Found 38 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.

Provide a safe and stable living environment for a child living in out of home care for a short period of time or at least one weekend a month as a minimum

Being an onshore volunteer means that you are a supporter of Sea Shepherd and our shared causes, donating your time and efforts towards furthering our mission. You are also a part of our Outreach Crew – a growing team throughout the world. Application through Sea Shepherd Australia's web page.

The combination of music events and environmental awareness can be a powerful way to engage people and raise funds for important causes like marine conservation. Initiating opportunities for Sea Shepherd Australia chapters to collaborate with the music industry and organise national or multi-state tours can have a significant impact in creating awareness and generating support for the ocean.

Are you resourceful, a good communicator and passionate about reducing social isolation in the community? The Parents Hub supports parents caring for infants and toddlers who have additional needs. The volunteer will support the group facilitators with the weekly hosting of parent gatherings. This group aims to engage isolated families and encourage network building! Wednesdays from 9.30am-10.30am. We do ask that volunteers can commit to the role for 6 months or longer.

Fun In The Sun is seeking a creative and talented Graphic Designer Volunteer to support our organization's visual communication needs. This role will play a crucial part in creating engaging and impactful graphics to promote our programs and initiatives, as well as to raise awareness about our mission and values.

Fun In The Sun is seeking a skilled and dedicated IT Specialist Volunteer to support our organization's technology needs. This role will play a crucial part in ensuring the smooth operation of our digital infrastructure, enabling us to effectively deliver our programs and services to those in need.

The Inala Multicultural Festival is a FREE one-day-only event, available to families in our local community and surrounding areas. It combines multicultural performances, rides, great food and diverse stalls. We are looking for a team of amazing volunteers to assist with the set-up/down and running of this exciting event in the Inala community! We would love for you to be part of the event.

Volunteers help us to support dads, and father figures with children in early learning, primary and secondary school stages. It’s an opportunity to have a positive impact on the wellbeing of children, and the wider community.

• Pay it forward Board advisory role (Pro Bono) • Take our Innovative Circular Tech initiative Australia-wide • Join us to get affordable, refurbished Tech to disadvantaged Australians • Award winning Social Enterprise and not-for-profit

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Central West NSW relies on volunteers to deliver hospitality cart goods to sick and injured children at the Dubbo Hospital. Whether it's a snack, an educational activity, something to keep them entertained or care items, we make sure no child or family member is left out! Training, induction and uniform provided. Don't miss your chance to be a part of making a positive impact on the hospital stay for children and their families in your community.

Climate Action Now (CAN) signs and stickers send a clear message to decision makers and political candidates that their community wants climate action and they want it now. The Volunteer CAN Sign Coordinators play a critical role in ensuring smooth operations and effectiveness of coordinating the distribution of CAN signs across Queensland for maximum impact. Read the full description to find out more about this exciting opportunity to help create a safer climate and protect nature!

Karitane has an exciting opportunity in the Volunteer Family Connect program Shellharbour. This role would support new parents to their role as parents, support the wellbeing and development of children and bring an understanding of the challenges of parenting and support parents to find their own solutions

OzHarvest, Australia's leading food rescue organisation, requires the services of a Volunteer Food Rescue Assistant, to assist our Van Driver in collecting quality surplus food from the food industry and distributing it, same day, to local charities who provide food relief to people experiencing food insecurity in our Cairns community, as well as reducing the environmental impact of food waste!

A journalist is required to draft articles for our blog and bimonthly on-line newsletter 'Open Green Public'.

Assisting the Adelaide Parklands Association webmaster to maintain and update written and pictorial content on our dynamic website adelaide-parklands.asn.au This is a role for a journalist, writer, or editor.

We are looking for someone to do a bit of maintenance gardening, weeding, pruning, round up etc. Flexible times would suit us, any help would be very much appreciated.