Volunteer opportunities

Availability

Location

Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Areas of interest

Search results

Position
Time involved
Location
  • Virtual Reality Group Session Volunteer - Hunter

    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.
  • Tech Smart Senior Digital Coach Volunteer - Hunter NSW

    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.
  • Volunteer Friend and Caller - TeleCHAT Program - Tasmania

    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.
  • Telecross Volunteer Caller - Lismore and Northern Rivers

    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.
  • Community Visiting Scheme Volunteer – Geelong

    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.
  • VIC Community Visitor Scheme Volunteer - Bellarine - Greek speaking

    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.
  • Volunteer Friend/Visitor – Community Visitors Scheme North

    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.
  • Telecross Call Centre Volunteer - Weekend - Blacktown

    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.
  • Telecross Volunteer - Tweed Shire

    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.
  • Community Visitor Scheme Volunteer - Southern Highlands

    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.
  • Volunteer Community Transport Driver - Launceston

    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.
  • TeleCROSS Volunteer Caller - Tasmania

    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.
  • Tech Smart Senior Digital Coach Volunteer - Central Coast NSW

    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.
  • Community Visitors Scheme Volunteer - Yass

    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.
  • Volunteer Friend and Visitor - Community Visitors Scheme - Hobart and Surrounding Areas

    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.
  • Community Visitor Volunteer - Queanbeyan

    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.
  • Community Visitors Scheme Volunteer - ACT

    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.
  • Community Visitors Scheme Volunteer - Newcastle and Hunter region

    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.
  • Community Visitor Scheme Volunteer - Bega Valley Shire

    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.
  • Telecross Volunteer Caller - Western Region NSW

    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.

More roles 42

Charity donations of $2 or more to Australian Red Cross may be tax-deductible in Australia. Site protected by Google Invisible reCAPTCHA. © Australian Red Cross 2023. ABN 50 169 561 394