Found 20 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Drive for Life is a driver training and mentoring program that equips young people who are overcoming adversity, to obtain their drivers licence. The program removes the barriers and provides a pathway towards positive role models, developing independent life skills and improving employment prospects. We are looking for volunteers to be a Driver Mentor at our Stafford site. Join the team today!

A successful candidate will support the general manager in all marketing projects required for the communities which the organisation works with. This will primarily be for advertising and communicating messages to those in need. Our mission is to facilitate the prevention of obesity and chronic diseases. Additionally, we have a strong focus towards improve mental health and wellbeing.

Do you have basic sewing machine skills? Can you thread a machine, fill a bobbin and change stitch length? Use a series of step-by-step samples and/or pattern sheets to make large and small Wildlife Pouches. If you can knit and/or crochet, we make Possum Palaces and bird nests for wildlife carers. Some volunteers take home materials and make the products at home, allowing us to provide a flexible volunteer experience.

Suits people who are creative and cheery and just generally young at heart. Retail experience is helpful, but not essential. Assist in selling festival and performer merchandise. #festival#events#youth#artcraft#recreation#retail

This important job involves collecting our visiting performers from the airport and bringing them to the festival site. This role will entail driving a buggy between the performer camp area and festival site for transport of performers and their instruments. #festival#driving#recreation#camping#tranportation

This role entails educating our punters on how to recycle their waste. We are passionate about becoming a zero waste event. These energetic, friendly folk are amongst our most valued volunteers. #festival#events#waste#cleaning#recreation

Assist in the flow of the stages, ensuring bands are ready to go and key messages are delivered by MC's. Stage MC's The MCs introduce our performers on stage and deliver key messages in between band set-up. #festival#stagemanagers#performers#stageassistant#stagesound#bands#communications

Volunteers wanted to help restore Woollahra Councils Bushland in Gap Park every Wednesday 9am and 12pm. Tools and training provided. Please meet in carpark adjacent to Our Lady Star of the Sea Watsons Bay Old South Head.

Volunteers wanted to help restore Woollahra Councils Bushland in Cooper Park (Kendall St) every Tuesday and the last Saturday of the month between 10am and 2pm. Tools and training provided. Please meet at Kendall St entrance to Cooper Park.

We are looking for passionate volunteers who would like to provide positive role models for students, as well as supplementary, hands-on assistance for teachers - support that is tailored to meet the unique needs of different schools, classes and students at primary and/or secondary schools. Volunteers should have good communication and life skills, a desire to make a difference to young peoples education and an ability to work within a school environment with a professional approach.

We are looking for passionate volunteers who would like to provide positive role models for students, as well as supplementary, hands-on assistance for teachers. We currently require volunteers to offer Literacy support for primary school students, Volunteers should have good communication and life skills, a desire to make a difference to young peoples education and an ability to work within a school environment with a professional approach.

Are you creative? Do you have a passion for arts & crafts? Share your love of arts and crafts with residents at HammondCare Aged Care Home in Waratah. Show off your creative and artistic skills as you assist people to create their own pieces.

Key responsibilities We provide a home library service for community members who are unable to attend the library to select their own items. Home Library Service Couriers support this service by visiting clients in their homes to deliver and return bags of library items. Volunteers work as part of a team of staff and volunteers, and participate in activities under the direction and guidance of the local Volunteer Coordinator, or other nominated staff members. Skills, experience and attribute

If you have a decent camera and like to record stuff, we need a local who is available on periodic short notice to come to our premises and photograph techniques and incoming animal cases. These are for future use on our website. We also receive requests from lots of people wanting photographs for their social media pages. Before our President can comply, the images need to be chosen, scanned and watermarked. It would be great if the photography co-ord has basic skills with Fireworks.

Native wildlife needs your help. Rescue a variety of sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife (i.e., birds, small and large mammals, lizards, turtles, frogs and raptors), provide immediate care for up to 24 hours and transport wildlife to and from vets for assessment and treatment.

Native wildlife needs your help. Rescue sick and injured birds, possums, lizards, turtles and frogs, and transport them to a vet for urgent assessment and treatment.

The Forest Discovery Centre is located in the beautiful Jarrah Forest in Dwellingup. We are dedicated to promoting arts, heritage and environment in our values. Are you looking for the opportunity to gain experience in the arts and heritage sector then this position could be for you as we are looking for someone to assist in the coordination of our art exhibition at the Forest Discovery Centre.

Are you a people person and love our Botanical Gardens? We seek volunteers to drive our 8-seater golf buggy and conduct 1 hour guided tours for people with limited mobility. (C)

Varied positions available. Also suitable for Centrelink clients 60 to 65 years Worldwide ‘Precious Plastic Community’ finds ways to turn plastic lids into useful and beautiful plastic objects.Our philosophy is that discarded plastic is a precious resource, not waste. So far we have been able to create items such as plates, cups, bowls, plant pots, surfboard fins and wax combs but there is no limit to what can be created from discarded items.

The volunteer Coordinator will organise volunteers to assist at risk youth to improve driving skills and abilities to not only become a good driver but also to gain a responsible driving experience. They need to be able to step into the volunteer role of assist those learning to driver at short notice.