• Oakleigh East Victoria
• Category: Animal Welfare
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care, Working with Animals

Volunteers are needed to participate in a LinkPETS dog walking and animal program to spend time an islolated person. We have an opportunity for a person that understands pet companionship is happy to share that knowledge with an isolated person in need and build a new friendship.

• Clayton Victoria
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Education & Training, Research, Policy & Analysis, Seniors & Aged Care

We seek volunteers aged 45-64 years to participate in a brain imaging study at Monash University. You will be compensated with a $100 Coles-Myer gift card for your time. Your participation will help us to (a) understand how the brain uses the two main types of energy, sugar and oxygen; and (b) understand how the use of sugar and oxygen changes across the lifespan and impacts cognitive thinking abilities in older age. We will use a new technique, called simultaneous MRI PET, to scan your brain.

• Clayton Victoria
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Can you speak Italian? Are you caring and friendly? Do you enjoy spending time with the elderly? Isolated Italian lady would love a friend to spend time with. She lives in an aged care facility in Clayton and has just arrived and feeling quite overwhelmed and lonely. Are you able to visit her fortnightly for a chat over coffee? If so, please apply for this role.

• Mulgrave Victoria
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

A friendly volunteer visitor who is able to converse in Cantonese is needed to visit culturally isolated female in a facility in Mulgrave. The lady is originally from Hong Kong and enjoyed travelling the world withg her late husband. With no family and limited English, she has become very isolated. The aim of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme is for volunteers to develop a friendship with a resident who have become isolated. Face to face visits at least once per fortnight.

• Clayton Victoria
• Category: Human Rights
• Types of work: Disability Support, Mediation & Advocacy

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of people in your own community? Become a Community Visitor. Community Visitors are the eyes and ears of the community and perform an important role of upholding the human rights of people with a cognitive disability and/or mental illness.

• Mulgrave Victoria
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Alina * enjoys cooking and AFL and is looking for a volunteer that speaks Serbian to visit her weekly for an outing to a coffee shop for a chat and a laugh.

• Clayton Victoria
• Category: Animal Welfare
• Types of work: Governance, Boards & Committees, Working with Animals

Expressions of interest are sought for a volunteer wildlife animal welfare representative. We are looking for an individual with demonstrated commitment to and experience in promoting animal welfare, to help ensure that activities relating of the care and use of animals for scientific purposes are conducted in compliance with the Australian Code.

• Clayton Victoria
• Category: Animal Welfare
• Types of work: Governance, Boards & Committees, Working with Animals

Expressions of interest are sought for volunteer membership to fulfil roles on a newly constituted Animal Ethics Committee at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria. We are looking for veterinarians and individuals with demonstrated commitment to and experience in promoting animal welfare, to help ensure that activities relating of the care and use of animals for scientific purposes are conducted in compliance with the Australian Code.

• Mulgrave Victoria
• Category: Human Rights
• Types of work: Disability Support, Mediation & Advocacy

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of people in your own community and also hold a prominent volunteer role? Become a Community Visitor with the Office of the Public Advocate. Community Visitors are the eyes and ears of the community and perform an important role of upholding the human rights of people with a cognitive disability and/or mental illness who are living in supported care.

• Oakleigh Victoria
• Category: Human Rights
• Types of work: Disability Support, Mediation & Advocacy

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of people in your own community and also hold a prominent volunteer role? Become a Community Visitor with the Office of the Public Advocate. Community Visitors are the eyes and ears of the community and perform an important role of upholding the human rights of people with a cognitive disability and/or mental illness who are living in supported care.

• Hughesdale Victoria
• Category: Human Rights
• Types of work: Disability Support, Mediation & Advocacy

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of people in your own community and also hold a prominent volunteer role? Become a Community Visitor with the Office of the Public Advocate. Community Visitors are the eyes and ears of the community and perform an important role of upholding the human rights of people with a cognitive disability and/or mental illness who are living or residing in supported care.

• Oakleigh Victoria
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Companionship & Social Support, Food Preparation & Service

Share your experiences, support your community and develop new skills. Volunteer at this Community Support Centre providing services which enhance the quality of life for people with an intellectual disability and their families.

• Clayton VIC, Clayton South VIC
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Education & Training, Working with Animals

You and your dog can help children find the magic in becoming lifelong readers.  The Coordinator will commence as a dog reading team volunteer and after two school terms receive training to take on the Coordinator position. The Coordinator will recruit, train, support, manage and give recognition to volunteers within the region. The position will also raise awareness of the Story Dogs brand and services. This is a non paid, volunteer role. This role requires you to have a suitable dog.

• Clayton VIC, Mulgrave VIC
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Childcare, Companionship & Social Support, Translating & Interpreting, Tutoring & Coaching

Interested in volunteering for a Chinese Family Playgroup? If you'd like to gain experience in working with pre-school children in Australia and can make a long-term commitment, this could be a great opportunity for you.

• Clarinda VIC, Clayton VIC, Oakleigh VIC
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

We are currently looking for Greek speaking volunteers for aged care facilities in Clayton and Oakleigh. These residents are socially and culturally isolated and would benefit greatly from regular contact by a visitor/friend. Regular contacts or visits have a positive impact in reducing social isolation and improving the well-being of the resident.