Found 291 volunteering opportunities in Canberra City

Assist, inform, refer! Would you like to be part of a friendly, supportive team assisting the Canberra Community to access appropriate services, support, volunteering roles and interest groups available to them? Then this is the volunteer opportunity for you!

The Treasurer will have an interest in and facility with financial matters with attention to detail. You will follow due process and deliver requirements in a timely manner. You will be responsible for preparing and monitoring the budget and ensuring that the books are kept up to date. The Treasurer manages oversees the bank accounts for programs and manages the invoices and payments. This is an important role and the suitable person must have integrity and trustworthiness.

Abundant Water is a Canberra based NGO working to to help remote communities stop disease and death by providing access to clean water. Abundant Water trains potters in Lao and Timor Leste to make their own ceramic water filters and business people to market and sell filters so that remote communities develop their own sustainable clean water businesses. Volunteering positions exist in the administration, communications, and volunteering directorates.

Our Delivery Volunteers facilitate the supply of meals to Vinnies Special Works Homelessness Programs by transporting from the supply point to the distribution location/s. These meals provide basic support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. At services such as Blue Door the meals also act as a “handshake” facilitating deeper engagement and a “hand up” to our service users. These roles are required for Mondays to Fridays, from 8.30 to 10.30am each day.

The Night Patrol General Hand Volunteer primarily carries out the tasks that the Night Patrol program relies on directly for its smooth running operations. These tasks are essential in ensuring that the Night Patrol vans and its volunteers are able to provide a consistent and reliable service each night for those accessing the vans on the streets.

Vinnies has hundreds of Retail Centres Australia wide. Revenue raised from the Retail Centres allows for the continuation of vital services Vinnies runs across the country. Our Tuggeranong Centre is looking for Retail Assistant/Donation Sorting Volunteers.

Vinnies Thread Together program is a shop front aimed at making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people in our community by providing free clothing. Thread Together (Retail Assistant) Volunteer helps with creating a comfortable place for people to access clothing and support. The Volunteer will be working from our new and exciting shop front in Phillip. Our Thread Together Coordinator will supervise the Volunteer and provide on-the-job training, ongoing support and development.

The Handyperson Volunteer requires to have basic carpentry skills and/or garden maintenance skills. The volunteer assists with the upkeep of our Family Service properties and units for vulnerable individuals.

An elderly lady in the Canberra area would enjoy your company during the week, particularly if you enjoy reminiscing about travelling around the world. We would be happy to arrange a suitable time to visit each week for 12 months or longer.

An elderly gentleman in the Canberra area would enjoy your company during the week, particularly if you enjoy visiting galleries. We would be happy to arrange a suitable time to visit each week for 12 months or longer.

We need HELP-COVID marshals at the Hartley Hall Markets Easter Sunday 4 April. You can join us all day or a couple of hours, lunch and drinks to be provided and a zooper dooper too :)

Are you a great role model for 6-10 year old girls in your community? Seeking a fun weekly volunteer opportunity to learn new indoor and outdoor skills? Want to build on your leadership abilities? Seeking experience with groups of kids and collaborating with other women? Looking to use your skills and experience to make a difference to young people? Then Girl Guides is for you!

Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation runs Activity Days, Camps & online chat sessions for young people living with families suffering from Mental Health. Volunteers can select which role they want to do depending on their availability. Volunteers need to engage, support and assist young people on the Activity Day, Camp or online Chat session we call Connect. Volunteers are there to take part in the activity and ensure the safety and wellbeing is reported to a staff member.

Abbeyfield Garran provides affordable, inclusive, home-like, 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 general support the residents on a day-to-day basis.

Are you a great role model for 10-13 year old girls in your community? Seeking a fun weekly volunteer opportunity to learn new indoor and outdoor skills? Want to build on your leadership abilities? Seeking experience with groups of kids and collaborating with other women? Looking to use your skills and experience to make a difference to young people? Then Girl Guides is for you!

We are seeking an experienced handyperson to help us create a nicer, more accessible office space.

Do you enjoy being outdoors and enjoy gardening? Calvary Public Hospital Bruce is looking for volunteers to assist our head garden maintain the hospital grounds for enjoyment of patients, visitors and staff.

Can you volunteer at Vinnies Dickson Retail Centre? Would you like a charitable opportunity to volunteer and help people in need? Our shops are run by experienced professional retail managers who are supported by dedicated volunteers. There are a variety of roles ranging from assisting our managers preparing items for sale through to working at the cash register. There is a role for everyone. By volunteering you get to meet some wonderful people and gain new skills.

Our Community Pantries provide basic food and personal care items to individuals and families in Canberra who are experiencing hardship. Please note: we are unable to offer volunteering opportunities related to receiving government payments.

Our Community Pantries provide basic food and personal care items to individuals and families in Canberra who are experiencing hardship. Please note: we are unable to offer volunteering opportunities related to receiving government payments.