Found 17 volunteering opportunities in Australia

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 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

Making a beautiful difference in the lives of our families, our domestic god and goddesses keep our home clean and tidy for our families, whether that be our communal spaces or our family rooms.

The Family & Child Hub is suite of child and family health and wellbeing services, all located under one roof. The services are both internal and external to SCHS and together have a ‘no wrong door’ approach to navigating the individual health and wellbeing pathways of families and children. The Family & Child Hub specifically focuses on the Social Determinants of Health, ensuring health equity.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children from migrant or refugee backgrounds? Are you dedicated to fostering connection, belonging, and academic growth? Join our team at the St Vincent de Paul Society and become a valued volunteer for our Kids Clubs Program! There is a strong focus on developing literacy skills and a love of reading through reading books together. Volunteers will also provide help with homework if required.

Would you like to help a young person from a refugee background? Can you spare one or two hours per week to help a VCE student from a refugee backgrounds? If so, the Migrant Information Centre (MIC) needs your help.

The RMHC Hospitality Cart at the Royal Darwin Hospital delivers care items to sick and injured children and their families.

Our brand-new garden of our First Steps Count Community Centre needs someone who gives it TLC. It is about planting, growing, weeding and back to nature. There is no mowing or heavy work involved. The focus of our Centre is children & their families, therefore the gardener will also have to like an environment with children.

Are you an outdoor enthusiast with a love for gardening and expertise in general maintenance? Join our team to assist in maintaining our outdoor spaces.

We are seeking volunteers to assist in helping build awareness and understanding of real situations facing people seeking asylum in Australia. Volunteers will be required to attend schools during school hours.

Join us in our mission to create safe havens for children and families to flourish! Together, we support parents in bringing order and harmony to their households, ensuring that every family receives the assistance they need to overcome challenges and build a nurturing environment for their children.

Do you have parenting or caregiving experience? Would you like to share your knowledge with vulnerable families? Are you a compassionate and caring person who would love to make a real difference to young families who need some support with raising children? If so, you could be a perfect Mentor for Baptcare’s Home-Start program.

Learning for Employment are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic volunteer tutors to provide English language support, community information and a general understanding of Australian culture.

To contribute to Refugee Migrant Children Centre's mission of empowering kids from refugee and migrant backgrounds by providing educational support both online and face-to-face.