• Paterson New South Wales
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Tour Guides, Information & Heritage, Trades & Maintenance

This local heritage organisation is looking for people to assist in various aspects of maintaining and servicing their fleet of vintage railway rolling stock and maintaining the grounds and gardens of their Depot Precinct. No previous experience or specific skills are required-just reliability and enthusiasm to join this friendly and passionate team. Main days of work are Mondays and Wednesdays. Must be fully vaccinated for COVID 19.

• Paterson New South Wales
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Tour Guides, Information & Heritage, Trades & Maintenance

Join this friendly and passionate team of volunteers, assisting with heritage railway rolling stock (rail motors) for operation on the national rail network. The role involves maintaining electrical systems within our Depot facilities. Our maintenance facilities are located in our Depot at Paterson.

• Belmont NSW, Bonnells Bay NSW, Booragul NSW, Charlestown NSW, Morisset NSW, Toronto NSW, Warners Bay NSW
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

Do you have one hour to spare in your week (or fortnight) to share in our passion for improving the quality of life of the elderly? You'd be providing companionship and social interaction for an older person living in their own home within Newcastle and Lake Macquarie districts. Your empathy for the elderly, reliability, caring nature and listening skills are needed for this role. Up to date Flu vaccination and current National Criminal Check are required.

• Carrington New South Wales
• Category: Recreation
• Types of work: Driving & Transportation, Fundraising & Events, Sport & Physical Activity

Do you like boats and sailing? This role involves collecting a 3.5M poly boat on a purpose-built aluminium trailer with an electric start 4-stroke motor and towing it 500 meters to a public boat ramp. Launch the boat with the help of club members, drive the boat out onto Throsby Creek and lay markers to create a sailing course. Return to shore and be on standby to collect distressed model boats if required. When racing has concluded, collect the buoys & return the boat to its original location.

• Carrington NSW, Wickham NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Fundraising & Events, Marketing, Media & Communications

Your planning and communication skills will be highly regarded in this role working with Community User Groups. We are seeking a volunteer to liaise with various sporting clubs to create a collective events calendar. The calendar will identify each club's planned activities. The role also involves planning and coordinating weekly interviews with each of the sporting bodies as well as Community Radio to promote awareness of upcoming events.

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

The monthly planting day is held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. You'll join this dedicated team who use these days to expand the revegetation of natural bushland across currently cleared areas. No experience necessary. Over the past 25 years, this program has led to the creation of a National Park!

• 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

• Heatherbrae New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Food Preparation & Service, Retail & Sales

Maintain and enhance your hospitality skills. Work within a supportive team environment and a beautiful garden setting. You will assist the Cafe Manager with customer service and food preparation. The role includes cleaning duties of the kitchen and café areas as well as the internal amenities. Days and hours are negotiable to suit your schedule. The role requires a current National Criminal Record check, and a current Working with Children check.

• Wallsend New South Wales
• Category: Education & Training
• Types of work: Education & Training, Tutoring & Coaching

Assist refugee & migrant school students to overcome educational disadvantage, by supporting their development of English, academic & social skills in one of our Homework/Learning Centres. Collaborate with other volunteers in small groups to assist primary students with fun learning activities: literacy, numeracy, speaking & listening, problem solving & co-ordination. Assist secondary students one-to-one or in small groups with tutoring: literacy, numeracy, homework, assessments, research skill

• Maitland New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Fundraising & Events, Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

Would you like to meet new people, collaborate with a team, contribute to the community, and acquire new skills, all while having loads of fun? Successful events are made possible by the passion and dedication of its volunteers. Our Events team is looking for volunteers to help at various exciting events coming up in 2024, including some of our flagship ones like Hunter Valley Steamfest and Maitland Taste Festival.

• Hamilton NSW, Newcastle NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Driving & Transportation, Tutoring & Coaching

Assist Learner Driver client(s) to practise driving skills and improve knowledge of road rules - ultimately leading to the client(s) passing the ‘P’ Licence Driving test. You will assist clients in improving their knowledge of road rules, make entries in the client’s driving log book, engage with the client in a friendly, supportive manner, and provide Driving Supervision appropriate to the client’s skill levels and pace of learning. Driving practise will be in the clients car.

• Cardiff New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Safety & Emergency Services

We are looking for a Volunteer Security Guard to help keep our people and premises safe. This role is available Monday to Thursday 9am to 4 pm and Friday 9am till 12 pm. Days and times are flexible and we would be happy to discuss your availability. You would need to be licenced.

• Cardiff New South Wales
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Counselling & Help Line

We are looking for a Registered Counsellor to provide safe and confidential support to members of the community who are experiencing hardship and trauma. The role is required Wednesdays and / or Thursday between 9am – 4pm. The role may also involve support of a Counselling student.

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

Share your love of music with a resident living with dementia. We welcome a range of musical styles, from classical, jazz, country, rock'n'roll and popular hits from the 1930's onwards. As you volunteer and play music, this musical resident would love to play along with you.

• Cameron Park NSW, Fletcher NSW, Maryland NSW
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management

Are you interested in developing your administration skills or gaining office administration experience while being a part of the growth of a Community Centre? We're looking for someone flexible and reliable to assist with reception and community facility hiring. Volunteers will need to provide a current Working with Children Check.