• Bolton Point NSW, Booragul NSW, Newcastle NSW, Nulkaba NSW, Singleton NSW, Speers Point NSW, Warners Bay NSW, New South Wales
• Category: Recreation
• Types of work: Sport & Physical Activity

Everyone is welcome to volunteer at parkrun events. We have heaps of fun, simple and rewarding opportunities to lend a hand for one to two hours on a Saturday morning at parkrun events across Australia. No training is required, roles are fully supported on the day and you can take part as often or as little as you would like. You can volunteer as a marshal, timekeeper, photographer or try your hand at scanning barcodes and handing out tokens…..to name a few of the roles we have available.

• Casino NSW, Hamilton North NSW, Lismore NSW, Rutherford NSW, Singleton NSW, Tamworth NSW, Thornton NSW, Warners Bay NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Retail & Sales

Lifeline Direct (LLD) is the direct service delivery arm and a fully owned subsidiary of Lifeline Australia (LLA). It was initially established to provide a consolidation pathway for local Lifeline Centres to share resources, skills and experiences in developing a strong service coordination, a culture seeking operational excellence, shared governance activities and improved outcome.

• Cardiff NSW, East Maitland NSW, Hamilton NSW, Raymond Terrace NSW, Singleton NSW, Toronto NSW, Wallsend NSW, Warners Bay NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Retail & Sales

Want to develop retail and customer service skills? We are seeking enthusiastic Volunteers in our Retail Outlets. Support the Shop Manager in generating income for our organisation in our endeavours to provide crisis support and suicide prevention services to our communities. This role involves maintaining shop presentation, ensuring stock levels, adjusting merchandise and general cleaning duties. You will hang & display stock, complete retail transactions and provide excellent customer service

• Wallsend New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Driving & Transportation, Education & Training

Help young people attain their provisional licence by providing safe and supportive driving instruction. Educate learners on vehicle controls, road rules, defensive driving techniques, and manoeuvres to pass driving tests. The role involves tailoring lessons to suit each student’s abilities, instilling safe driving habits, emphasising the importance of defensive driving, hazard perception, & accident prevention, providing feedback and maintaining records of progress, lessons and logbook hours.

• Swansea New South Wales
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Tutoring & Coaching, Working with Animals

Taking your dog into your local school every week for approx 2 hours to help children read.

• Newcastle New South Wales
• Category: Young People
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Are you looking for an opportunity that’s fun & flexible? Would you like to support & empower young people? Are you over 18 & enjoy being active? We are seeking volunteers who are interested in supporting young people 8-18 years living in families impacted by mental illness. You will have access to our opportunities via an app and can choose the programs you would like to participate in. If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of young people - Apply now!

• 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.

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

Your gardening experience, or your willingness to learn new gardening skills, will be greatly appreciated in this role. You'll be working outdoors in a beautiful setting: planting, weeding, pruning and mulching as well as other garden related activities. Days and hours are negotiable to suit your schedule. The role requires a current Criminal Record Check and would prefer a current Working with Children Check.

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

A low stress role in the company of other volunteers, where, once a week, you would help make sure the kitchen and fridge are clean, do a bit of tidying, light dusting and wiping over library shelves. This role would suit someone who has an interest in conservation, who wants to meet new people and enjoy their company.

• Hexham New South Wales
• Category: Environment & Conservation
• Types of work: Education & Training

Use your knowledge of the natural environment and research skills to develop a series of environmental education activities. Activities are designed to enable participants to safely investigate social history and explore the wetlands flora and fauna of one of the Hunters most significant biodiversity centers. Full access to the resources of the organisation will be provided to support the development of easily reproduced and copied materials.

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

Enjoy a walk and a chat as you stroll along the shoreline of Ash Island picking up small items of litter. You'll use a grab stick and bag to pick up small items, mostly plastic, to ensure they don't enter waterways threatening wildlife, and help improve the visual appeal of the landscape. At the end of the shift, you'll enter the data into the computer, with help provided if needed, to record types of litter collected. This is part of a Citizen Science project.

• Hamilton New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Driving & Transportation

Local charitable organisation is looking for a person to drive their van for the collection of donated items (non furniture) for their retail outlet. Must have current car licence. The position would suit a responsible mature person. Role will include working alone due to Covid restrictions. All volunteers must be fully vaccinated against Covid 19. Volunteer must be able to get to Wallsend Depot, where van is garaged.

• Charlestown New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Research, Policy & Analysis, Seniors & Aged Care

Assist the organisation with developing and maintaining an up to date WHS system. Provide guidance and supervision on WHS matters to Staff and volunteers across the organisation. Conduct WHS Audits. Maintain WHS registers and assist with relevant meetings.

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

Your good communication skills, friendly personality and empathy with frail aged people will be of great value in this role. You will support staff who work with clients in a day care type environment - socialising with clients and assisting with activities such as games and craft. You'll help with tea and coffee making, and serving of meals. Some activities are off-site so having your own vehicle to get there would be helpful. Current National Criminal Check required.

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

Your general garden maintenance skills and previous experience are highly sought after for this role. You'll be mowing, whipper-snipping, weeding etc around the homes of frail aged and disabled members of our community. Ideally, you'll be able to do this work on Mondays and Tuesdays between 7.30am and 12.30pm. National Criminal Check required.