City of Casey Volunteer Matcher

Sailability offers groups of primary school children, special schools and disability organisations such as Outlook Pakenham and Yoralla the opportunity to try sailing.

Some participants sail themselves, others require a "sailor" volunteer.

No sailing experience is required of volunteers - training is provided at the Lake.  The boats are designed for people with disabilities; are unsinkable and cannot be tipped over! 

A free "working with children" clearance can be undertaken.

For more information please contact Brian on 0427 521 128 

Sailability is an organisation that gives children and people with disabilities an opportunity to learn to sail in  specially designed boats that are unsinkable and cannot be tipped over!

We are seeking volunteers to assist us on Wednesdays at our beautiful Lysterfield Lake location.

No experience required.

For further information please call David Esmore on 0417 114 294 or email on : d_esmore@bigpond.com

The Hampton Park Women's Friendship Cafe is a meeting place for women to have a chat, enjoy a cuppa, socialise and learn new skills.

The group currently have a couple of Mandarin speakers who would love to improve their English and communicate with the wider group.

If you speak Mandarin & English (and are female) the group would love to meet you and welcome you to assist.

When: Tuesday Mornings

Time: 9.00am - 12.00 noon

Where:  River Gum Primary School, 63 Fordholm Rd, Hampton Park VIC 3976

Would you like to foster a kitten or cat?

2nd Chance Cat Rescue is currently looking for foster carers in the City of Casey,  and surrounding suburbs.

To be a great foster carer you must not only love cats and kittens, but have a great environment to provide temporary homes.

We are seeking volunteers who have the time and love to look after our abandoned cats until a 'furever' home can be found.

If you think this may be for you please contact Daniela Maslan on 2ndchancecatrescuevic@gmail.com

L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program

The Casey community urgently need your help to assist young people who are without support gain the required 120 hours of driving experience.

Join a dedicated team of mentors who have so far assisted 121 learners achieve their licence through this amazing program.

Volunteer mentors need to:

• Have the ability to work with young people from diverse backgrounds
• Be willing to commit for a minimum of six months
• Undertake a coaching role, rather than an instructing role
• Have a full Victorian driver’s licence
• Have a safe driving history with no serious offences

Driving sessions are conducted in fully maintained and serviced vehicles generously donated by the Berwick Motor Group. All training and insurances are covered by the program.

The L2P Program is funded by TAC, managed by VicRoads and coordinated by City of Casey.

This is a great way to support young people and a fantastic road safety initiative that will help to ensure Casey’s roads are a safer place for all.

If you would like to learn more about the program please phone 9705 5200 or search ‘L2P’ on the City of Casey website www.casey.vic.gov.au

The position of Volunteer Retail Team Leader, Berwick supports the Epilepsy Foundation Op Shops by presenting a well merchandised store to the public and offering excellent customer service. As our Team Leader you would work as part of the store team. If you:

• Have a natural approach to customer service
• Show merchandising flair across all departments of the store
• Have an ability to operate register and complete end of day book work 
• Can learn to process donations
• Are able to offer guidance to the team and customers
• Have an ability, or are willing to learn to understand and achieve budgets
• Are available  to work full day shifts, 9.30 am to 4.00 pm on Monday, Wednesday or Fridays

If you are enthusiastic, self-motivated, honest and like helping people and tick the requirements below, we would like to hear from you.

• Great communication skills
• Happy nature and personable
• Great organisational skills
• Happy to be part of a team environment
• Willingness to help
• National Police Certificate

You'll be surprised at how much your time and skills can help. This is an opportunity to join a friendly, caring team of people who give their spare time to help the Epilepsy Foundation.

We seek a volunteer with retail experience to assist with merchandising and customer service. The position of Volunteer Retail Team Leader supports the Epilepsy Foundation Op Shops by presenting a well merchandised store to the public and offering excellent customer service. As a team leader you will be responsible for the running of the store and offering direction to the team and customers while working with and supporting the Store Manager.

As our Volunteer Retail Assistant Team Leader you would work as part of the store team. If you can show;

• A natural approach to customer service
• Merchandising flair across all departments of the store
• Ability to operate register and complete end of day bookwork
• Apptitute to learn the art of processing donations
• Offer guidance to the team and customers
• Ability (or willingness to learn) to understand and achieve budgets
• Availability to donate your time for full day shifts

If you are enthusiastic, self-motivated, and honest and like helping people and tick the requirements below, we would like to hear from you:

• Great communication skills
• Happy nature and personable
• Great organizational skills
• Happy to be part of a team environment
• Willingness to help
• National Police Certificate

You’ll be surprised at how much your time and skills can help. This is an opportunity to join a friendly, caring team of people who give their spare time to help the Epilepsy Foundation.

Patchwork tutor for multicultural sewing group

One to one assistance or tutoring

Ability to build relationships

Aware, sensitive and respectful of cultural differences

Opportunity to be part of a unique educational and community initiative providing early intervention, family support, quality schooling and community integration

To help provide breakfast to school children to  support their nutrition and learning.

Tasks and Responsibilities

1. Meet and greet children warmly

2. Serve simple breakfast foods

3. Set up and pack up

Are you a friendly person with a positive attitude? Are you interested in helping members of your community with low vision or blindness? Are you comfortable driving a 12 seater mini bus? Then read on!

Fill the much needed role of Volunteer Driver or Bus Jockey and help transport our vision impaired clients to their recreational programs with Vision Australia.

