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The Volunteer Reading Helper assists children in practicing reading in the classroom at local schools. Just one hour a week can improve children's reading skills enormously. Training provided, great flexibility, wonderful environment. Expanding to other areas soon, please inquire. Reading Friends Australia is registered for Volunteer Work with Centrelink.

Chung Wah Community Care (CC) is a group under the Chung Wah Association. CC’s goal is to provide care for the seniors, people living with disabilities, and their carers, particularly those from the non-English speaking backgrounds, in Perth metropolitan area.

Do you enjoy driving and meeting new people? Our drivers transport clients all over the City of Melville, join our friendly team. Drivers sought for Fridays in particular.

This is a great opportunity to form a new friendships and improve the quality of life for residents of local aged care facilities.

Melville Cares are seeking a drivers and assistants for their Friendship Group based in the Melville area. Times required Monday a- Friday 8.30am – 4pm approx.

The Melville Friends provides social support within a small group setting, offering a variety of engaging activities. These include evening meals, concerts, leisurely catch ups for dinner.

The ideal candidate will be based in Australia, with potential connections that maybe within the financial or professional services industry, and will be expected to be active on the Board’s fundraising committee.

Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference to another person and reduces loneliness in our community? A lovely older lady living in an Aged Care Home in Craigieburn would enjoy having conversations in Syriac with a new female friend. 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!

Do you have one hour a fortnight? Loneliness is one of the biggest challenges we face as we age. Can you spare just an hour a fortnight to visit an isolated senior? Do you speak a second language? We have a waiting list of culturally and linguistically diverse, and LGBTQI+ clients who would love some company. A friendly smile and a caring conversation can make a huge difference. Volunteer with us.

Can you play a musical instrument? Cantonese speaking volunteer visitor needed to visit socially and culturally isolated lady living in aged care facility. Do you have experience with the elderly? Are you empathetic and want to change someone's life? We have a lady who has been living in a facility for over a decade. She would benefit from someone who can visit her and play a musical instrument or share Chinese/Malaysian food.

Visit a socially/culturally isolated lady in her own home in Mount Waverley. The recipient speaks Arabic and English and was a mechanical engineer who lectured at University prior to retiring Can you spare some time once per week/fortnight for 1 hour visit to help her smile? Enjoy a cup of tea together, talk about family or go for short walk.

Thai speaking volunteer visitor needed to visit socially and culturally isolated lady living in an aged care facility. She is unable to converse with anyone as there are no Thai speakers at this facility. Loves to singalong to Thai music and watch Thai movies. Gentle strolls outside in the garden. Do you have experience with the elderly? Are you empathetic, caring and can spare an hour once per fortnight?

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. Enjoys a game of cards, is a lover of music and loves to read 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.

Aged Care Volunteer Visitor - Providing friendship to older people! Do you speak Mandarin? Would you like to make a difference to an older gentleman living in an Aged Care home in Springvale? Our client is desperate to meet with a male volunteer visitor on a regular basis so that he may converse in his native language

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

Waratah Respite Services, is a community where carers can choose to maintain their loved ones at home for as long as practicable and desirable through the availability of a range of flexible, person centred options. Our Social Support Program is designed to enhance a participant's independence by promoting physical activity, cognitive stimulation, good nutrition, emotional well-being, and social stimulation.

Do you speak Greek? We have a lovely older resident who speaks limited English, she is socially isolated and would love to be visited by an enthusiastic, compassionate, female, Greek speaking volunteer visitor. She would really benefit from some happy energy in her life.

Do you love chatting & have a way with words and enjoy someone's company?

Brighten the day of a lovely local lady and make a difference in your community! The Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS) is a government funded program to combat social isolation and helps to develop social connections for older persons. 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.

We have a lovely older gent that enjoys music, old movies and world events. He would love a regular visitor to chat and connect culturally. 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.