Found 259 volunteering opportunities in Australia

This year’s Refugee Week theme “Finding Freedom” has a focus on family and encapsulates the profound journey of resilience, strength, and unity that defines the refugee experience. SSI will be celebrating this year's Refugee Week on 16th June (11:00 - 3:00) with an event at the Community Refugee Welcome Centre with music, food and more!

As an Emergency Services volunteer, you’ll help people to be better prepared, better connected to each other and more resilient when emergencies happen. Red Cross will ensure you have training, ongoing support and access to other opportunities within the World’s largest humanitarian network. As a Red Cross Emergency Services Volunteer, you will have an impact on the ground in your communities. Whether it’s leading preparedness workshops or pillowcase presentations in schools. Training provided.

The role of Emergency Relief Volunteers is designed to provide valuable assistance to Council Officers in the set-up and smooth operation of the Emergency Relief Centre which aims to support community members who may be affected by an emergency.

Belmont SES are seeking ordinary people to do extraordinary things. If you would like to contribute to the community, then we need you! The volunteer opportunity for a Welfare Officer is currently open.

Belmont/Victoria Park SES is currently recruiting and is holding induction night on the 20th and 27th May 2024. We are a dedicated and friendly team who are currently seeking new members from the local area to join our team. SES provides a wide range of services to help cope with the effects of natural disasters - from emergency repairs on houses and building buildings, to restoration of essential services.

Are you interested in working in a warehouse, working with other people, and helping those in need? Western Emergency Relief Network are looking for volunteers to assist them in their warehouse.

Our clients are Asylum Seekers, who do not receive Centrelink, Medicare or any support from elsewhere. Through the Second Bite program, our Pantry provides food security for the most vulnerable people in our community. To ensure the continuation of this service, we need drivers to collect prepacked boxes of fruit and veg on Mondays and Tuesdays. No need to commit to every week, you will be a part of a team and can do weekly/fortnightly or monthly.

Assist residents to return home -Repair to Return is our motto

Learn how to be an events planner by assisting us in the organisation and execution of a wide range of events.

Join our volunteer Rescue Boat Crew and be involved in the running and operation of our rescue vessels. You will be assisting boaties in trouble. - You will require enthusiasm and a reasonable level of fitness. - All training will be provided by Marime Rescue Whitfords. - We will train you in all aspects of being a marine rescue crew member. - Spend some great times on the water.

An exciting and rewarding role with a volunteer-run, emergency service team, monitoring and operating the Marine Radio for sea rescue purposes. Radio Operators keep ongoing computer logs of outgoing boats and operates radio to respond to situations. generally. In critical situations, the duties performed by Volunteers can mean the difference between life and death.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our dedicated team to support the running of our programs. This is a broad role and include anything from scheduling through to assisting with social media.

We are seeking an experienced Client Manager to manage all matters related to client welfare.

-YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF BAYSWATER SES Join Bayswater SES to assist the community during natural disasters, storm and flood events and support a range of other emergency service responders, including fire services and police.

Settlement Support Volunteer will provide hands-on, practical assistance to newly arrived refugee families in their initial settlement so that they become familiar with essential services and learn about daily life in Australia.

Would you like to help youth of refugee background to excel in their schooling and academic life? Provide support and guidance with school work and English language skills by volunteering in our Homework Clubs.

If you are seeking something worthwhile to do and have a background in education and would like to assist young refugees and can commit for a period of a year please read on.

If you are seeking something rewarding to do and you have a background in education and would like to assist young refugees and can commit for a year please read on.

Are you a good listener and want to learn critical skills to support someone who is struggling or experiencing crisis? Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury, based in Gordon, is recruiting now for new volunteers to join their training course in August 2023.

Members of Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury Sydney’s (LLH2HS’s) Community Crew can volunteer with one of Australia’s leading crisis-support and suicide-prevention organisation to help build resilience and increase safety in our community.