Found 56 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Get Active. Beat Dementia - be part of this inspiring event, connect with others impacted by dementia, and raise much-needed funds for Dementia Australia. We are seeking volunteers to assist at our Perth Memory Walk & Jog at Burswood Park on Sunday 26th May 2024 from 6.45am - 12 noon. We need help with a range of roles: eg registration desk; t-shirt stall; wayfinder. Equipment and orientation provided. For further details and registration contact: [email protected]

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!

Volunteers required for grooming, feeding, tack maintenance, health and well being of the horses. A wonderfully rewarding role!

Do you love gardening? Do you want to get out in the sunshine (weather debatable in Melbourne) and spend some time working with your hands? We need gardeners/landscapers or just people who enjoy being out in the garden that are willing to come and volunteer their time and enthusiasm with our participants. Days needed for participation are Friday morning or afternoon.

SchoolKits for Congo seek Student Advocates to invite their own school communities to engage in meaningful and rewarding global giving. Advocates will present the program to decision-makers, show them the positive impact that involvement can have on both givers and receivers, and connect them with the resources necessary to complete the first gift cycle. Advocates may also assist with local publicity for the event. Advocates may be current school students or recent graduates.

Riding for the Disabled SA provides horse riding & related activities for people with a disability aged between three and ninety years! RDASA is seeking volunteers to assist with 'Session Support'.

Lutheran Services Wahroonga Aged Care, in Biloela, is looking for enthusiastic and caring volunteers to join the Creative Lifestyle Team. You will be providing companionship, joy and purpose to our residents.

Volunteer assistant or support for a group of adults and children with intellectual disability training and learning to swim.

Are you aged between 12-25 years? Do you want your VOICE to be heard? Do you want to create REAL IMPACT in your local community? If you’re living, working or studying in Bayswater, Bedford, Embleton, Maylands, Morley, Noranda, Dianella or Mount Lawley The Bayswater Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is looking for new members with fresh ideas!

Would you like to assist us as we provide invaluable activities for people with a disability? You will be working with our horses; helping to lead or support riders in a lesson. No previous experience with horses is necessary, just the desire to make a difference.

Combine your sparkling passion for cleaning and your love for horses with your desire to make a difference. Come and contribute your skills and assist us with helping people with disabilities.

A friendly social support person to help our residents feel part of the community.

We urgently need people who have the patience to get to know and understand each of our horses and become be a horse leader and assist with all aspects of horse and rider care.

Ocean Mind is seeking dedicated and passionate individuals from ages 16 and over to join our volunteer Mentor team. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the fields of youth work, mental health/disability support, community engagement and therapeutic intervention through surfing.

Peel Group Riding for the Disabled trading as Peel Horse Power are a not-for-profit organisation, who offer lessons to clients with disabilities. Volunteers can always find a job that suits them, working with horses / clients / paperwork / cleaning / jobs around the farm. We are always in need of bookkeepers, grant writers and so many more jobs. All just 5 minutes from suburbia.

Are you creative? Do you have a passion for arts and crafts? Share your love for arts and crafts with residents of a local aged care facility. Use your creativity and artistic skills to assist people to create their own pieces. Resources will be provided, all you need to bring are your ideas and enthusiasm.

Side walking - No experience necessary. Walking beside horse, supporting clients with disabilities as they ride, making sure they stay safely seated on the horse in accordance with RDAA policies. Leading horses - Volunteers with horse management experience to groom and generally prepare horses for our riding sessions with disabled clients, then to safely lead horses in accordance with RDAA safety policies.

The volunteer will assist with the early literacy program Paint Bunbury REaD which encourages everyone to "talk, read, sing, rhyme, yarn, draw and play with children every day from birth". The volunteer's roles will include monitoring the book swap boxes, creating some resources and assisting at story time events.

Would you like to assist in preparing horses for lessons, leading horses in the lessons & working with riders with disabilities? If you like horses & are keen to help disabled people enjoy the thrill of riding a horse then this is the volunteer role is for you! They are also seeking volunteers Mon - Friday in the mornings to assist with the feeding of the horses. Having experience is an advantage. No experience? That's okay, training is provided! See detailed description for full details!

Do you love to fish? Fishability is looking for volunteers who love fishing and who enjoy helping others to develop independence and experience the excitement of catching a fish. Experience with fishing is not necessary, but all volunteers must have a positive and empathetic nature. Great volunteer opportunity for a retired person. Commitment is required. May not be suitable for job seekers.