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• Western Sydney
• Weekly, Friday nights
• From 6.30pm to 11.30pm
• Training compulsory

Street Smart Youth Vans Program provides an out-of-hours support to young people on the street. A coordinator with a group of trained volunteers goes out to locations frequented by young people in the Mt Druitt district, offering a cup of milo and someone to talk to. Through this service we are able to offer information, support and referral to other agencies in the area.

The young people we see are frequently homeless with past experiences that have included abuse within their family environment.

The Street Smart volunteers establish positive interaction with young people that enables foster hope and life-changing behaviours.

This program is ongoing and you may choose to volunteer weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

Current Driver's License would be an advantage.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity or for any further information, please contact Michael Cruz on (02) 9628 0424 or email michael.cruz@wesleymission.org.au

• Western Sydney
• Training offered
• Fortnightly - 4 hours

The EQUIP Youth Mentoring Program matches adult volunteers to mentor young people who are going through a process of change, growth and development. The program recruits, trains and supports volunteer mentors. Any adult over the age of 21 may apply to become a mentor.

Mentoring is one-to-one relationship between a young person and an older adult who is focused on the young person's growth and development. It is different from counselling - it is less formal and more relational. EQUIP asks its volunteers to commit to meeting face-to-face with a young person approximately four hours a fortnight with regular telephone contact in between meetings. The mentoring match goes for nine months (though there are possibilities for shortening or extending that time period). The purpose of the program is to "equip" young people for change by providing a caring, interesting and positive adult volunteer mentor.

Current driver's license is essential.

To apply for this volunteer role or for more details, please contact Anna Schulz on (02) 9628 0424.

• Carlingford
• Flexible Hours
• Bus/Truck Driver License
• 22 seater bus

Alan Walker Village is a beautiful aged care village in Carlingford. Our volunteer bus drivers enable our elderly and frail residents live a quality life providing them with an amazing opportunity to leave the village for shopping trips and various outings.

Join our volunteer bus driver team today and enjoy the pleasure of helping others.

To apply for this volunteer role and for more information, please contact Alan Walker Village on (02) 9858 4855.

•  Near Town Hall Station
•  2- 2.5 hours
• Weekly - during office hours

'Learn as if you were going to live forever,' the saying goes. Wesley School for Seniors allows people over the age of 60 years to take a range of stimulating courses in great company - Languages, Music, Computers and much more and you can be part of it.

We are seeking enthusiastic and patient Tutors for the following classes:

• Mobile Phone Workshop
• Calligraphy
• Spanish - beginners
• Exercise (gentle)
• Soduko
• Ipod workshop
• Digital photography
• Christian Meditation
• Oil Painting
• Modern Art
• Art Appreciation
• Opera Appreciation
• Current Events
• Saving and Budgeting for Seniors
• Choir

 The school operates from Monday to Friday and the classes are held once a week for 2 to 2.5 hours for a term of 3 1/2 months. Craft workshops may be between 2 - 4 hours.

If you have an interest in any of these areas and if you enjoy and understand the needs of teaching seniors, please do not hesitate to apply. We would love to hear from you.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity or for more information, please  contact Roslyn Rajasingam on (02) 9263 5348 or email SchoolForSeniors@wesleymission.org.au

• Carlingford
• Materials and tools provided
• Unique one-off project

Wesley Mission respite accommodation and disability service staff are seeking help from creative and caring volunteers who enjoy sewing.

This volunteer opportunity is a short term project. 150 feeders and bibs of various sizes are needed to be made for our day care programs. The hours are flexible depending on your availability. You can complete the project from home or from our office in Carlingford.

Wesley Disability Services aim to improve the quality of lifestyle for service users and you can be part of it.

Come and join our volunteer team to enjoy the pleasure of helping the community and those in need.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity or for more information, please contact Sharon Marriner on (02) 9804 5255.

• Dundas
• Week days
• Between 9.00am - 4.00pm
• Creativity

RE Tebbutt Lodge is a lovely and friendly Seniors Hostel situated in Dundas accommodating 67 residents.

Creative volunteers who enjoy interaction with seniors are welcome to join our friendly volunteer team.

Through this activity, you will be able to enrich and empower lives of our elderly and lonely residents. We are looking for caring volunteers who would like to share their special talent or interest in leisure activities (such as discussion groups, trivia, current affairs, reading, outings, going for a walk, painting, flower arranging, scrap booking, etc) with our residents.

Help us make a difference, help us empower lives.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity or for more information, please contact Shirlee Hayes on (02) 9858 4999.

• Narrabeen 
•  Fortnightly
• Bus/Truck Driver License
• 22 seater bus

WG Taylor Village is a beautiful aged care village in Narrabeen. As a volunteer bus driver for our village you will enable our elderly and frail residents live a quality life providing them with an amazing opportunity to leave the village for shopping trips and various outings.

