Found 21 Disability Support volunteering opportunities in Melbourne City

Calling Allied Health Professionals eg OTs, Physios and Nurses for Upper Limb Training (Able X). Are you a retired or current Allied Health professional – eg physio, OT or nurse, looking to volunteer for a few hours each week in your local community? The Boroondara Stroke Support Group (BSSG) is looking for more volunteers to join it's Able X team. Able X is an upper limb training tool (using hand held control devices).

To accompany, support and interact in a unique Centre that caters for disadvantaged, disabled and /or people requiring support.

Garden Nomad volunteers help deliver our community program to residents of the City of Port Philip in need of gardening assistance and social contact. Come be part of the team and let’s make a positive impact and difference in their lives.

Do you have 1-2 hours a week to mentor and support a lovely lady with intellectual disability? Mary is supported in a group home in the City of Whittlesea and needs someone to help her make decisions with changes in her life and to have someone to listen to her concerns. Your kindness, support and compassion would make the world of difference to this sociable and vulnerable person.

A friendly and anxious lady with an intellectual disability needs support to speak up for herself.

Cafe Club is a fabulous fun group of older folk who get together at various cafes around Knox and surrounding areas for morning tea and a chin wag each Wednesday.

We seek volunteers for our weekly Community Lunch held on Thursdays. For some people this is their only social interaction during the week, so this is a crucial community service, and our amazing volunteers are truly at the heart of making this possible. We are looking for people who are kind and caring, and committed to our mission of giving friendship and support to those in need.

We seek volunteers for our Clubwork Program. For some people this is their only social interaction during the week, so this is a crucial community service, and our amazing volunteers are truly at the heart of making this possible. We are looking for people who are kind and caring, and committed to our mission of giving friendship and support to those in need.

The role of Volunteer Hydrotherapy Pool Sitter is to ensure clients are safe and comply with pool rules, as well as to undertake administration tasks such as completing attendance lists and collecting money. This ensures sessions are conducted efficiently and are cost effective for clients.

Build a friendship with Darren by becoming his leisure buddy and reducing his social isolation. Enjoy fortnightly outings together in the community. Darren is in his 30’s, sociable, fun to be with and has an intellectual disability.

Help support Zena to practice her English skills and engage with her local community. You'll be supporting a person with a disability to connect with the community and engage in activities and groups that align with their interests, skills and/or abilities. The support volunteers provide is flexible based on their capacity and discussed prior to connection. We ask that volunteers can commit to volunteer for 12 months or longer.

Help connect Lisa, a young mum, with her local community. If you're resourceful, a good communicator and passionate about reducing social isolation in the community, this role may suit you! Share your understanding of local services, and your skills in connecting with others, with someone who faces challenges doing the same.

Would you like to visit an older person in an Aged Care Home make a real difference in their life? Have you got some time and conversation to share in Auslan to reduce social isolation and loneliness? We are seeking a Volunteer Visitor available for a weekday visit to a delightful gentleman living in a Aged Care Home in McKinnon who needs a companion that can speak Auslan. Contact us to learn more about this great opportunity and other opportunities across Victoria.

Make a difference to one person!! Become a Citizen Advocate and change the world for a person with an intellectual disability.

Are you looking to make a difference to someone's life? Become a mentor and advocate to a person with disability.

The advocate's role is to befriend of a vulnerable person and help them to improve their quality of life, including to be involved in the wider community.

Help an older person live independently in their own home by assisting them with their essential food and grocery shopping.

Share your language (English or Dutch) and companionship during fortnightly visits to an elderly lady living in an Aged Care Facility. A female volunteer fluent in English or Dutch is requested for this role. Volunteering brings fun and fulfilment to your life and makes a huge difference to those in the community seeking companionship.

Do you like driving? Are you seeking a voluntary position with an organisation that supports and values your time and commitment? Offers you training, support and social connections? Are you looking for flexibility in your volunteer role? This may be just what you’ve been looking for! We are seeking volunteer drivers to join our team and offer several options to suit you. If you are looking for flexibility, this is the role that can work around your schedule!

Do you speak Greek? In that case we would love to meet you! MiCare is looking for a mature Greek speaking female volunteer that loves to have a chat, share a smile and companionship with this lovely Greek lady located in Burwood East. Volunteering brings fun and fulfilment to your life and makes a huge difference to those in the community seeking companionship.