UnitingCare – Helping you live life in all its fullness. UnitingCare is a courageous and creative health and community services provider. Each year we engage with more than 430,000 individuals, families and communities in over 460 locations across Queensland and the Northern Territory. Through our services we’re addressing some of our community’s most pressing social issues, confronting injustice and providing end-to-end support for those facing adversity. With a strong connection to the Uniting Church, we use our reach and compelling vision to help people live life in all its fullness. At UnitingCare, we strive to help the people we serve experience life in all its fullness. 

Volunteer to change lives. Yours included. This volunteer opportunity will help to provide support and assistance to the Community Support Workers to deliver events, activities, outreach and emergency relief services to the Discovery Coast Community.

As a response to the Agnes Water community, The UnitingCare - Community Support Service provides events, activities and outreach services to the communities of the Discovery coast area. 

We are looking for volunteers to join the UnitingCare team to assist our Community Support workers to provide these much needed services to the community. 

❓ Are you a Discovery Coast (Agnes, Baffle creek, Miriam Vale, Rosedale, Lowmead, Turkey Beach, 1770) resident? ❓ Do you enjoy engaging with people within your community?  ❓Do you enjoy giving back and making a difference in people’s lives? 

If you are interested in helping out our Community Support Workers with their events, activities and support services and are compassionate and caring,  please contact us.

Location: 97 Rocky Crossing Rd Agnes Water QLD 4677  UnitingCare Agnes Water consists of an amazing team of paid workers and volunteers. We are all driven by our passion to help the beautiful community and the wonderful people who live here to grow and thrive.

Tasks involved include: ▪️ Setting up and cleaning up after events and activities. ▪️ Organisation, participation, Supervision and guidance in events and activities.  ▪️ General administration duties, eg, printing, collating and data collection. ▪️ Possibility of driving 12 Seat Bus  (not essential) ▪️ Assisting the Community Support Worker to deliver Outreach services and emergency relief.

This is a great opportunity to: ▪ Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference ▪ To meet mutual obligations, student placement hours or other requirements ▪ Gain invaluable workplace experience 

Times: Within opening hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm (negotiable)  Weekdays (Morning, Afternoon) 

Time Commitment: Get started from as little as 3-4 hours fortnightly 

Requirements: ▪️ An interest in, passion for or experience working with disadvantaged/marginalised people in the community would be preferred. ▪️ Reference Checks ▪ Working with children ▪ Drivers License (Open C Class) ▪️ Ability to obtain a Restricted Drivers Authority RDA (UnitingCare will organise)

UnitingCare values diversity in our organisation and we have some principles in place that will help to promote both inclusion and access.  If you have any other accessibility requirements, please discuss these at the time of the interview.