Found 23 Companionship & Social Support volunteering opportunities in Perth City

Help make a difference by supporting dads and father figures with children in your local community. The Fathering Project are looking for volunteers to help fathers become more engaged with their school aged children. The role involves working with schools to help organize and run activities each term to support fathers.

Are you passionate about reducing loneliness and social isolation in your community? Are you new to Australia and missing your grandparents or parents? Would you like to build skills in developing a relationship with an older person, being empathetic and non-judging. Then apply to be one of our amazing volunteers! Visiting them at least once per fortnight you might play cards or games, go out for a drive or coffee, listen to music, enjoy a chat or reminisce about old times, or share interest

Do you enjoy cooking and socialising? This is a great opportunity to share your cullinary skills and enjoy the company of other like minded people.

A great opportunity to help people engage in the community and avoid social isolation - a problem experienced by so many seniors in our communities. Clients are picked up at their homes and head out for a day of fun at a special venue or event, or just a trip out for lunch!

Provide a passenger pick-up and drop-off service to help people to their medical appointments, utilise public resources, social programs and community activities. We would love to hear from compassionate, friendly and outgoing people keen to support this great service.

Community Support Worker works alongside our paid staff supporting programs, children and families who attend our Early Learning Programs including our School Readiness Program for children 3-5yrs, Bindi Kindi for children 2-3yrs, and our Playgroup so if you love working with young children and have a passion for encouraging supportive family and community well being we encourage you to apply.

Would you like to help brighten the day of people with dementia? This would be the perfect position for you to bring some happiness into people's lives, whilst having a chat over a cuppa.

The group leader provides communication opportunity for people who have experienced a stroke or brain injury. For many members of the group, this is their only experience to communicate with a person who understands their difficulty, is genuinely interested in their opinions, and is prepared to help them find a way to express themselves. The role facilitates interaction practise between each member and the leader, as well as between all group members.

Volunteers make important contributions to our hospital and to the lives of our patients and their families. There are a number of ways you can get involved with our hospital. Find out more!

Volunteers make important contributions to our hospital and to the lives of our patients and their families. There are a number of ways you can get involved with our hospital. Find out more!

As a Bespoke Befriending volunteer, you will provide friendship and companionship to our Home Care Package and Residential Care Clients. Providing friendship and companionship to our Home Care Package and Residential Care recipients. Social visits - chatting and conversations over coffee or tea, short walks. Entertainment - Playing board games, card games and listening to music etc.

Halo are seeking lively volunteers to transport and support clients who are experiencing vulnerability or are socially isolated to attend medical appointments, allied health consultations and social engagements. Volunteers will ensure a safe, courteous and respectful on-board client experience keeping in mind their health, wellbeing, cultural background, life experiences and social connection.

Silverchain provides an award-winning palliative care service that helped clients manage their symptoms and meet their physical, social, and spiritual needs for over 40 years. Our dedicated volunteers play a key role in providing this care as part of a compassionate team of Healthcare professionals. You will be helping Australians living with an advanced, progressive, or life-limiting illness to experience the best quality of life possible.

Silverchain provides an award-winning palliative care service that helped clients manage their symptoms and meet their physical, social, and spiritual needs for over 40 years. Our dedicated volunteers play a key role in providing this care as part of a compassionate team of Healthcare professionals. You will be helping Australians living with an advanced, progressive, or life-limiting illness to experience the best quality of life possible.

The coordinator role oversees the running of up to four (4) communication groups which occur regularly in the south metropolitan area. These groups assist people with communication difficulties after stroke or brain injury, to practise conversation skills. Primarily, this role involves supporting the leaders of these groups, recruiting and training new volunteer leaders, and providing the groups with up-to-date information, up-coming events and resources.

The coordinator role oversees the running of up to four (4) communication groups which occur regularly in the north metropolitan area. These groups assist people with communication difficulties after stroke or brain injury, to practise conversation skills. Primarily, this role involves supporting the leaders of these groups, recruiting and training new volunteer leaders, and providing the groups with up-to-date information, up-coming events and resources.

People living with neurological conditions often benefit from organised support that is led by people who have similar health conditions and experiences managing their health. Peer support groups connect people within a safe space empowering them to take control of their health and wellbeing. We are seeking people with lived experience of neurological conditions to train and act as voluntary peer support group leaders in selected metro and regional areas or within your local community.

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.

The co-facilitator for the "Everybody is Welcome" Pain Support Group can be located anywhere in Australia. The group is a safe space for to help participants to share their experiences of living with chronic pain, promoting self-management techniques, reducing isolation and assisting with health system navigation.