Found 873 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference 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 are seeking volunteers who speak Italian to provide companionship to elderly residents at a nursing home. Language and cultural barriers often leave seniors feeling isolated. Your presence and conversation can brighten their day. Join us in making a meaningful difference!

We are seeking volunteers who speak Italian to provide companionship to elderly residents at a nursing home. Language and cultural barriers often leave seniors feeling isolated. Your presence and conversation can brighten their day. Join us in making a meaningful difference!

Greek speaking volunteer visitors are needed to visit socially and culturally isolated residents in an Aged Care Homes located in the City of Monash. We have many Greek residents who are very isolated. You can make a difference to someone's life and your own. Some Greek residents are in English speaking facilities and would love to speak with someone in their own language.

We have two lovely ladies in need of companionship at an aged care facility in Burwood and in her own home in Croydon. Do you have experience with Dementia? Do you enjoy spending time with the elderly? The resident at the aged care home would love to have a companion to talk to, hand massages and listen to music. She is bedbound and lonely. The other lady lives in her own home and is very lonely. She is 92 and would love to chat over a cuppa.

Visit a socially or culturally isolated resident in an aged care facility or in their own home in the Eastern region of Victoria. From Monash to Yarra Valley. We have many lonely people in need of a friendly, empathetic and caring volunteer visitor. Want to try something different in 2024? Becoming a volunteer visitor can change someone's life. A very rewarding program which fosters friendships between lonely elderly people and volunteers.

TAKE THE LEAD SAVING LIVES AND CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES! NSW SES is looking for an experienced leader to lead emergency management volunteers. This is a fantastic way to give back to your community!

We have a male client in Ormond who loves to chat about ideas, books, music and national and international affairs. Our Client is well read and loves listening to music, and he would love to spend an hour a fortnight with a volunteer with whom he can chat over a coffee or a gentle walk. If you are able to commit to weekly or fortnightly visits (weekends are fine), and can easily visit Ormond, please express interest below!!

Currently we have a male client in Caulfield North who has many interests including gardening, walking around gardens, playing chess, pottery work, and chatting about his life. Our client would enjoy the company of a caring, reliable and empathetic volunteer with good communication skills and an ability to commit to weekly or fortnightly visits.

TAKE THE LEAD SAVING LIVES AND CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES! NSW SES is looking for an experienced leader to lead emergency management volunteers. This is a fantastic way to give back to your community!

As a Social Inclusion Volunteer, you will meet elderly people and people with disability to support them in various roles. Volunteering is a two way street where your volunteer journey will bring you purpose and a sense of reward as you make a difference through your volunteer tasks and responsibilities.

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

" Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves". James M. Barrie For as little as 1 hour per fortnight you can enrich the life of an older adult experiencing isolation. Volunteer with us and provide friendship and companionship under the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS). *Please note that you need to be based in either Eastern or Southern Metro Melbourne to participate.

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 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 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 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.

The Volunteer Tutor Scheme is a program that helps migrants and refugees who are unable to attend AMEP English classes, with one on one lessons for 1 hour per week. Anyone can become a volunteer tutor, even if you’re not a native English speaker. All you need is confidence in English, access to transport and the desire to help others learn. You will be helping people to access basic services and connect with the community, thereby having a huge impact on their ability to settle in Australia.

Brighten the day of a lovely local lady and make a difference in your community! We have a wonderful older lady who could do with a regular girlfriend to share a cuppa and chat. She loves Art and fashion, a highly interesting woman with so much to share. Social connections are essential to the well-being of older people. We are seeking enthusiastic, compassionate, friendly Volunteer Visitors to spend time with older people who are at risk of social isolation and loneliness.

Here is your chance to make a difference! You will be able to achieve this by organising and preparing a weekly/fortnightly/monthly meal for people who may be experiencing, (or who are at risk of) homelessness as well as other vulnerable groups in the community. This volunteer role involves working with a small team of like-minded volunteers who will create a warm & welcoming space for meals to be served, and engage with clients who attend in a respectful and non-judgemental manner.