Found 127 Companionship & Social Support volunteering opportunities in Australia

Anglicare WA's Active Response Bereavement Outreach (ARBOR) Program is a free service offering emotional support to people recently impacted by losing loved ones to suicide through grief and loss counselling, group sessions and peer support. As you will bring your own lived experience as a peer volunteer, this role can be challenging, but rewarding as your presence and narratives will tell that people are still able to find hope after the worst thing that could ever happen in their lives.

Good communication skills are a vital part of being a good dentist or oral health therapist. Dentists and oral health therapists need to be able to communicate well with their patients for many reasons. This is why, as a volunteer helping to prepare our students to eventually interact with real dental patients, you’ll be providing an extremely valuable service to your community.

Can you spare 1-2 hours per week supporting migrants and refugees to learn English and settle in Australia? The AMEP Volunteer Tutor Scheme is experiencing a high demand of learners needing tutors. Volunteers are vital to helping eligible migrants and refugees practice English, learn about the Australian way of life and connect to the local community.

Are you passionate about mental health and making a positive impact in your community? Join us as a Wellbeing Volunteer in our mental health programs!

We have multiple opportunities available across various areas! -Administration & operational support -Companionship & social support -Driving & transportation -Gardening & plant care -Introductions & greetings at the centres -Hospitality (can you make great coffee, or cook a perfect snag on the barbie?) -Community engagement -Additional positions depending on your skills & expertise!

Do you have an hour every week to support a child in primary school and make a difference? Then join our growing nationwide community of school volunteers and you'll provide life-changing mentoring that transforms the lives of young people who need help the most. No experience necessary, Training provided.

Join our team at the Engagement Hub! Work and learn from an incredible team to be part of our community. We provide food, a social network, fun activities, and assistance with referrals, in a place where people can feel safe and connected. Your efforts directly help consumers that need it most. Opportunities Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.

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.

Do you have 1-2 hours a week spare during school hours to help a young person in a primary school who is at risk of disengaging in education. This opportunity is for people who can commit at least until the end of the school year and not for people looking for full time employment.

Do you have 1-2 hours a week spare during school hours to help a young person in a Special school who is in need of extra support? This is a commitment to the end of the school year, commencing in Term 1, 2024.

Do you have 1-2 hours a week spare during school hours to help a young person in a primary school who is at risk of disengaging in education? This is a 12 month commitment and not for people looking for full time employment.

We are looking for passionate volunteers who would like to mentor 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.

Would you like to help adult migrants and refugees learn English and become a part of your community?

Would you like to help adult migrants and refugees learn English and become a part of our community - supporting people in remote areas in NSW online? This opportunity is for NSW residents.

Would you like to help adult migrants and refugees learn English and become a part of your community?

Would you like to help adult migrants and refugees learn English and become a part of your community?

Do you have 1-2 hours a week spare during school hours to help a young person in a primary school who is at risk of disengaging in education. This opportunity is for people who can commit at least until the end of the school year and not for people looking for full time employment.

No specific experience is needed to be an outstanding EdConnect volunteer. From one-to-one or small group mentoring to literacy or numeracy support within a classroom; from volunteering in a school garden, the library or at the canteen to assisting with sports or other school-based activities, like Breakfast Club, you have the skills and life-experience that are highly valued by schools and which make a difference to students, each and every day.

No specific experience is needed to be an outstanding EdConnect volunteer. From one-to-one or small group mentoring to literacy or numeracy support within a classroom; from volunteering in a school garden, the library or at the canteen to assisting with sports or other school-based activities, like Breakfast Club, you have the skills and life-experience that are highly valued by schools and which make a difference to students, each and every day.

No specific experience is needed to be an outstanding EdConnect volunteer. From one-to-one or small group mentoring to literacy or numeracy support within a classroom; from volunteering in a school garden, the library or at the canteen to assisting with sports or other school-based activities, like Breakfast Club, you have the skills and life-experience that are highly valued by schools and which make a difference to students, each and every day.