Found 145 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Are you ready to embark on a meaningful volunteering journey that transforms lives? Become a valued and significant support to our patients, family and carers by joining our Palliative Care and Bereavement Volunteer team. We're on a mission to make a difference and we want you to be a part of this extraordinary journey. As a specially-trained volunteer, you'll have the opportunity to offer emotional and social support to palliative patients in hospitals and homes.

The Lyme Disease Association of Australia (LDAA) is looking for dedicated and creative Social Media Volunteers to join our team! You’ll join a small team across our Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok platforms. Your ideas, creativity and communication skills will help us spread awareness, share important updates, and engage with our community. **About Us:** We are committed to achieving universal recognition and equitable treatment for Australian Lyme and associated disease patients.

The power of a smile You can make an impact as a volunteer across one of Calvary Hospitals including the Mary Potter Hospice, as we have a number of volunteer "patient support position available. These roles provide valuable support to patients, visitors and staff - enhancing the service provided by Calvary to the community. If you like volunteering within a supported team environment, then this role is for you. Volunteering is at the heart of Calvary.

A Sound Life provides therapeutic and trauma informed yoga and meditation sessions with our participants of varying physical and mental abilities. Our sessions are tailored to each individual's needs and are designed to connect, uplift their spirits while empowering them. This leads to a positive transformation in the well-being for many Australians in need.

Volunteer to support people with Down syndrome in a fun exercise program: FitSkills FitSkills is an evidence-based physical activity program for people with Down syndrome. In this program the person with Down syndrome will be matched with a volunteer partner. The program runs throughout the term and participants go to the gym together with their matched volunteer once a week followed by a meal with other participants and volunteers.

Inclusion Melbourne believes that everyone within our community should be able to live in an inclusive community, supported by people who genuinely care for them, and have equal opportunity to participate in community life. Through our volunteer programs, we provide social support and friendship to people with a cognitive disability and older Australians who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation.

Inclusion Melbourne is a community-based not for profit organisation that is committed to ensuring people with a disability live in an inclusive community, are supported by people who genuinely care for them, and have the opportunity to participate in community life. Inclusion Melbourne's award-winning Leisure Buddy program matches volunteers with adults with a disability so they can develop a genuine friendship and participate in social activities.

We are seeking an administration support person who can assist in helping us grow our fundraising programs to help fund further gynaecological research to save womens lives. Every year 6,800 women are diagnosed with one of five gynaecological cancers, and every four hours one woman dies. You can help us drive innovative research to change outcomes for these women. Read on to see how your skills could assist us in driving breakthrough research!

Fortnightly Saturdays 1pm to 4pm in Secret Harbour. Our group assistants help young people on the Autism Spectrum with various social activities. Activities include arts, crafts, bowling, laser tag and more. This rewarding opportunity would suit those studying community services, social work, psychology etc

Silverchain provides an award-winning palliative care service that helped clients manage their symptoms and meet their physical, social, and spiritual needs for over 40 years. Our dedicated volunteers play a key role in providing this care as part of a compassionate team of Healthcare professionals. You will be helping Australians living with an advanced, progressive, or life-limiting illness to experience the best quality of life possible.

Way Finding Volunteers help families navigate their way around the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH).Everyday QCH sees more than 1000 families come through the doors and the Way Finders are often the first point of contact for worried and often hurried parents, offering a welcoming smile and a gentle guiding hand.

As an Operating Theatre Recovery volunteer, you will work closely with staff to support the post-anaesthetic care of patients by providing comfort, as well as reconnecting and regulating caregiver visits. Volunteers also support the Queensland Children’s Hospital Recovery staff by answering the phones and maintaining comfort supplies.

Provide support to parents and carers entering the operating suites at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. Volunteers help ease the anxiety of a child’s surgical journey by working closely with medical staff to provide information and emotional support to parents and carers.

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.

The Heart Foundation would like to invite you to a fun packed morning volunteering at this year’s Sydney Marathon.

Held every winter, the STEPS Grand Winter Ball raises funds for STEPS Pathways Charity, helping to create a brighter future for young people with disability and autism. The Grand Winter Ball is a prestigious black-tie event - an enchanting night of celebration, fine dining, live entertainment, generosity, joy, and warmth as the community spirit of our region shines.

🌟 Dive into the adventure at The Portsea Camp and be a hero in the lives of kids who need it most! 🚀 We're looking for Nursing Ninjas (or the like) to help with first aid and medication administering to young people at our not for profit children's camp. 💖

Friends Under One Sun is a dedicated, Australian Charity with a mission to build medical clinics in rural Uganda. We need to expand and are looking for a Treasurer to join our team to oversee the financial management of our organisation.

Help improve Mercy Health's care and services as a Consumer Advisor. You might be a current or past patient, resident or client. Or you might be a family member, friend, carer or member of the local community.

Since its inception, the “Ben’s Place” pantry has grown to become a lifeline for countless individuals and families facing financial hardships, providing them with access to nutritious food and essential supplies. Over 400 households visit the pantry each week, including pensioners, people with disabilities, veterans, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families with young children and people who are homeless. Ready-made meals are also provided to people in palliative care and we sup