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Citizen Advocacy is seeking crisis advocates to assist with short-term advocacy roles addressing unforeseen or urgent issues in the life of a person with intellectual disability. A crisis advocate has many of the same qualities as a citizen advocate and goes through the same orientation, but instead of committing to a long-term relationship, the crisis advocate is on hand to respond to unforeseen or urgent issues. The relationship will only be expected to last as long as the crisis continues.

Leah is a friendly and articulate lady in her 40’s with autism who has an interest in handicraft and Taiko Japanese drumming. She is seeking an advocate close to where she lives in Willagee to be her friend and meet up with her occasionally, sometimes independently and sometimes with her son, who is 7 years old. This person would gently encourage Leah to pursue some of her interests and hobbies and get out of the house.

Darren is a cheerful and gentle man in his 50’s living in Innaloo. He has a love for gardening and spends as much time outside as possible. He enjoys country music, going on bush walks and visiting farms and national parks. He likes easy going people! He is seeking an advocate in his local area to socialise with, help him engage with his local community more and encourage him to reach his goals. Darren has a mild intellectual disability.

Citizen Advocacy seeks volunteers throughout the Perth area to be a friend and advocate to someone with an intellectual disability. You would develop a unique, one-to-one relationship, enjoying social outings and activities together. You can help by: • Assisting them to reach a life ambition or goal • Giving them a voice to become part of decision making and stand up for their rights • Being a mentor, offering encouragement and support to feel included and valued in society

This program will provide patients on the wards that are not eating social interaction around the meal, similar to what we have when we are at home with our families.

FEDs volunteers assists the patients, family/friends and nursing staff within the Emergency Department with support during the patient’s treatment. These volunteers are the friendly face and ears for those coming into the department.

This program assists consumers entering our site with successfully navigating the building whilst having a general chat (consumer engagement questions). These volunteers are the friendly face of the hospital and are located at the hospital main entrance and the CHC entrance.

We are currently staging our online presence to raise melanoma prevention and early detection awareness. Our goal is to strengthen our online presence through taking advantage of our Google Ads grants and maximising the use of Digital SEO to support our annual event Australia's National Skin Check Day (anscd) - Thursday 24th February 2022 and assisting us across our media marketing strategies.

This program will provide patients on each ward (except Paediatrics) with a light refreshment around supper time. The volunteers will also be required to assist with completing the patient experience survey on the wards iPad with each patient that is willing to complete it.

Ward Visit volunteers assist patients on the Wards with socialisation and support during their hospital stay. These patients generally have come from out in the region or have no family or friends close by that come to see them. This gives the patient someone to have a chat or go for a walk around the building, as long as the nursing staff on the wards have approved it.

Our transport volunteers provide safe and reliable transport for our clients. This allows them to get to and from their appointments without the worry or trying to find reliable transport.

You do not need to have horse experience to volunteer at APRDA but you could pick up some horse experience by volunteering with us. We are seeking people to assist us with our horse based activities. A great opportunity to help a great cause and get some exercise. A level of fitness is essential as you can be required to stand and walk for up to 1 hour in lessons. Each rider has a volunteer leading their horse and most will have at least one side walker in support. (C)

Maintenance Workers are responsible for applying basic fixes to equipment and premises as well as ensuring facilities are tidy and functional. Ideally you would have some experience or sound handyman skills. The role can require a level of physical stamina from time to time, so you need to possess manual dexterity. You will join a team of dedicated volunteers who provide companionship and a happy team environment. This is a very rewarding role, in a beautiful and peaceful setting. (C)

The social support groups provide our elderly clients with social interaction, assisting with meals, games; clean up after a meal and outings. We also have volunteers that provide entertainment (e.g. music, stories, jokes etc.) to these clients.

Technology for Ageing and Disability SA Inc (TADSA) requires volunteers who are interested in modifying bikes for the TADSA Freedom Wheels modified bike program, taking regular bikes and fitting them with prefabricated accessories (and some individualised accessories) to enable children and adults with disabilities to ride.

We are looking for Volunteer Bike Education Assistants to provide support to the Ipswich Hospital Foundation’s Bike Education programs on the 14th of December 2021 and 11th of January 2022. The role provides general assistance under the direction of the appointed adviser and may be assigned one or more specific tasks or projects to assist with the program such as, setting up and packing down workshops and assisting with workshop execution.

To provide Charla Lodge residents with 1 on 1 visits. These residents would love some social interaction and company during the day.

This volunteer will provide the Charla Lodge residents the opportunity to mediate and relax during a guided meditation.

To provide Charla Lodge residents with monthly fun cooking demonstration within the facility. These demonstrations will cook and use different produce in a fun and friendly environment.

To assist Charla Lodge residents with physical activities a few times a week so that they stay active and healthy.