Volunteering opportunities

Leisure Buddy Friendship Volunteer

Inclusion Melbourne Inc.

  • Location Melbourne VIC
  • Category Disability Services

A highly flexible and meaningful volunteer opportunity. Leisure Buddy volunteers build a genuine friendship with an adult with intellectual or cognitive disability to provide companionship, strengthen community connection and reduce social isolation. As a Leisure Buddy volunteer you meet a real need in the community and make a genuine difference in the life of your Buddy.

Tea and Chat Companion for the Elderly

Mecwacare

  • Location Across: Malvern VIC, Glen Iris VIC, Ashburton VIC
  • Category Seniors & Aged Care

Enjoy a cuppa and a chat? Have 1 hour fortnightly to spare? Want to make a difference to the life of an elderly person in your community?

Volunteer Gym Buddy - Hawthorn

Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria

  • Location Hawthorn VIC
  • Category Disability Services

Do you enjoy volunteering and working out at the Gym? If so, Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria have a wonderful Group Gym program for people who are blind and vision impaired and we are looking for some volunteers who could assist us. Come and join us as a Gym buddy in Hawthorn. Where: Hawthorn Aquatic & Leisure Centre, 1 Grace St, Hawthorn - When: Weekly Tuesday 2.45 - 3.45pm or Wednesday 12 - 1pm

Playgroup Volunteer

Holstep Health

  • Location Heidelberg West VIC
  • Category Young People

Himilo Community Connect aims to increase participation, building capacity, create valuable connections and open opportunities for success in education, employment, health and social cohesion from within the Somali Australian community. Playgroup supports the community’s needs and assists to implement and build confidence for young person as they journey into academic learning. Our playgroup involved play and learning activities.

Online Homework Club Tutors

Holstep Health

  • Location Anywhere
  • Category Young People

We are looking for volunteer tutor who is able to deliver learning support for students who are unable to attend our face-to-face session. The session timing and day would be dependent on your availability at a mutually agreed time with the parents/guardian of the students. Tutor will be matched to the student(s) depending upon the subject area of which the tutor is comfortable aiding the student.

Learner Mentor - Secondary school

Holstep Health

  • Location Heidelberg West VIC
  • Category Education & Training

We are looking for volunteers to assist some students who attend secondary schools in the local Banyule council area and who also attend Himilo Community Connect's Homework club.

Homework Club Volunteer Tutors

Holstep Health

  • Location Bellfield VIC
  • Category Education & Training

Himilo Community Connect aims to increase participation, building capacity, create valuable connections and open opportunities for success in education, employment, health and social cohesion from within the Somali Australian community. Homework Club supports the community’s needs and assists to implement and build positive learning habits and behaviours that students will be able to use in school and out of school.

Lawn Bowls Support

Boroondara Stroke Support Group Inc

  • Location Hawthorn VIC
  • Category Disability Services

To assist at our Lawn Bowls activity every Monday except public holidays (from 10am to 12noon). As this role requires you to potentially push members in wheelchairs or who require walking frames you will need to be physically fit. Knowledge of bowls a bonus.

Chinese-Speaking Peer Supporter – Gambling Recovery

Each

  • Location Anywhere
  • Category Community Services

Have lived experience with problem gambling and speak Cantonese or Mandarin? Join Chinese Peer Connection as a volunteer and provide telephone peer support to people affected by gambling harm. Use your personal journey to offer hope, empathy, and understanding. Flexible hours, full training provided, and ongoing support from a trusted, long-standing program. Make a real difference — volunteer with us today.

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