Drivers and Bus Jockeys are needed to help transport our blind and low vision clients to our recreational and social programs.

You will be comfortable driving an 11-seater automatic bus or if you have a suitable vehicle drive your own car (petrol reimbursement is provided).
Bus Jockeys ride with the Bus Driver and assist with directions, guiding and assisting clients onto the bus. Clients live in the northern and western inner-suburbs of Melbourne and require transport to our Day Program in Hallam, Mornington or Frankston.

Drivers are needed for morning and afternoon runs from 9am to 3.30pm, one day a week or fortnightly. Can you fill a morning, afternoon or both runs? This role is flexible to your time commitments!

Drivers will hold a current Victorian Driver’s License and be under the age of 75.
Drivers willing to use their own vehicle to transport 2 or 3 clients will require fully comprehensive car insurance.

Volunteer Induction and ongoing support is provided. You will learn greeting and guiding techniques in this role and enjoy meeting new people.

Our low vision client would like some social support and assistance in the garden. She is a pleasant lady living independently in her own home and would like to maintain this independence. The main aim is to continue doing the things she enjoys, along with remaining active and useful. 

Would you like to make a positive difference in your community? Express Interest Now!

No previous experience is necessary, just a little spare time, patience and the willingness to help. The ability to enjoy a cup of tea, conversation, light gardening and absorb a little vitamin D are the main attributes we are looking for.  We are looking for a friendly volunteer from the surrounding area once per week to help get her back in the garden for a chat.

Vision Australia is a leading national provider of blindness and low vision services in Australia. We work in partnership with Australians who are blind or have low vision to help them achieve the possibilities they choose in life. No previous experience is required, just some basic garden skills, a little patience and a willingness to help someone in your community.We are a Centrelink approved organisation and offer a full induction and training package when joining the Vision Australia team.

Vision Australia is looking for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers who can assist a brilliant social support group in Hallam.

The group runs every Thursday from 10am - 2pm,  where clients that are either blind or have low vision  participate in a recreation program. We need people like you to help run activties, provide guiding support to the clients and generally have a good time,

This is a great way to get involved in your community, make new friends and spend time with a fun, friendly group of people.

To support the participants of our craft groups and organise activities, keeping abreast with the welfare of the participants. Organising items for donation to the craft table. Donations to hospitals and other organisations such as nursing homes. Look for opportunities to go on craft excursions such as Craft shows etc. 

Need to be enthusiastic and keen about all types of craft knitting, patchwork and much more.

To coordinate a program for the Community Garden in conjunction with the Department of Justice and clients who are working off their court hours.  Knowing when to plants, harvest, propagate etc. It requires planning activities, supervision of female clients and classroom work as well for wet days.  Supported by the CEO a.d Department of Justice 

We are a not for profit organisation managed by a volunteer committee of management. We are currently looking for new members for the Committee. 

Do you think you have nothing to offer then you are wrong. Everyone has something they can contribute, be it small or large.

The committee meetings are the second Wednesday of the month (usually) from 6.30pm to 9.00pm with a small amount of pre reading before the meeting.

This is your opportunity to give back to the community in a postive, friendly and caring environment.

Visit our website www.merindapark.com.au

We need you now. We have 3 vacancies and lookforward to hearing from you. Contact Jan Gilchrist CEO on 5996 9056

CPEC are looking for help at the 2019 Melbourne Marathon! Described by our families as a place of hope, the Cerebral Palsy Education Centre (CPEC) delivers world leading programs to help our children and their families learn essential life skills many of us take for granted.

As the premier charity of the Melbourne Marathon we receive donations through providing volunteers for the event and this year we will be looking for over 400 fabulous people who will help us during the Marathon Festival. We have jobs for everyone including areas where you could sit, and if you can’t make it on Race Day we have jobs during the lead up of the event too.

The 2019 Melbourne Marathon Festival will run from the 9^th to 13^th October 2019. All our allocations on the day will be located around the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On race day all volunteers will receive a Cap, T-shirt & lunch pack.

To support the CPEC kids join our volunteer team at https://cpec.org.au/news-events/melbourne-marathon/

Would you like to make a difference to a young family's life?

We have local families in Cardinia who would love a volunteer to come to their home once a week for company and some practical support. You could be assisting with feeding and settling babies, playing with toddlers and being a support  through listening and companionship.

The committment is for 3-4 hours once a week for a minimum of 6 months. You must have a Working with Children Check, free from www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

To apply online please go to www.bestchance.org.au/volunteeers/

Come join bestchance and make a difference to a young families' life.

Would you like to make a difference to a young family's life?

We have local families in Cardinia who would love a volunteer to come to their home once a week for company and some practical support. You could be assisting with feeding and settling babies, playing with toddlers and being a support  through listening and companionship.

The committment is for 3-4 hours once a week for a minimum of 6 months. You must have a Working with Children Check, free from www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

To apply online please go to www.bestchance.org.au/volunteeers/

Come join bestchance and make a difference to a young families' life.

Would you like to make a difference to a young family's life?

We have local families in Cardinia who would love a volunteer to come to their home once a week for company and some practical support. You could be assisting with feeding and settling babies, playing with toddlers and being a support  through listening and companionship.

The committment is for 3-4 hours once a week for a minimum of 6 months. You must have a Working with Children Check, free from www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

To apply online please go to www.bestchance.org.au/volunteeers/

Come join bestchance and make a difference to a young families' life.