Life comes in - we do all the legwork to make it easy for you to simply turn up and perform your music either live over Zoom or directly to patients by their bedside in hospitals. Our next Musician Training Day is happening on Sunday, April 28 from 10am-3pm at Together2, Rozelle in Sydney and via Zoom.

The Roundabout Project is a volunteer peer support project that aims to assist participants with Disability to engage with our LGBTIQA+ community encouraging networking and connections. By sharing personal experiences and developing mutual peer-to-peer friendship, participants may gain a greater sense of connection to community and develop a deeper sense of belonging, self-esteem, and interpersonal trust.

Do you think it's essential to be inclusive? Do you enjoy working with people from a variety of backgrounds? The Inclusive Volunteering Pathways to Employment Program supports those living with a disability or mental health condition to find volunteering roles where they can build skills, experience and networks to reach their employment goals. We need your help to provide encouragement and support to our participants.