Found 1145 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Love a good chat? Have a few spare hours a week or fortnight? Looking to give back to your community? Support people in your community by providing access to free laundry services, while engaging in non-judgmental and genuine conversation!

We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring individual to Volunteer socially with our elderly client in Cecil Hills. Our client speaks both English and Spanish having grown up in Uruguay, she would love to meet a friendly visitor to go out for coffee with and have a chat.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring individual to Volunteer socially with our elderly client in Padstow. Our client has a passion for animal care having lived on a farm and with a past hobby of breeding Bichon Fries', he has an interest in Chinese culture and would enjoy a cuppa and good conversation.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring individual to Volunteer socially with our elderly client in Busby, She loves chatting about the golden years, sewing as a past time and her family. Our Client would enjoy a friendly visitor to have a chat over a cuppa with.

Play a vital role in the maintenance of the ASWC's Food Pantry service. The primary task is to ensure that the ASWC foodbank is replenished weekly, via driving trips to Foodbank and Secondbite, in order to provide for vulnerable people in the community.

Reception and Emergency Relief role to assist with delivery of services to consumers in Ballarat.

Do you want to make a difference in the community? We are looking for people to join our local food relief program. Flexible shifts available.

Our Breezeway community meals program is busier than ever and needs some more team members. Located in central Ballarat, the Breezeway provides meals 7 days a week. Join us in preparing food for those who need it!

Uniting's Emergency Relief services have opportunities within their dedicated teams. The roles includes packing and distribution of food, initial eligibility interviews, entry of data, and maintaining the work environment. 1-2 shifts per week, 9am-1pm weekdays.

Play an essential role in the management and maintenance of the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre Food Relief Program. Support the consumers and staff of the Centre by: picking up and organising food and material donations; assisting consumers to choose food and material items from the ASWC food bank, contacting clients to confirm food relief appointments.

Compassionate and enthusiastic people needed for Community Dining Room team. Hartley's Meals has provided free and low-cost meals to the community for over 20 years. We support people experiencing homelessness, economic hardship and social isolation. Hartley's offers lunch on weekdays year-round, and Breakfast from April-September. The dining room has seating for up to 50 customers and has an outdoor courtyard area.

Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference to another person and reduces loneliness in our community? We are seeking champion volunteers to visit lonely older people in the northern suburbs. Our program helps to improve the lives of older people who face social isolation through meaningful friendships. It's very rewarding, flexible, and suited to anyone who is friendly, kind and reliable!

Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference to another person and reduces loneliness in our community? We are seeking champion volunteers to visit lonely older people in Ivanhoe and its surrounding suburbs. Our program helps to improve the lives of older people who face social isolation through meaningful friendships. It's very rewarding, flexible, and suited to anyone who is friendly, kind and reliable!

We have a fun position at Woolgoolga day programme helping our elderly clients with quizzes, bingo, morning tea and lunch. We are looking for a volunteer for Fridays between 9am and 3pm. A staff member will be on hand to train the volunteer

You'll be welcomed into the supersized commercial kitchen. You'll get busy in the kitchen transforming rescued food into nutritious meals, that will be delivered to disadvantaged communities.

Legacy Brisbane supports widows and families of our servicemen and women. We are looking for two passionate, motivated volunteers to phone our older widows to check on well-being and needs in the Contact Centre at South Brisbane. There will also be administrative tasks attached to this role. You will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will need to be computer literate. You will not be selling, promoting or asking for money, it is purely a curtesy wellbeing call.

We are on the hunt for volunteers, aged 18+ who want to make a difference to an older person living in an aged care home. By volunteering in an aged care residential facility, you can improve the quality of life for older people who have limited contact with others and as a result are at risk of isolation and loneliness– whether for social or cultural reasons, or due to disability.

Prepare, cook and pack meals from scratch for the homeless & needy.

Inclusion Melbourne believes that everyone within our community should be able to live in an inclusive community, supported by people who genuinely care for them, and have equal opportunity to participate in community life. Through our volunteer programs, we provide social support and friendship to people with a cognitive disability and older Australians who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation.

Inclusion Melbourne is an auspice in the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme; a national program funded by the Australian Government. As an Inclusion Melbourne Aged Care Volunteer Visitor, you’ll spend time with someone in your local community who may be lonely or socially isolated. We're looking for caring individuals who can sit and have a chat, reminisce and talk about topics of interest with elderly people in their own homes.