Found 579 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Flexible hours! Visiting program - 1 hour a fortnight minimum at a time that suits you. We are looking for friendly, compassionate and caring volunteers interested in enriching the lives of older people living in residential aged care or at home. If you love a chat and can commit to visiting someone regularly please get in touch.

Would you like to visit an older person in an Aged Care Home and make a real difference in their life? We have a delightful gentleman who would benefit from your friendship. He enjoys strolls in the wheelchair, watering the raised garden bed, chatting about family and his former Fruit & Vegetable Shop.

Would you like to visit an older person in an Aged Care Home or their own home and make a real difference in their life? We have a delightful lady, born in Hungary, who would benefit from your friendship. She enjoys listening to Hungarian music on her iPad, walking in the garden and friendly conversation. Contact us to learn more about this great opportunity and other opportunities across Victoria and NSW.

Would you like to visit an older lady in an Aged Care Home , make a new friend and make a real difference in their life? We are seeking a Volunteer Visitor, in the Frankston area to offer friendship and companionship to an elderly person, living in an aged care home and spending a lot of time in her room.

Would you like to visit an older person in her home and make a real difference in her life? One hour per week goes a long way in creating new friendships and alleviate solitude. We have a lovely lady in Hastings who would benefit from your friendship and would love to be taken out for a coffee, a walk, or a visit to the beach.

Would you like to visit an older person in an Aged Care Home make a real difference in their life? Have you got some time and conversation to share in Auslan to reduce social isolation and loneliness? We are seeking a Volunteer Visitor available for a weekday visit to a delightful gentleman living in a Aged Care Home in McKinnon who needs a companion that can speak Auslan. Contact us to learn more about this great opportunity and other opportunities across Victoria.

Would you like to visit an older person in an aged care home and make a new friend? Would you be happy to go out for a coffee, a walk, a short trip to the beach? We are seeking a Volunteer Visitor for a lovely gentleman who lives in an aged care home in Mornington, and loves the outdoors. Contact us to learn more about this great opportunity and other opportunities across Victoria.

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.

Help an older person live independently in their own home by assisting them with their essential food and grocery shopping.

Are you available to help a member of our community with their shopping? Social Support – Shopping volunteers are essential to our service delivery to assist and accompany our clients while they are shopping. We are seeking reliable volunteers to assist our clients while they are shopping within the Launceston local area. Make a positive difference to someone’s life today and volunteer!

Arana Hills Respite Centre is currently looking for volunteers to assist in our various activities with older persons and people with special needs. It’s such a lovely place to volunteer and there is something for everyone!

Hyland House Respite Centre in Petrie is currently looking for volunteers to assist in our various activities with older persons and people with special needs. It’s such a lovely place to volunteer and there is something for everyone!

We’re seeking volunteers who can commit to building friendships with older people with multicultural backgrounds. (Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese)

Are you available to help a member of our community stay connected? Community Transport Drivers are essential to our service delivery to transport clients to and from their destination. We are seeking reliable drivers to assist with driving our community car within the Launceston local area. Make a positive difference to someone’s life today and volunteer!

Are you available to help a member of our community by mowing their lawns? Lawn Mowing volunteers are essential to our service delivery. These volunteers provide lawn mowing services to our clients and their homes. We are seeking reliable volunteers to offer this service to our clients within the Launceston local and surrounding area. Make a positive difference to someone’s life today and volunteer!

SisterWorks is a partner of UN Women, to deliver UN Women’ Second Chance Education pilot project in Australia. SisterWorks provides training programs to the most vulnerable women with little English of refugee and migrant backgrounds. As a Sewing Teacher, you will be working in the SisterWorks design lab, empowering women by coordinating their sewing classes and teaching new skills.

The role is supporting parents, grandparents, and significant others in a child's life to navigate the Child Safety system. FIN Townsville offers free independent support to all families involved in Child Safety to ensure the safety of children is paramount, and families are appropriately supported. FIN is a self-funded, parent-led, volunteer organisation. #child safety #family support #compassion #counseling