Found 23 volunteering opportunities in South Australia SA

The Event Volunteer is the friendly and welcoming face of Genealogy SA at events and workshops both on site at the Genealogy Library and at other venues. He/she is responsible for promoting the Society as an organisation of choice in regard to family history research and membership. The role also involves assisting with the set-up for the event, such as setting out chairs, laying out brochures, meeting guests and checking registration lists as guests arrive.

The Library Reception Desk Volunteer is the friendly and welcoming face of Genealogy SA. They provide guidance to members, visitors and those who call us to use the Society’s family history information resources. In this role, volunteers will find themselves assisting a variety of people with their genealogical research, providing them with a great opportunity for growth in their own learning.

– Help preserve South Australian history, and to share that history with others. – Give back to the broader Adelaide community, and help us to carry on a key local tourism operation in the town of St Kilda. – Learn extensively about Adelaide’s public transport history, ranging from the early days of horse-drawn trams right through to the iconic Glenelg trams which ran from ‘city to bay’ for more than 75 years.

As an orginisation the Historic Ketch Falie requires a committee to maintain the orginisation and require a succession plan of recruitment to go forward into the future.

A unique unpaid experience as an Administration and Support Volunteer required to support the team at the Historic Ketch Falie office, by assisting with a wide range of important administrational and support service desk tasks and supporting our crew for 1-2 days per week (Wednesdays and Thursdays weekly).

This unique unpaid role of a Maintenance Volunteer crew member will support the team at the Historic Ketch Falie, by assisting with a wide range of important maintenance and restoration tasks.

The volunteer role involves maintaining the National Railway Museum's diesel and petrol amusement devices. Must be a qualified motor mechanic.

Do you have a positive attitude, are you enthusiastic, flexible and have a desire for personal growth and would like the opportunity to be part of a great team? SteamRanger Heritage Railway are looking for a General Depot Maintenance person for their Goolwa Depot. Duties will include undertaking Depot and site specific periodical maintenance e.g. General ground and yard maintenance, gardening, keeping sheds tidy, small painting tasks.

Are you friendly, reliable, have a positive attitude, and good communication skills to interact with other volunteers, customers and passengers? The SteamRanger Heritage Railway Station currently has volunteer opportunities in their Retail Shop.

Do you have a passion for customer service and genuinely enjoy assisting people with their inquiries? Goolwa and Victor Harbor Railway Station are on the search for Ticket Sales Volunteers to help out at their award winning historic railway stations. The role includes calculating fares, selecting and reconciling tickets for each visit of the historic SteamRanger train. Duties also include responding to queries and offering information to visitors in a friendly and helpful manner, along with

Port Elliot Railway Station are looking for Customer Service Volunteers to help out at their award winning historic railway station. The Customer Service role has two components - Ticket Sales and Souvenir Sales. Previous sales and customer service, cash register and EFTPOS terminal experience would be well regarded, but not essential. On the job training will be provided.

Must have a Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician and active registration as an electrician through Consumer and Business Services. Tasks include general electrical repair work and some new electrical installations.

Experience with painting and spray painting required, including correct WH&S requirements. Tasks include spray painting for locomotive and carriage restoration work, as well as other general maintenance painting around the site. Role is on an as-needs basis, not continuous weekly.

Experience in cleaning preferred but not required. Tasks include cleaning of rolling stock and historic artefacts, as well as general cleaning of kitchens, toilets and offices. Physical work such as bending, vacuuming, sweeping and some light lifting is required. Requires attention to detail and care. Non-toxic cleaning.

Experience in retail work preferred but not required. Conductors and guards assist with loading passengers onto train, handling the sale of tickets, and assisting the driver with physical work as required. Role is seasonal.

Experience in railway track work required. Tasks include carrying out building and maintenance of railway tracks. Role involves heavy lifting.

Experience in carpentry and/or cabinet work required. Workshop and tools provided. Tasks include creating infrastructure for displays, and general maintenance work. Must be proficient in the safe use of wood working tools and machines.

Carriage building skills and experience are required for this role. Tasks include restoration work on historic railway carriages. Must be proficient in the safe use of wood working tools and machines.

Must hold a Boiler Basic (BB) or Boiler Advanced (BA) Boiler certificate/qualification. Steam train firing/driving experience is desirable, but in-house training will be provided. Role involves driving the small steam trains (amusement devices) at the National Railway Museum and at the Semaphore and Fort Glanville Railway.

Assisting the current editor with periodic publications in printed and digital formats.