Found 50 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Do you want to make a REAL difference to people in need? Join the amazing Foodbank team and help to fight hunger by volunteering in the Sydney Distribution Centre.

Help people living with mild intellectual disabilities to enjoy a range of activities.

The Toy Library needs someone to volunteer on a Wednesday 9.30-12. The job is helping to sort, check and count toys and put them away on their shelves. The applicant needs to be physically able, they need to have good concentration and attention to detail. We need someone who is available every Wednesday.

Do you want to volunteer from home, have a computer and an interest in science, biodiversity and/or natural history collections? Join DigiVol and volunteer online with flexible hours.

Are you looking to support and work with young people and raise awareness on food wastage through the cooking sessions? Can you use your event management skill to implement the project, promote it and engage with young people across the St Albans Area? The YCW is a volunteer-run organization open to people of all faith backgrounds. The YCW aims to involve young people in actions to address their own issues and empower them as leaders in their communities.

Are you interested in giving back to your local community whilst making new friends in the process?

We are urgently seeking volunteers who are happy to help with functions and events. Events include our Old Style Dance, Morning Melodies, Regular Munchys - our Sausage Sizzle Style event, and varied other special events and private hire functions. We need Volunteers for set up, pack down for functions as well assistance with kitchen, wait staff, admission staff, baristas and bar staff. We are happy to provide training in these areas, just need nice people willing to help and learn.

A Day Centre providing social activities and and contact for older people who have intellectual, physical and psychiatric disabilities requires volunteers to offer companionship to the consumers and assist with various activities.

Willunga Netball Club was first established in 1924 in Willunga. We now play at the Willunga Recreation Park on Saturday’s during the winter season and play in the Great Southern Netball Association. We train on Tuesday nights with U9 starting a 4:00pm and seniors finishing at approximately 8:30pm. Our Net Set Go program which we run in term 3, is for children aged 5-7 years old and is designed to introduce them to the game of netball. Many volunteer opportunities available...read on...

Kingston Toy Library is a wholly member owned toy library, serving the local community with over 2000 toys. We operate just like a book library but with toys. Volunteering with us will give you the opportunity to experience how a library service operates as you assist with all aspects of library operations. You will gain skills of value for the workplace, be a valued part of the team, while also having the experience of a community run service.

Kingston Toy Library is a wholly member owned toy library, serving the local community with over 2000 toys. We operate just like a book library but with toys. Volunteering with us will give you the opportunity to experience how a library service operates as you assist with all aspects of library operations. You will gain skills of value for the workplace, be a valued part of the team, while also having the experience of a community run service.

The Volunteer Reading Helper assists children in practicing reading in the classroom at local schools. Just one hour a week can improve children's reading skills enormously. Training provided, great flexibility, wonderful environment. Expanding to other areas soon, please inquire. Reading Friends Australia is registered for Volunteer Work with Centrelink.

Burnie Brae Centre is a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to build strong community connections by providing quality health, lifestyle and care services and programs to senior members of our community. Café Connect is located within Burnie Brae Centre and offers our members delicious food and coffee. We are looking for volunteers to assist us in the kitchen.

Volunteers assist our customers to participate in programs, and add value to the services that we offer. As a volunteer, you don’t need any specific qualifications or experience, just a genuine interest to empower people with disabilities and a willingness to share your skills. Volunteers are people just like you!

Watsonia Heights Primary School is seeking volunteers who can assist the school's Librarian with all aspects of the day to day running of the library. You will have a keen interest in children’s literature and be available during the school term in school hours. Experience with library systems and organisation such as cataloguing is desired but not essential.

Spencer Park Primary school run a volunteer/mentor program where students are matched up to an adult mentor to develop a relationship and then undertake various activities and projects. For one hour a week during school terms. Activities are based on your own personal strengths. Some mentors sing and play games, complete woodworking projects, support reading programs. Or share a personal interest, such as sewing, craft or cooking.

We seek volunteers for our Community Engagement Program, which operates at Malahang Reserve in West Heidelberg.

In 2022 Open House launched a social enterprise café called Whispers, with the aim to empower people who have faced disadvantage and been excluded from work opportunities. We are currently seeking volunteers to assist in our cafe.

Mandurah Basketball Assoc. is looking for canteen assistants to help out on the days they have basketball.

Meals on Wheels (MOW) volunteers play an integral role transporting nutritious meals from a MOW meal provider to older people in our communities. For many MOW recipients, the volunteer is the only person they see that day, so the service also plays a vital role in social connection and monitoring wellbeing of older people. If you are a caring and compassionate individual with a vehicle, a drivers' licence, and a desire to help people, then we would love to hear from you!