UnitingCare Volunteering Portal

📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to enhance the wellbeing, happiness and sense of connection for frail aged and elderly people by providing friendship, companionship and meaningful social experiences 

Volunteers spend time getting to know people, their stories, interests, personality, culture, life experiences and all the little things that make them smile, while celebrating the uniqueness of every person. 

Labrador Gardens is a modern, purpose-built aged care community that has been thoughtfully designed to provide comfort, safety and a true sense of home to over 160 frail aged and elderly residents.  It has spacious living areas, contemporary furnishings and beautifully landscaped gardens which create a welcoming environment where residents and visitors can relax, socialise and enjoy everyday life.  

🌟 Be part of a welcoming and diverse volunteer teams that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to supporting people to live life in all its fullness by valuing and respecting the unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions of every person, and by creating an inclusive, accessible, and supportive environment where everyone feels they belong.🌟 

📍Location: BlueCare |  Labrador Gardens Residential Aged Care Facility, 83 Muir Street, Labrador, Qld 4215 

✅ What you’ll be doing: 

🎁 What’s in it for you? 

💍 Commitment: Get started from as little as 1-2 hours fortnightly  

⏰Times: Flexible hours between 9:00am and 3:00pm daily, depending on volunteers availability 

☑️ Requirements of this role include: 

▪️ We are seeking people who enjoy the company of older people and have good listening and communication skills. Are patient, kind and understanding, can encourage others in a gentle and positive way, are genuine and reliable, bring positivity a sense of humour and a willingness to make a difference to others and themselves 

▪️No previous experience in aged care is required. 

▪️A good sense of humour, patience, a positive attitude and a genuine willingness to make a difference to others and your-self would be the ideal skill set for this volunteer position. 

☑️ We’ll need to do the following checks before you start: 

• Reference Checks
• NDIS Workers Screening Check
• National Police Check

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Child safe, Child friendly   

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:    

▪ Provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children    

▪ Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services   

▪ Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur 

▪ Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme   

Commitment to Safeguarding 

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare. 

️‍❤️ UnitingCare’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Child Safety Statement ️‍❤️ ‍ 

UnitingCare is committed to child-safe practices and to building a volunteer workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We value cultural knowledge and lived experience, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. To ensure our team mirrors the diversity of the children in our care, We actively invite volunteers from all backgrounds, including young people (15–24 years), people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and older people seeking purpose and connection.  

UnitingCare is committed to equitable access and will provide reasonable adjustments to support all applicants. Please advise us of any accessibility requirements at the time of your interview.