• Warabrook New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Do you enjoy enjoy a cuppa and a chat? Want to connect with people in your community? We’re looking for a friendly person who would love to brighten the day of an older lady in Scone who is in need of some company for weekly or fortnightly social support. Our client enjoys doing puzzles, playing solitaire on her iPad and watching wrestling shows.

• Newcastle New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Childcare, Library Services

Calling all "kids at heart"! The Newcastle and Hunter Toy Library is seeking a regular volunteer to assist with the running of the Toy Library sessions on Saturday mornings. The Toy Library is a terrific service based at New Lambton Library and run entirely by volunteers.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Music & Entertainment, Seniors & Aged Care

Are you creative? Do you have a passion for arts and crafts? Share your love for arts and crafts with residents of a local aged care facility. Use your creativity and artistic skills to assist people to create their own pieces. Resources will be provided, all you need to bring are your ideas and enthusiasm.

• New Lambton New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Childcare, Library Services

We are seeking reliable and enthusiastic volunteers to assist at our toy library during our Saturday morning sessions. Duties include checking and cleaning returned toys and counting pieces if needed, organising shelves and displays, labelling new toys and setting up and packing away before and after sessions. The Role involves welcoming members and volunteers attending the toy library, assisting members with questions, providing guidance in finding suitable toys and assisting with new members.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

Do you have good teamwork skills and like helping others? Clothing Pool Volunteers will assist with the operation of the Clothing Pool at our Centre. This role involves unpacking and sorting donated clothing according to a set of guidelines, including sorting according to size and season. Packaging clothing and delivering items and packs to the Centre via a trolley from the Volunteer Office. Reviewing and maintaining stock levels, including assisting with targeted appeals for donations.

• Mayfield New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Seniors & Aged Care, Trades & Maintenance

Your attention to detail, reliability, punctuality and commitment will be highly regarded in this cleaning role. You'll help maintain the cleanliness of the hall, kitchen, windows, and some of the building exterior. You'll have empathy with the frail aged. Role is for 2 days a week, 5 hours each day, but these days and hours will be discussed with each volunteer. All equipment and products are provided.

• Shortland New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance

Lead a team of outdoor workers with maintenance of the grounds and the surrounds of the Centre in weeding, mulching, planting and watering. An interest in plants & experience with native vegetation is required . A love of working outdoors and a strong teamwork ethic is necessary for the position. Hours are flexible, as are days of the week.

• Shortland New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

We are looking for a motivated person to assist in the cleaning of the Visitor Centre. This is a most important role as entry to our site is via the Visitor Centre so first impressions are most important to us. The duties include cleaning, vacuuming, rubbish disposal, attending to toilets and other weekly and monthly cleaning tasks as required. A cleaner is required on weekdays on Monday, Wednesday or Friday for half a day or Saturday afternoon or Sunday mornings for approximately 2 hours.

• Shortland New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Trades & Maintenance

If you enjoy working outdoors, as part of a team, and have some handyperson skills, then you'll be well suited for this role. A natural aptitude and the physical ability to carry out minor maintenance work are needed as you will be taking care of boardwalks and buildings. Tasks will include general minor repairs to infrastructure. This role will primarily be need on Mondays and Tuesdays, but times are flexible (half or full day). Must be fully vaccinated for COVID 19.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Driving & Transportation, Seniors & Aged Care

Bring along your good-natured pet and spend time chatting with people living with dementia or may be frail and elderly at our residential aged care home. You’ll see what a difference your furry friend can make. When bringing your pet into an aged care environment with frail and elderly residents, we ask that your pet is: Calm, patient & gentle in nature, Up-to-date with vaccinations/treatment of worms & fleas, Nails are short &blunt. Freshly cut nails should be filed. Dogs must be on a lead.

• Mayfield New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Trades & Maintenance

Your general gardening skills and love of working outdoors will be greatly appreciated in this role. Help keep the grounds and surrounds of our Aged Care Facility looking good for the enjoyment of our residents and visitors. This role involves pruning shrubs, weeding, raking of leaves and watering. Other small, related tasks as directed.

• Waratah New South Wales
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Spend time with an elderly person who would like a social visitor at our residential aged care home. You'll love this volunteer opportunity to chat, provide companionship and reduce their sense of isolation. The commitment is for a minimum of one hour per week for 12 months or longer. We would be delighted to talk with you about a suitable day and time during the week.

• Shortland New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Trades & Maintenance

Looking for people interested in gardening to assist with maintenance and generation of a Bush Tucker garden. Cultivating edible plants indigenous to the wetlands. Must like working outdoors, in all seasons.

• Newcastle New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Work with this friendly and positive team to actively engage with and support young people on program. Programs may include face to face activities such as Activity days, Camps, and ‘Connect’ sessions (online). Your communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport will assist and support young people whilst on Program, building a relationship of trust. You’ll participate in program activities supervising and assisting young people as required.

• Newcastle NSW, New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Garden Maintenance, Sport & Physical Activity, Trades & Maintenance

Habitat for Humanity Australia requires volunteers for repair and maintenance work on crisis accommodation. The program benefits disadvantaged and socially isolated members of the community. There is a range of volunteer opportunities both in and around Newcastle. No skills are required! Teams are mobilised to conduct landscaping, painting and minor repairs to homes and crisis accommodation.