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There are many places to explore how, where and who to volunteer with.
Each of the following offers a diversity of opportunities, be they at
a local,national level, or even just at home or work - yes, virtual volunteering
is also a possibility.
Opportunities for local volunteering
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Shop Assistants/ General duties
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Shop Assistant
- Fundraiser
- Receptionist
- IT
skills for website
- Recreation and Host Volunteers
- Facilitator
- Marine Radio Officer
- Friendly Visitor
- Driver: Tuesday Exercise Program (Highett)
- Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer
- House History Research
- Other
opportunities outside Bayside area
| Shop
Assistants/ General Duties |
| Organisation: |
All Souls Opportunity Shop
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| Description: |
General shop duties to include cash handling, dealing with customers, sorting goods, pricing, display, tidying, selling through to more heavy duty work (males only for heavy duty work).
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| Time Required: |
Minimum 1/2 day per month (4 hours)
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| Location: |
All Souls Opportunity Shop, 46 Bay Rd, Sandringham
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| Contact: |
Jenny Lord, Supervisor
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| Telephone: |
9598 2189
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| Shop
Assistants/ General Duties |
| Organisation: |
All Souls Oppotunity Shop
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| Description: |
General shop duties to include cash handling, dealing with customers, sorting goods, pricing, display, tidying, selling through to more heavy duty work (males only for heavy duty work).
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| Time Required: |
Minimum 1/2 day per month (4 hours)
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| Location: |
All Souls Opportunity Shop, 46 Bay Rd, Sandringham
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| Contact: |
Jenny Lord, Supervisor
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| Telephone: |
9598 2189
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| Fundraiser
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| Organisation: |
Financial Counselling (Vic) Inc
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| Description: |
We provide a free and confidential community-based financial counselling service to those assist people with debt/ credits problesm. We are now seeking someone to support us in seeking funds and grants. This would involve writing submissions in co-ordination with staff members.
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| Time Required: |
Flexible, to be negotiated
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| Location: |
Suite 1A, 147 Centre Dandenong Rd, Cheltenham, 3192
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| Contact: |
Helen Smallwood
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| Telephone: |
0417 101 374 |
| Email: |
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| Receptionist
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| Organisation: |
Financial Counselling (Vic) Inc
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| Description: |
We provide a free and confidential community-based financial counselling service to those assist people with debt/ credits problesm. We are now seeking someone to help us answer phones, filing and possible typing and housekeeping tasks eg purchasing stamps and milk.
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| Time Required: |
Preferably in the mornings up to 3 mornings per week.
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| Location: |
Suite 1A, 147 Centre Dandenong Rd, Cheltenham, 3192
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| Contact: |
Jill Com
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| Telephone: |
9585 1955 |
| Email: |
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| Recreation and Host Volunteers |
| Organisation: |
Interchange Southern
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| Description: |
Become matched with a child with a disability and them them in your own home, usually for a day or up to a weekend a month, to give respite for the child's family. Or become a recreation volunteer and go on camps, youth groups or school holiday programs with children with disabilities. Have fun while giving respite to those who need it.
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| Time Required: |
Ongoing
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| Location: |
Interchange Southern operates within Kingston, Bayside, Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington.
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| Contact: |
Danielle Cotter
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| Telephone: |
03 8552 2222 |
| Email: |
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| Facilitator |
| Organisation: |
Soft Pathway Inc
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| Description: |
Soft Pathway groups offer a safe, relaxed, confidential environment for sufferers of depression and/or anxiety to share stories, make friends and mutually support each other, gently guided by trained facilitators. The groups are not meant to provide formal therapy of any sort and each person must have there own professional providing that for them; our groups are for support only.
Facilitating a group involves acting in a supportive and encouraging role, listening, becoming a part of the group and guiding when necessary. Other roles are opening and closing venues, leading focused positive group discussions in 2nd half of the meeting, attending and reporting at facilitator meetings and supporting other facilitators.
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| Time Required: |
2 hours per week
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| Location: |
Brighton or Bentleigh East
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| Contact: |
Heather Perry (Crockart)
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| Telephone: |
0431 523 058 or 0412 475 145 |
| Email: |
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| Marine Radio Officer |
| Organisation: |
Flotilla 12, Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association
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| Description: |
Co-ordinate activities of Coast Guard Rescue Vessels on Port Phillip and Western Port Bays.