If you have empathy with the elderly and a good sense of humour, this is the right activity for you.

You will get to meet some wonderful people who really appreciate the time you give.

To apply for this volunteer role and for more information, please contact Traci Moore on (02) 9913 7040.

• Next to Rydalmere station
• Sign language
• Thursdays
• 8.00am - 9.00am

Wesley Business Services provides employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities in a range of commercial business services.   We envisage a society where all individuals who have barriers to employment will have the opportunity to enjoy the full benefits of employment.  We are committed to providing opportunities for people so they can enjoy the satisfaction, independence and sense of purpose that comes from being employed.

To make this vision a reality, we focus on being a leader in providing quality services to our customers and programs to empower our staff to be productive and independent, based on their abilities and preferences.

You can help us achieve our goals.

We are looking for a caring volunteer who would be willing to interpret for our hearing impaired staff during regular staff meetings.

This activity is on Thursday mornings between 8.00am - 9.00am.

Come and join our friendly volunteer team and help us make a difference.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Jo Green on (02) 8845 1304 or email jo.green@wesleymission.org.au 

• Near Town Hall Station
• 2 days a week

We are currently seeking an experienced receptionist volunteer to assist our busy office with reception relief. 

Duties include: relief reception and answering phone calls, word processing, filing, data entry, laminating, photocopying, printing and collating.

All applicants must have reception experience, be computer literate, have flexibility and be available for at least 6 months.

Come and join our dynamic volunteer team, meet new people, enhance your skills, help others and make a difference.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity, please contact Cheryl Aban on 9263 5558 or email Elizabeth Tabone elizabeth.tabone@wesleymission.org.au  

• Harmonica Group
• Fortnightly
• Sylvania
• Driver's License

This is a great opportunity for a musician who would like to empower and encourage a group of men with Harmonica playing.

All applicants should be able to play and instruct basic Harmonica. Hours and days can be negotiated.

Come and join our friendly volunteer team, enrich another life, meet new people and enjoy the pleasure of helping others. You will make a difference.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Robyn Roberts on (02) 9522 6000.

• Bus/Truck Driver's licence needed
• Tues or Fri mornings each month
• Enrich, empower another life

On Tuesday and Friday mornings the Village shopping bus runs about four round trips to local and Miranda Westfield shopping centres from the Village.

The task involves driving the bus and also assisting residents to embark and disembark, and with their parcels.

We would be very happy for a volunteer who could do say one Tuesday or Friday morning a month, or be on hand to fill in when regular drivers are absent.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact  Robyn Roberts on (02) 9532 8076.

Our Seniors hostel in Pagewood would greatly appreciate a volunteer bus driver who would be willing to drive our residents to outings in the Sydney Metro area and occasional country trips.

When: Fortnightly

            Tuesdays 1:30pm to 2:30pm

            Fridays     1:30pm to 3:00pm     

What: Assisting residents on and off the bus

          Maintaining vehicle log

          Maintaining cleanliness of vehicle

          Refuelling bus

For the opportunity to enrich and empower another life or for more information, please contact Greta Fowles on 9349 3550 or email greta.fowles@wesleymission.org.au

• Physically fit
• Pleasure of helping others
• Pagewood

We are looking for a caring volunteer who enjoy interaction with seniors and who would be willing to brighten up our residents' day through leisure activities and to assist in preparing and serving morning and afternoon tea.

This is a weekly commitment and is ongoing.

Your assistance is required on Tuedays, Wednesdays and Fridays anytime between 10:00am and 3:00pm. We would really appreciate your help on one, two or all three days.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Anastasia Lambrinos on 9349 3550 or email: anastasia.lambrinos@wesleymission.org.au

• Fortnightly
• Weekdays
• Pagewood

We are seeking the assistance of a gardener to maintain and beautify the garden beds and outside areas of Hoban House, a low care facility for seniors in Pagewood.

If you are physically fit, have a current drivers licence, able to work independtently and could spare one day a fortnight, then we would greatly appreciate your help

To apply for this volunteering opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Greta Fowles on (02) 9349 3550 or email greta.fowles@wesleymission.org.au

• Newcastle
• One to two days a week, Monday to Friday

We require a totally trustworthy person with excellent driving history to assist in the collection and delivery of donated furniture and household items for sale and distribution to support the needy.

Duties include:

• Drive defensively
• Supervise and assist in the loading and unloading of the vehicle and to ensure all cargo is securely fastened during transit
• Monitor the routine servicing of the vehicle
• Inspect the vehicle daily for defects and to notify the Retail Manager of any repairs required
• Undertake any duties as required by the Retail Manager

Must be comfortable driving a small  truck (manual transmission) which only requires a car license. Truck drivers very welcomed.

