Visiting Volunteer - SA

Updated: March 05, 2024 04:39 AM GMT

Volunteer Job in Whyalla, South Australia

Australian Red Cross

Whyalla Australie-Méridionale, Australie

Availability: Flexible Time involved: 1-2 hours per week
• Ongoing long-term position (minimum 12-month commitment)
• Any day of the week
• Volunteering at an aged care facility (ACF) or residential home
• Must be able to commit to at least one visit per week on a regular basis
• Please list your times and days of availability on the application form
• Seeking volunteers to visit in the following locations:
• Adelaide East
• Adelaide West
• Adelaide Metro
• South East (Limestone Coast)
• Riverland
• Mid North (Port Pirie, Port Augusta)
• Eyre Peninsula (Port Lincoln, Whyalla)

The Program

Having good social connections is essential for all aspects of health, especially as we age. The Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) and Volunteer Visitors program supports older Australian’s who live in an aged care facility or their own home and who are lonely or socially isolated. Volunteers are matched with older people, either one-on-one or in a small group, to provide friendship and... More Detail