Found 32 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Has your child/children (of any age) been involved with drugs and/or alcohol? Have you been through hell and back not knowing where to get information and support? Have you had to deal with the loneliness, isolation, stigma and shame; the constant worry of not knowing where they are or if they're safe; the financial burden of paying for treatment or paying off dealers?

A meal delivery service for our community during the Coronavirus pandemic will be run by Laneway Cafe social enterprise. Meals will be delivered by volunteers to members of our community. Meals will NOT be delivered to anyone with COVID-19. If there is a need there will be two rostered shifts service running from Mondays to Fridays, mornings and afternoons.

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Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency aid services to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Seeking an enthusiastic volunteer with a keen eye for detail, to assist our Supporter Engagement team with key administrative tasks. You will gain office experience using our CRM database, assisting with updating records and data management. You will have the opportunity to gain more experience, by being trained to use our phone system and assist with calling supporters to update contact details and/or answering phone calls (note: there is no cold calling or calling for fundraising purposes).

Seeking an enthusiastic volunteer with a keen eye for detail, to assist our Child Sponsorship team with key administrative tasks. You will assist with reviewing children’s letters from the field, written to sponsors back in Australia. You may also assist with the development and production of annual updates Whether you simply want to be generous with your time and talents or are looking to gain valuable work experience in the not-for-profit sector, this volunteer opportunity is for you!

Are you a good listener? Empathetic and non judgemental? Do you have access to a landline? Family Drug Support is looking for mature people to work on its National 24hr Support Line.

Seeking an enthusiastic volunteer with a keen eye for detail, to assist Baptist World Aid’s Child Sponsorship team with key administrative tasks. You will review profiles of children awaiting sponsorship, and assist in producing annual updates on sponsored children and the projects they’re involved in. Whether you simply want to be generous with your time and talents or are looking to gain valuable work experience in the not-for-profit sector, this volunteer opportunity is for you!

A Grant Writer is required to play a critical role in this organisation's advancement by identifying and writing grants for sources of potential funding. You will be working independently or as a team member. Times of work to be negotiated with the coordinator. An understanding of the organisation and their work in the community would be beneficial to your role. Ideally you will be a self starter with experience as no training is provided for this role.

Help to Make it Happen and Volunteer to be ready - just in case. Volunteering Sunshine Coast has partnered with the Sunshine Coast Council to support our community when disaster strikes, through the Spontaneous Disaster Volunteer Management Program which is a part of the recovery phase.

A Gold Coast not-for-profit organisation requires a volunteer Events Coordinator who can organise, facilitate and oversee upcoming AAIC events. Applicants must have previous experience coordinating special events and also possess high level computer skills. Marketing and promotion will also be a part of this role. You will be accountable for planning and working collaboratively with all members of each Event Team.

* VOLUNTEERS MUST BE PARENTS TO CHILDREN WITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ISSUES * With the lived experience of supporting your own child (teenager or adult) through the rigours of substance misuse and with the desire to support other parents going though similar challenges with their children, you will use active listening skills to support, talk through options and offer hope to parents calling the State-wide Parent and Family Drug Support Line.