UnitingCare Volunteering Portal

📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to make a meaningful difference by engaging with residents and contributing to the diversity of their day-to-day activities and/or entertainment options. 

🌟 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.🌟

This volunteer opportunity will help residents live life in all its fullness by engaging residents in activities and/or presentations.  The social interaction, mental stimulation and physical activity that stems from these activities is a valuable part of our resident's day and the care provided. From arts and crafts to nail care to playing games to singing or simply enjoying a cup of tea with a resident; there is no limit to the unrealised opportunities to contribute using your own personal interests and hobbies. 

We welcome volunteers to share, whatever your skills, passions and availability may be, with our residents to help make their day. 

📍Location: BlueCare | Coolum Beach Community and Respite Care, 10 Fourwinds Avenue, Coolum Beach 4573

👉🏼 About Us: Working with a fun, energetic and supportive team

✅ What you’ll be doing: 

🎁 What’s in it for you? 

🕑 Times: Anytime 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

💍 Commitment: Get started from as little as 3-4 hours weekly

📅 Days: 

☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include: 

       ▪️ A special talent or interest not essential. 

Please note that it will take 2-4 weeks for checks to be completed before undertaking induction, orientation to commence in this role. 

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

🚙 Transport and Parking Options 

♿ This role is accessible for people using: 

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.