Found 146 Companionship & Social Support volunteering opportunities in Sydney City

As a HammondCare Life Story Writing Volunteer, your listening and writing skills will allow people who are living in our Residential Care Home at North Turramurra express precious aspects of their life. Your volunteer role is to capture, share, and record a person’s life stories, memories, and messages for loved ones. These biographies are then printed and presented to the Resident and/or resident’s family.

Do you love to explore and want to help your community ? Have you got a few hours a fortnight or month to free to make a difference ? MWP Community Care are looking for Bus Assistants to accompany our driver and elderly clients on Social Group Outings all across Sydney. This role is vital in providing social support and creating a positive sense of well being for our clients while remaining connected with other members of their community.

The purpose of our Home Visit service is to reduce the social isolation of our clients who may be feeling disconnected from their community. Have you got a few spare hours to visit an elderly person on the Northern beaches ? Do you enjoy engaging with people and making a meaningful difference to the lives of others ? MWP Community Care would love to hear from you.

Do you love to drive and want to help your community ? MWP Community Care are looking for Mini Bus Drivers to transport our clients on Social Group Outings all across Sydney. This role is vital in providing social support and creating a positive sense of well being for our clients while remaining connected with other members of their community.

Shopping Support Volunteers are needed. There are older people in our community who need the support of a friendly, caring and reliable person to assist them with their grocery shopping. If this sounds like you, MWP Community Care would love to hear from you. Volunteering and giving back back to your community makes such a significant and meaningful difference to the lives of others.

A lovely older lady would like a volunteer to visit her on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon for around an hour on a weekly basis either chatting over a cuppa, or going for a drive (she will drive her car) to the shops or the beach. Volunteering under the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme you will make a difference in the life of an older person by helping to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation improve their overall wellbeing.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring individual to Volunteer socially with our elderly client in Padstow. Our client has a passion for animal care having lived on a farm and with a past hobby of breeding Bichon Fries', he has an interest in Chinese culture and would enjoy a cuppa and good conversation.

Red Nose Australia is dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children during pregnancy, infancy and childhood and supporting bereaved families. There are lots of ways you can support the work of Red Nose. Get involved today and help stop little lives being cut short, and ensure all grieving families can

Join our team of fabulous volunteers on Tuesday mornings that visit the homes of seniors in the Ryde/North Ryde area and refresh their beds with clean, crisp linen.

An elderly woman living at home in Paddington enjoy the company of a volunteer. Her interests include sewing, walking, card games and pottering in the garden. You'll also be helping her to maintain her overall wellbeing as part of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme.

An elderly woman living at home in Paddington enjoy the company of a volunteer. Her interests include card games and pottering in the garden. You'll also be helping her to maintain her overall wellbeing as part of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme.

We are currently looking for volunteers who would like to provide support to people aged over 65 by assisting with shopping, paying bills or other errands as required e.g. pushing trolley, reaching for items, carrying bags (ensuring these are not too heavy for you), putting bags in car and customer’s home or front door. * It is great if you can speak Arabic, Mandarin, Korean, Tamil, Hindi, Farsi, Turkish or other languages!

Are you a social person who wants to add to the vibrancy of a local independent living village? This is the role for you!

Spend time with an elderly person who would like a social visitor at HammondCare North Turramurra Residential Aged care home. Ideally you'll be a fluent Korean speaker and enjoy chatting with people.

If you have German, Tibetan, Serbian background you are encouraged to apply - Male/Female Volunteers to visit lonely and isolated residents in an Aged Care Facility to provide social support and friendship in the Manly Vale on a weekly/fortnightly basis.

Australian Refugee Volunteers (ARV) is an entirely volunteer-run non-religious and apolitical organisation that runs exciting programs for children from asylum seeker and refugee backgrounds in Sydney. Our excursions are a mix of fun and developmental activities that give our clients skills and confidence whilst allowing them to just be kids for the day! Volunteers collect children, bring them together as a program group for the activity, and then drop them home at the end of the day.

Come drive for us! Looking for keen drivers to join our team of volunteers who provide transport to medical appointments for our our elderly clients. Most trips within Ryde LGA and reimbursement paid towards petrol costs.

Stroke Recovery Clubs/Groups are a meeting place for people to share their knowledge and experiences of Stroke. They are an excellent source of companionship for individuals affected by Stroke including family and carers and are coordinated and managed by members of the group.

Elderly people living in a residential aged care home in Peakhurst would like a volunteer to visit the for around an hour on a weekly or fortnightly basis either chatting over a cuppa, playing board games, reading magazine or books, or going for a walk to a local cafe or park. Volunteering under the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme you will make a difference in the life of an older person by helping to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation improve their overall wellbeing.

Do you love to drive and want to help your community? St George Community Transport we are seeking Volunteer Drivers (Car and Bus) to drive our full range of vehicles from Camry sedan to 23 seater bus. We offer half-day sessions, available either in the morning or in the afternoon. You can choose the one that suits you best!