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| Time Required: |
One morning or afternoon per week
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| Location: |
Jetty Road, Sandringham
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| Contact: |
Paul Egan
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| Telephone: |
9787 9804 or 0408 104 494 |
| Email: |
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| Friendly Visitor |
| Organisation: |
Wesley Do Care Southern Region, Inner South Office
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| Description: |
Older people and adults with a disability are linked with volunteers for 1:1 visiting, outings, 1:1 telephone support, group activities, lunches, cinema, telelink friendship and special interest groups. Volunteers provide companionship, share conversation, interest and assist to link isolated people into community life.
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| Time Required: |
1-2 hours a week or fortnight at a time to suit the volunteer and the person they are visiting.
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| Location: |
In the person's home or outings in the local community.
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| Contact: |
Robyn Gentle
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| Telephone: |
9569 2822 |
| Email: |
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| Driver - Tuesday Exercise Program (Highett) |
| Organisation: |
Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Service
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| Description: |
We require a driver to drive a 10 seater bus (only car licence required) to pick up clients up from their homes and taken to an exercise program held at Livingston St, Highett. Police Check and Driver Assessment paid for Health Service.
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| Time Required: |
Pick Up Run will be around 12 noon (depending on number of clients). Return Run will be at 2.00 pm.
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| Location: |
Senior Citizens in Livingston St, Highett
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| Contact: |
Kathryn Gapper/ Kia Moyseos
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| Telephone: |
9575 5312 |
| Email: |
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| Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer |
| Organisation: |
Neighbourhood Watch (NHW)
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| Description: |
NHW is constantly looking for volunteers to co-ordinate a NHW area, to act as secretary, newsletter editor, and treasurer or to deliver NHW newsletters.
From time to time, NHW Police Office at Moorabbin also requires volunteers to work with us sometimes within the Police Complex.
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| Time Required: |
Varies.
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| Location: |
Anywhere within the City of Bayside.
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| Contact: |
Sgt John Woodward or S/C Sue Radchenko
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| Telephone: |
9556 6577 or 9556 6552 |
| Email: |
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| House History Research |
| Organisation: |
Brighton Historical Society
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| Description: |
To collate and summarise our files relating to specific Brighton houses. To research and produce house histories as required.
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| Time Required: |
1/2 day per week
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| Location: |
Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre, Cnr Wilson and Carpenter Streets, Brighton
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| Contact: |
Di Reidie, President
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| Telephone: |
0438 525 405 |
| Email: |
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Other volunteering opportunities outside Bayside area
- Victoria's peak body: The peak body in Victoria for volunteering
is Volunteering
Victoria.
- Volunteer Centres: Volunteering Victoria resources and supports
20 volunteer resource and referral agencies across the state. They provide
resources and support people to help you make informed choices about
volunteer work, relevant, up-to-date information on volunteer services,and
information on involving and managing volunteers. Contact details for
each of the Volunteer Resource Centres and Referral Agencies are listed
here,
or click below on those Centres that have their own websites.
- Other Victorian resources: Additional Victorian volunteering
resources may be found here:
- ExperienceBank
provides an avenue to use the professional skills of older people
to make a difference by being a mentor, a Board member or project adviser
for a nonprofit organisation.
- The Victorian Volunteer Information Service is a community
resource. Trained volunteer information officers assist potential volunteers
to access information, clarify areas of interest and discuss volunteer
opportunities in Melbourne and country areas of the state. Volunteering
Victoria supports and maintains an extensive database of community based
not-for-profit organisations that involve volunteers in their activities.
Detailed information is kept in regard to the names of organisations,
location, contact people, mission statements, job descriptions and any
special requirements. If you would like to make an appointment with
an Information Officer or locate your closest Volunteer Resource Centre
call them on 9642 5266.
- Australia's peak body: Australia's national volunteering coordinating
body is Volunteering
Australia, an organisation that provides resources on volunteering
and that hosts GoVolunteer,
a free internet advertising service for not-for-profit community organisations
looking for volunteers. If you have any difficulty finding a suitable
spot at the state level, try the national body, and vice versa.
- Virtual volunteering: Virtual volunteering through the volunteer
X change allows anybody with an internet connection to volunteer
at any time of the day or night, from your desk at home or work. For
as little as 30 minutes a day you can contribute your experience and
skills to a wide variety of tasks. Your contributions are recorded and
can be used as a verification of work experience and skill development.
- Other search options: As well as looking in your geographical
area, you can also look for a match to your interests or skills:
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