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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
A Virtual Reality Volunteer will support the delivery of fun virtual reality group sessions in Aged Care Facilities across the Hunter Region. As part of the Community Visitors Scheme (CVS). This is a new Red Cross initiative to help enhance social connections, stimulate memories, encourage conversations and put smiles on the faces of elderly residents.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
Be the friendly face of Red Cross in the community. Provide companionship and friendship to a local elderly person experiencing vulnerability and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional TAS
Make a new friend while giving back to the community by providing regular social phone calls to people who are struggling with the impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
The Volunteer Caller is responsible for making telephone calls to Red Cross clients at a prearranged time. The role also includes advising Red Cross if clients do not respond to phone calls. Calls are made from the comfort of your own home.
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Time involved
1 hour per fortnight
Location
Regional VIC
You will be connected with an older person living at home or in an aged care facility who would like greater social connections. Through your ongoing contact or visits, you will build a meaningful friendship, reduce feelings of loneliness and encourage the older person to grow their links and social connections in the community.
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Time involved
Varied hours
Location
Regional VIC
Gain a rewarding experience of working in the community while providing companionship and friendship to an older person in your local community that is experiencing vulnerability and loneliness. We are currently seeking volunteers who can speak Greek and are living in, or near, Portarlington.
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Time involved
1 hour per week
Location
Regional TAS
Having friendships is important for physical and mental health, especially as we get older. Red Cross supports our participants to feel better and less lonely by matching volunteers with them for the purpose of conversation and activities. These visits can have a large impact on the elderly persons life making them feel happier, healthier and reducing social isolation and loneliness.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Sydney
Telecross is a programme supporting isolated and elderly people by providing a daily phone call to check on their wellbeing.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
The Telecross Volunteer Caller is responsible for making telephone calls to Red Cross clients at a prearranged time. The role also includes recording information and advising Red Cross if clients do not respond to phone calls.
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Time involved
1 hour per fortnight
Location
Regional NSW
CVS arranges volunteer visits to older people to provide friendship and companionship. Regular visits from volunteers can help to improve quality of life and help older people feel less isolated.
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Time involved
1 day per month
Location
Regional TAS
Providing safe and courteous vehicle transportation for people who are socially isolated or transport disadvantaged and have no access to other means of transport.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional TAS
Gain valuable experience working in the community through providing daily phone calls to assist people to maintain their independence at home.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
Be the friendly face of Red Cross in the community. Provide companionship and friendship to a local elderly person experiencing vulnerability and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
Make a difference in someone's life through regular social visits and companionship to people living in residential aged care or their own home who are experiencing vulnerability and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Hobart
Make a new friend while giving back to the community by visiting an elderly individual either in their own home or at an Aged Care Facility to reduce the impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
Make a difference in someone's life through regular social visits and companionship to people living in residential aged care or their own home who are experiencing vulnerability and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 hour per week
Location
Canberra
Community Visitors Scheme Volunteers are matched with elderly people who are socially isolated living in their home or in an aged care facility.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
Be the friendly face of Red Cross in the community. Provide companionship and friendship to a local elderly person experiencing vulnerability and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
Be the friendly face of Red Cross in the community. Provide companionship and friendship to a local elderly person experiencing vulnerability and social isolation.
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Time involved
1 - 4 hours per week
Location
Regional NSW
The Telecross Volunteer Caller is responsible for making telephone calls to Red Cross clients at a prearranged time. The role also includes recording information and advising Red Cross if clients do not respond to phone calls.