Copy of Medical Supply Sorting and Repackaging
About this opportunity
At Save Our Supplies (SOS) we collect clean medical waste items from our hospitals that would have previously been dumped to landfill. We repurpose this “waste” into usable medical supplies and work with other Charities, eg. Rotary International, to send it to people in desperate need of better health care.
In the last 12 months we sent over $1.1m worth of supplies to:
- Developing countries that lack access to clean medical supplies
- War torn regions that desperately need medical supplies
- The aged, homeless and other disadvantaged groups in Australia
- Australian communities suffering from fires and floods
- Aussie doctors travelling to communities in need of better health care.
In the next 12 months with your help, we expect to send closer to $10m worth of supplies, as well as preventing over 500 tonnes of landfill!! We need a team of dedicated Brisbane-based volunteers to help sort, catalog and repackage the clean “waste” that we collect from hospitals and turn it into usable medical supplies.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of a medical practitioner you will help to:
- Sort and organise expired/unused medical supplies in our air-conditioned warehouse.
- Count and document the quantities of supplies.
- Repackage the supplies ready for distribution.
- Assist in any additional tasks related to warehouse operations, as needed.
Additional requirements
You do not need any prior experience, just a passion to help improve the lives of people less fortunate.
You will need to be physically able to lift cartons weighing up to 10kg and spending several hours on your feet.
You enjoy working in small teams.
Familiarity with medical supplies and their handling is beneficial but not a requirement.
Monday to Friday - hours available are subject to volunteers schedule. Very flexible.
Type of work- Companionship & Social Support
- Education & Training
- Fundraising & Events
All training will be provided by our volunteer coordinators plus ongoing support. Our shifts usually operate in small groups.