Found 20 volunteering opportunities in Australia

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

As a Local Coordinator, you will provide additional support to a High School Exchange student from overseas who is living with a host family and attending High School in your local community. A Local Coordinator must live within 2 hours of where a student is living. If you are interested in other cultures, young people and families, this role is perfect for you. You may have been an exchange student or host family yourself - but that is not a requirement.

By volunteering with VICSES, you will: • be part of a dedicated team of individuals who are passionate about helping others. • gain valuable experience, and learn new skills. • meet new people, and • make a positive impact on the community.

A Consumer Advisor is a member of our community who can voice a lived experience of health care at Western Health. They participate in committees, focus groups, projects and a range of other activities to ensure the patient perspective is always considered. Consumer Advisors are part of the Western Health community and should reflect the diversity of our community

Volunteering with Citizens Advice Bureau is an interesting and rewarding way to ‘give back’ to the Western Australian community. Our volunteers come from diverse backgrounds – but the thing they have in common is their strong desire to help others, their ability to communicate clearly and concisely, their great customer service skills and their computer

Marine Rescue NSW saves lives on the water, providing 24-hour emergency response, returning thousands of boaters in trouble safely to shore every year. Every unit requires a support crew. Become a member of our fundraising team and play an essential role in the day to day operations of our unit.

Seeking support group leaders for our Family with allergies support group to assist in leading and facilitating the group.

Become an Active Fire Fighter regular training provided. No experience required. No cost to volunteers. Get involved with attending incidents, serving your community during emergencies, fire prevention, education and much more. Learn new skills. Help your community, make new friends, be a part of an amazing team of like minded people. A great way to build confidence, get out of your comfort zone

Have you been a sailor in a past life? Do you have a passion for seeing kids take on this sport? Can you nurture that enthusiasm & help build their skills? If you said yes...this is the role for you! Christies Sailing Club are a family friendly club & accredited Australian Sailing Discover Sailing Centre. Would you like to help support them? Apply now!!

Surf life-saving in Australia is a respected and vital community service, with volunteers dedicating their time to protect the lives of others. It offers a unique combination of community service, physical challenges, and personal growth opportunities. South Narrabeen SLSC is located between Clarke and Mactier Streets on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales. Established in 1922, it has a proud history of over 100 years.

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.

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.

When a natural disaster strikes or an emergency situation arises, DFES’s State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers can be found providing a wide range of volunteer services to help the community cope from the impact a disaster. This involves providing emergency repairs on buildings, to restoration of essential services and ferrying cargo and passengers across flood waters. Helping the community to recover by responding to natural disasters is only part of SES’ responsibility.

As a Local Coordinator, you will provide additional support to a High School Exchange student from overseas who is living with a host family and attending High School in the Australind WA local community. A Local Coordinator must live within 2 hours of where a student is living. If you are interested in other cultures, young people and families, this role is perfect for you. You may have been an exchange student or host family yourself - but that is not a requirement.

The Constable Care Safety School is working to address our children’s safety on the road and as pedestrians, come help children between 4 -12 years old learn vital safety skills. The Safety school is open Monday – Friday from 9am -1pm, where you assist children during this fun interactive program. Volunteering can be one day a week, a fortnight or month for a four-hour shift. Sadly, road trauma is a leading cause of death and serious injury in WA children, come make a difference!

The Emergency Relief Program provides a service that contributes to addressing emergency situations that impact people living within our communities. The program aims to provide assistance in the form of food parcels, material aid and other services for families and individuals experiencing financial crisis. The service operates in a non-judgmental, culturally sensitive and non-discriminatory environment.

Interchange is a program within UMFC’s Carer Aged and Disability Service and provides support to children and young people with disability and their families/carers. Interchange is supported by volunteers to create social and recreational opportunities through group and individual activities.Volunteer Host carers provide a very special opportunity to support and enhance the life of a young person with a disability, their family and primary carers.

Are you concerned about the amount of rubbish on our coastline? Adopt a Spot are recruiting volunteers to nominate an area of coastline to manage the removal of marine debris. Tasks will include daily cleans, collation of data (taking pictures of marine debris & reporting back on data via email or social media), disposal of materials in accordance with Local Council rubbish/recycling guidelines and provide community education in sustainable practices.

As an SES volunteer you will be trained to assist in the Ops and Comm's centre to cope with natural disasters including storm, floods and land searches.

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