Volunteering opportunities

We’re looking for someone special - Become a Volunteer Community Visitor to Ken to help ease his loneliness.Ken is living in an aged care facility in Brighton and would greatly benefit from a regular visitor. He enjoys discussing politics, sports (particularly football) and his time in the military.As a Volunteer Community Visitor at Better Health Network (BHN), you will be part of the Meaningful Connections Program - a team of dedicated, engaged and passionate volunteers who make positive impact on the lives of the people they visit.

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? This dynamic role will allow you to improve the social connections within your local community whilst getting to know new and interesting people with lots of life experience to share!The role will involve providing short term social engagement to customers living in an area whilst they wait for a longer term volunteer connection. Each visit may entail checking in on 3-5 customers for a quick chat and catch up.

Advantage Scouts is an alternative scouting group for youths that find our regular scout group too overwhelming or need additional social support to work in a group.Advantage Scouts do everything our regular scouts do including outdoor, community, personal development and creative activities. We aim to help the youth make meaningful friendships to help with connection, confidence and general mental health.Training is compulsory for mentors and provided at no cost with a combination of online and face-to-face requirements. Uniform is provided, expenses reimbursed.

Bayside Community Information and Support Service (BayCISS) is a not-for-profit organisation based in the Bayside and Kingston area providing support, advocacy, referral and information including counselling and case work, to vulnerable and low-income community members.We aim to bring about long term, positive change to people’s lives by working with them.We are:

Bayside Community Information and Support Service (BayCISS) is a not-for-profit organisation based in the Bayside and Kingston area providing support, advocacy, referral and information including counselling and case work, to vulnerable and low-income community members.We aim to bring about long term, positive change to people’s lives by working with them.We are:

Youth Referral & Independent Person Program (YRIPP) Independent Persons are volunteers who support young people at police stations when a parent or guardian is unavailable. Trained volunteers are added to a 24/7 roster system coordinated by YRIPP staff for police stations across Victoria, including Bayside. What we are looking for:

Better Health Network (BHN) has been formed as a result of the voluntary amalgamation of Central Bayside Community Health Services (CBCHS), Connect Health & Community and Star Health.BHN is a not-for-profit organisation providing a wide range of services to support healthy living, general wellbeing and social connection in our community.Community Transport is a government funded program that provides safe door to door transport for people who are socially isolated due to lack of suitable transport options.

Better Health Network (BHN) has been formed as a result of the voluntary amalgamation of Central Bayside Community Health Services (CBCHS), Connect Health & Community and Star Health.BHN is a not-for-profit organisation providing a wide range of services to support healthy living, general wellbeing and social connection in our community.What you need to know

Volunteering with FoodFilled presents a unique and meaningful opportunity; one that provides an immediate positive impact to the most vulnerable in our community.Our volunteers are highly respected members of the FoodFilled community. Without volunteers, FoodFilled wouldn’t be able to exist. Our volunteers are primarily responsible for the distribution of our rescued food. This involves retrieving food from retailers and then delivering it to one of our partner charities.

Why choose to volunteer in a Red Cross Shop? You can help improve lives and create a positive impact in your communityIt’s an opportunity to enhance your skills, gain new experiences and even boost your employabilityOur shifts are only 4-hours and committing to just one shift per week makes a big differenceYou’ll be contributing to rescuing 450 tonnes of clothing from landfills annuallyYou’ll be helping Red Cross to support other vulnerable people across Australian and the Asia PacificWhat impact will you have?Emba

Story Dogs is a unique reading support program for primary school children. We are a fast growing progressive organisation that is seeking new coordinators to support the volunteer dog teams delivering the program in local schools.In your local area, you will help interested people to become Story Dogs volunteers. This will involve:

Role: Store Assistant at BSL Sandringham Store Location: 48 Station Street, Sandringham VIC 3191Minutes away from Sandringham stationEnjoy your lunch break at Sandringham beachClose to shops, supermarkets and café’sWhen will you start? As soon as possible.