Found 385 Companionship & Social Support volunteering opportunities in Victoria VIC

Share your language (Dutch) and companionship during fortnightly friendly phone calls/visits with an isolated / lonely elderly Dutch lady living in her own home in Wendouree.

We are seeking volunteers to take on a live-in mentor role with young people exiting the child protection system.

Share your language (English) and companionship during fortnightly friendly phone calls/visits with an isolated / lonely elderly Aboriginal lady living in her own home in Melton South.

Would you like to visit an older person in an Aged Care Home or their own home and make a real difference in their life? We have an engaging 84 year old Maltese speaking gentleman who lives at home in Werribee who would benefit from your friendship. He enjoys reminiscing about Malta, fishing, talking about holidays and enjoys coffee and lunch excursions. Contact us to learn more about this great opportunity and other opportunities across Victoria and NSW

Built from personal experience and qualitative research, the Big Dreamers Program focuses on supporting Young Carers between the ages of 13-18.

The vision of JoCare is directed to encouraging friendship and support within neighbourhoods in the local Stonnington area. JoCare volunteers make a difference in the community by connecting with those who are socially isolated. During the COVID-19 pandemic volunteers are undertaking volunteering through phone calls and letter writing.

The Youth MATES Mentoring Program provides positive role models who mentor, assist, target, engage and enhance the skills and life experiences of young people. MATES matches young people and young adults (mentees) with an adult role model (mentor) from the local community. Mentors and mentees catch up for one hour, once a fortnight for one year. MATES is a great way to volunteer in the community

We are looking for a buddy volunteer to connect with Emma to build a friendship and to help her feel less socially isolated. Emma has an intellectual disability and is a friendly, polite young woman who enjoys cafes, walks, movies, shops and games. You and Emma will enjoy fortnightly COVID safe outings in the community.

This volunteering position is about helping to keep loneliness at bay through phone calls, letter writing or cards. This is about whatever creative ideas YOU, the volunteer can create to link up remotely with people who may be at risk of becoming lonely.

This volunteer position is to provide transport assistance for service users so they can attend medical appointments in Horsham, Ballarat and surrounds. Volunteers will have an excellent driving record and be helpful, friendly and conscientious, particularly during the conditions of the current pandemic. The clients may have health issues that may make them very vulnerable to any virus's or infections so the volunteer will need to be healthy and practice the strictest levels of cleanliness.

Our Springvale Salvation Army Emergency Relief site is seeking friendly community minded people in the volunteer role of Receptionist and Material Aid Assistant. This role will involve organising, unpacking and distributing food and material aid items to people in crisis and contributing to a welcoming and friendly atmosphere.

We are looking to engage volunteers for our Social Inclusion Program to improve the health and well-being of our community members through building social connectedness between resident and volunteer. This role initially involves contacting resident via phone (using an interpreter) with the hope to transition to face to face contact in the future.

Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria is looking for a friendly conversationalist to visit a blind lady living in Brunswick each week for a 1 hour chat. You will walk with this lady to a nearby park, take a seat and banter away! You must be open-minded, optimistic and reliable.

Share your language (English) and companionship during fortnightly friendly phone calls/visits with an isolated / lonely elderly Maltese lady living in her own home in Meadow Heights.

MiCare is looking for a mature age (50+) female volunteer that loves to be with people to provide social support and positive interactions on a regular basis. Share your smile, culture and companionship with this lady in Kernot who loves to chat about farming, nature, animals and share a love for cooking.

Are you looking for a way give back to your community, have a spare 30 minutes a week and list “listening” as one of your superpowers? Then listen up here, coz Aurous has got the volunteer position for you! We are seeking compassionate and reliable volunteers in the vicinity of PORT FAIRY, VIC for our Community Visitors Scheme - whereby lonely seniors receive regular visits to their homes by volunteers for a cup of tea and a chat for half an hour a week or one hour a fortnight.

An amazing new volunteer program designed to connect people in need of support and social connection - "In Great Company"

A valuable volunteer 'concierge type' opportunity awaits. You must enjoy interacting with people, be organised, reliable and well presented. You may be asked to help out with basic administration tasks. Excellent English communication is a must - if you also speak Russian, that would be very highly regarded!

~ Woodworking Enthusiast ~ Share your knowledge and experiences in a creative environment ~ Help willing participants gain new skills with restoration projects. ~ Develop caring and trusted relationships with participants ~ Manage workshop classes to meet OH&S requirements ~ Help keep track of workshop inventory levels ~ Help maintain electric/battery tools and various other handheld tools ~ Carry out SOP's and risk assessments

If you enjoy walking and talking and live in the St Kilda area, then this volunteer position is for you! You will accompany a vision impaired lady on weekly walks for 1-2 hours to keep her company, build her confidence and keep her safe. You must be reliable, wear a face mask and maintain a social distance at all times.