You will serve with a dedicated team for a very worth while cause.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information please contact Michael Ridley on (02) 4940 8009

• Newcastle
• One to Two days a week, Monday - Friday

  We are seeking the assistance of an experienced retail supervisor to help our charity store.

  You will be responsible for:

• Overall presentation of shop
• Stock rotation
• Point of sale material
• Ensure safe work environment
• Develop calendar for window displays
• Volunteer training/rosters/recruitment
• Volunteer advocate
• Supervising housekeeping

You will serve with a dedicated team for a very worth while cause.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information please contact Michael Ridley on (02) 4940 8009

• Newcastle
• One to Two days a week, Monday - Friday

We require a totally trustworthy person to assist our truck driver in the collection and delivery of donated furniture and household items for sale and distribution to support the needy.

Physically fit and ability to read road maps a must.

You will serve with a dedicated team for a very worth while cause.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information please contact Michael Ridley on (02) 4940 8009

• Training provided
• 2 visits per month
• Flexible time

We are seeking volunteer community visitors to befriend residents of nursing homes who are considered to be lonely and who would like their own special visitor.
As a community visitor, you will be asked to set aside some time to visit someone in an aged care facility. Depending on you, and the person you visit, you may spend this time keeping each other company and having a talk; or you might decide to go on outings to a gallery or a park…or any one of a number of activities.

Your visits will provide an important link between the resident and the wider community.

The effort you expend as a community visitor, sharing your interests and time, could help an older person in an aged care facility to enjoy life to its full potential.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Dianne Rodgers on (02) 4940 8244

• Physically Fit
• Own vehicle
• Once or twice a month

From time to time we require a courier to collect goods donated to Wesley Mission for Wesley Fair.

The goods may need to be collected from anywhere within the City of Sydney and could be of any size - to be delivered to our locations in Glebe or on Pitt St, Sydney.

Access to your own station wagon or a tow bar on your vehicle to tow a trailer would be appreciated.

Time: sproadic need - could be once or twice a month during week days.
This is a very valued role that will help us greatly and allow us to reach those vulnerable in our community.
To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Rosemary Cottrell on (02) 9263 5569

• Ashfield
• 10am - 2pm
• Fridays

We are looking for a special person to assist us in our very busy  Lifeline office based at Ashfield. (Lifeline telephone counsellors are volunteers trained to help those in distress).
Duties include: cleaning telephone counselling booths, updating forms for telephone counsellors, cleaning out cupboards, refrigerator and kitchen shelves, maintaining a lovely office. Refill kitchen supplies for telephone counsellors.
This is an incredibly important and valued position.
To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Nathan Dart on (02) 8922 9066

• Port Macquarie
• Accredited training provided
• Fortnightly - 2 hours

We are seeking volunteers to become Youth Mentors for "at risk" young people aged between 15 - 24 years. Mentors will be matched with a young person with similar interests. Meeting with the young person is approximately 2 hours per fortnight - 4 hours per month for minimum of 6 months.

Full Accredited Training will be provided for this role free of charge - Certificate 2 Community Services; 2 days per week for 8 weeks, normally Tuesday & Wednesday 9am - 3.30pm. In addition, you will receive ongoing support from our supervisors.

Criteria: have own transport and have appropriate stable life/work/study history.

Applicants are subject to Criminal Record History Check and Reference checks.
 If you would like to change a young person's life and/or for more information, please contact Darren McCarthy on (02) 6588 1700

• Weekly
• Sylvania
• 8:15am - 12noon
• Tuesdays and Fridays

We require a volunteer to assist our volunteer bus driver to load and unload residents' walking frames and shopping trolleys onto village bus for regular shopping trips. May need to lift upto 7kg.

If you enjoy the company of seniors and would like to enrich and empower another life, then please contact Robyn Roberts to apply for this volunteer position - 9522 6000 or email robyn.roberts@wesleymission.org.au

• Surry Hills
• Tues - Fri (up to 3 hours each day)
• 9am start or earlier (flexible finishing time)

  Homeless Mens and Womens shelter in Surry Hills is looking for one or two volunteers to assist us with our morning pick-ups from the local TAFE – we use a HiLux ute. Will involve some tight manoeuvring with the ute and some lifting of food containers. Other duties may also include trips to the Post Office, computer work, light cleaning, stocking of supplies and miscellaneous tasks around Wesley.

Requirements:

• Current Drivers License
• Physically fit
• Committed to this role for at least 12 months
• Computer literate an advantage but not essential

This is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference. To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact David Pocklington on 9361 0981 or email Edward_Eagar@wesleymission.org.au

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