Found 54 volunteering opportunities in Newcastle NSW 2300 + 20km

Attending court can be challenging and distressing, especially if it is your first time. CRC’s trained volunteers provide information on court processes, where to seek advice, and emotional support to people attending local courts across NSW. Legal advice is not provided in this role.

We’re looking for committed/dedicated volunteers to help run our sailing programs on large racing yachts. Some sailing experience is preferred but not essential, however, a love of helping young people be the best they can be is a must. You’ll sail with and mentor our very excited young clients, many of whom have a disability or come from socially challenged backgrounds.

Help young people attain their provisional licence by providing safe and supportive driving instruction. Educate learners on vehicle controls, road rules, defensive driving techniques, and manoeuvres to pass driving tests. The role involves tailoring lessons to suit each student’s abilities, instilling safe driving habits, emphasising the importance of defensive driving, hazard perception, & accident prevention, providing feedback and maintaining records of progress, lessons and logbook hours.

Maintain and enhance your hospitality skills. Work within a supportive team environment and a beautiful garden setting. You will assist the Cafe Manager with customer service and food preparation. The role includes cleaning duties of the kitchen and café areas as well as the internal amenities. Days and hours are negotiable to suit your schedule. The role requires a current National Criminal Record check, and a current Working with Children check.

Assist refugee & migrant school students to overcome educational disadvantage, by supporting their development of English, academic & social skills in one of our Homework/Learning Centres. Collaborate with other volunteers in small groups to assist primary students with fun learning activities: literacy, numeracy, speaking & listening, problem solving & co-ordination. Assist secondary students one-to-one or in small groups with tutoring: literacy, numeracy, homework, assessments, research skill

Make everyone’s day by pushing a trolley with ice cream, toppings & sweet treats around to residents living with dementia at our residential aged care home. We all love a sweet treat once in a while. You’ll bring joy to residents every time you enter the room.

As a volunteer, you'll be engaging with elderly residents who are living with dementia, serving wine and cheese tastings and creating a great atmosphere. You will love seeing the smiles you can bring to the faces of people who’ve missed out on these social interactions, due to COVID.

Do you enjoy hosting a good old sausage sizzle? We’re looking for volunteers to assist staff with a barbecue for residents in their cottage garden. Staff will be on hand, your role will be to turn the food over, so it cooks through and chat with residents around the barbecue.

We are seeking a Volunteer Café all-rounder who has cooking background and passion to provide mentorship to young people who are enrolled in our Hospitality course. The café all rounder will also provide support to Chef/Trainer and Café Supervisor in all café duties including food preparation, making coffees and beverages, serving meals, providing excellent customer services.

We are seeking a Café Volunteer baker who has baking background and or passion to bake and provide mentorship to young people 15-24 who are enrolled in our Hospitality course. The café volunteer baker will also provide support to Chef/trainer and Café Supervisor in all café duties including food preparation, making coffees and beverages, serving meals and providing excellent customer services.

Your empathy with the frail and aged, your friendly and helpful nature, and your reliability and sense of commitment to the role will be greatly valued. You'll assist staff with food preparation and serving meals in our hall to members of the community. Previous experience in food handling and service is an advantage, but not essential. Mostly required on Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays, with exact days and hours to be discussed.

Use your knowledge of the natural environment and research skills to develop a series of environmental education activities. Activities are designed to enable participants to safely investigate social history and explore the wetlands flora and fauna of one of the Hunters most significant biodiversity centers. Full access to the resources of the organisation will be provided to support the development of easily reproduced and copied materials.

Join this friendly team and help prepare and provide healthy food and drinks. Assist with the preparation of school lunch orders including making sandwiches, snacks, and other food items, putting food into warmers/ovens, and packing and sorting orders. The role also involves serving children and cash handling.

If you have experience or passion in public speaking, video production, education or have a Lived Experience and can help raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention, join our volunteer team. We are seeking volunteers to support our work in the community. This may involve designing and facilitating lived experience workshops and/or public speaking for community, corporate, health or school groups. Tasks may involve planning, filming and editing lived experience story videos.

Work with our Events/Activities Committee to prepare and present a variety of craft, art, gardening, or music activities with our community. Duties include setting up and disassembling these activities, meet and greet, signing off attendees, running the small event (approx. 10-20 people), and cleaning the space before and after the event. You may also assist with teaching and sharing your skills with activities.

Come along and get your tech problems fixed while helping the next generation to acquire some essential life skills. Bring along your device be it a phone, laptop, computer, tablet, kindle etc that you wish to learn to use better, or have a particular functionality you need help with. It might be sending photos, uploading to social media, taking better pictures, or setting up an email address. Maybe you need help with an update? Or you've lost something you thought you had saved?

Do you love teaching people new skills and/or fixing things? This is a wonderful opportunity to assist seniors with tech-related queries and issues, such as smartphone, tablet, or computer troubleshooting Attract seniors in the area to come along share helpful information with your peers in face to face sessions.

Play a crucial role in our weekly 2-hour sessions at shopping centres. You will work hands-on with seniors to solve tech issues while fostering an environment of understanding, empathy, and collaboration between generations. Specifically, you will assist seniors with tech-related queries and issues, such as smartphone, tablet, or computer troubleshooting. Provide guidance to fellow volunteers in their interactions with seniors.

We are looking for a Food Program Volunteer to collect food from various shopping centres using their own vehicle. This rewarding role also includes assisting with setting up fresh produce and sorting food products. You will work proactively to assess and assist our volunteer coordinator with delivering this essential service to community members.

Do you want to be part of a fun and rewarding youth organisation? Join now as a mentor for girls in your community. We are offering a volunteer opportunity where you will learn new skills. You will build on your leadership abilities and experience while working with groups of girls. You will be collaborating with other women to make a difference in the lives of young people.