Found 31 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Help facilitate play, activities and distraction for patients, siblings and visitors at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. Join our volunteer team to provide moments of happiness and social connection in the hospital environment.

Karitane has an exciting opportunity in the Volunteer Family Connect program Shellharbour. This role would support new parents to their role as parents, support the wellbeing and development of children and bring an understanding of the challenges of parenting and support parents to find their own solutions

Wintringham is a specialised welfare company that provides housing and care to elderly, frail men and women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Opportunities exist for a volunteer to work with one of our residents who is socially isolated, due to language barrier, If this is you, Wintringham would love to hear from you as this is a very rewarding volunteer role.

Spend time with an elderly person living with dementia who would like a social visitor at HammondCare Residential Aged care home. Ideally, you'll be a fluent Italian speaker, have general knowledge about Italy and enjoy chatting with people.

Do you speak Greek and have some spare time? Make a difference to the life of an elderly Greek resident by chatting in Greek and helping them to feel less socially isolated and lonely.

Are you fluent in Cantonese or Mandarin? Are you passionate about making a positive impact in your community? We have the perfect opportunity for you!

Would you like to make a difference to a young family's life? We have local families in the City of Monash who need a volunteer to come to their home once a week for company and some practical support. You could be assisting with feeding and settling babies, playing with toddlers and being a support through listening and companionship.

The Family & Child Hub is suite of child and family health and wellbeing services, all located under one roof. The services are both internal and external to SCHS and together have a ‘no wrong door’ approach to navigating the individual health and wellbeing pathways of families and children. The Family & Child Hub specifically focuses on the Social Determinants of Health, ensuring health equity.

We are looking for superstar Volunteers that are passionate about helping our charity support seriously ill children and their families by becoming a volunteer within our after-hours 'House Custodian' team. #charities#familysupport#emergencyaccommodation#children#ronaldmcdonaldhouse

We are seeking volunteers to assist our Toy Library Session Co-ordinator with the running of Toy Library sessions during open hours. Positions available on Saturda 9:30am-11:30am or 11:30am- 1:30pm.

The Inala Multicultural Festival is a FREE one-day-only event, available to families in our local community and surrounding areas. It combines multicultural performances, rides, great food and diverse stalls. We are looking for a team of amazing volunteers to assist with the set-up/down and running of this exciting event in the Inala community! We would love for you to be part of the event.

The Department for Child Protection Volunteer Driver would transport children and young people to and from family contact, appointments and may also assist with learner driver training. Some out of hours, long distance and overnight travel may be required.

We are looking for Volunteers to join our existing force of 'Everyday Super Heroes' as a Weekend Warrior, at our Townsville House. In this volunteer role, you will be the face of the organization and the first point of contact for our families, volunteers, donors and visitors who walk through our doors during weekend hours and provide support in the event of an emergency. You will ensure efficiency of House operations at weekends, with 3 different 4 hour shifts available between 8am - 8pm.

Do you speak Italian and have some spare time? Make a difference to the lives of elderly Italian residents by chatting in Italian and helping them to feel less socially isolated and lonely.

The role of a playgroup volunteer is to support the leader who runs the group. It involves set up, pack up, helping to run free play, mat time, arts and craft, snack and outdoor play. It’s an opportunity to support families in the community who have young children and to encourage them to be meaningfully engaged in activities that help with their development.

The Auskick Co-ordinator Volunteer is the facilitator of the program & is willing to use their experiences to teach young children the joy and fun of the game! Does this sound like you? More details are provided. Read on...then apply!

The Volunteer Child-Safe Protection Officer ensures that all children are able to play & grow...being free from harassment, abuse (psychological, psychical, sexual, emotional and neglect). This is an essential role where you must be able to identify risks and implement guidelines and processes that need to be followed when/if a child protection issue arises. If you have a firm understanding of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 and the reporting requirements, apply now!

Do you speak Spanish and have some spare time? Make a difference to the life of an elderly Spanish resident by chatting in Spanish and helping them to feel less socially isolated and lonely.

Come along to our Play and Learn Playgroup at Moorditj Kulungar Kwinana. This session provides learning through play opportunities and a safe space for children and families to connect. The Playgroup is for children aged 0 – 4 years led by our Aboriginal Resource Worker, we provide opportunities for Aboriginal families who visit us to learn about the first 3 years of a child’s life and prepare them for school.

Would you like to get involved in a truly heart-warming volunteer role? We are currently needing volunteers to provide social visits to residents at our Residential Aged Care in North Geelong. This could involve good conversation over a cup of tea, sitting in our beautiful courtyard together, reading or listening to music together.