UnitingCare Volunteering Portal

  📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to provide valuable support to our teams who are responsible for operating and managing the Lifeline Shops, which play a crucial role in raising funds for our organisation’s mission and helping to improve the lives of those in need within our community. 

🌟 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.🌟
 

Your energetic contribution of time to assist with donations shop presentation and point of sale. We invite anyone with a customer-first approach to service to join our volunteer team.

We are looking for friendly volunteers to join our vibrant team at the newly opened Richlands Lifeline Shop! Whether you enjoy customer service, sorting through pre-loved treasures, or creating eye-catching displays, your time directly supports Lifeline’s 24/7 crisis support services. Shifts are flexible and no experience is needed.
 
📍Location: Lifeline Richlands, T2, 215 Government Rd, Richlands QLD 4077 
 
👉🏼 About Us: Join our brand-new shop at Plainland. Assist the team in executing all daily operations to ensure a premium service. Develop positive relationships with team members and across the Lifeline value chain.
 
✅ What you’ll be doing: 
▪️      Unpacking, 
▪️      Pricing, 
▪️      Displaying homewares and clothing, 
▪️      Greeting and assisting customers 
▪️      Cleaning and organising the store, 
▪️      Creating seasonal displays, 
▪️      Other duties assigned by the shop supervisor. 
 
🎁 What’s in it for you? 
▪️      Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference 
▪️      Gain invaluable workplace experience 
▪️      To meet mutual obligations, student placement hours or other requirements 
 
🕑 Times: Flexible hours between 8.30am - 5:00pm weekdays, 9:00am - 4:00pm Weekends 
💍 Commitment: Get started from as little as 3-4hours Weekly 
📅 Days: Weekdays & Weekends
 
☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include: 
▪️ Good communication skills 
▪ Customer service or retail experience advantageous but not essential 
 
🚙 Transport and Parking Options 
▪️     Onsite parking and/or free public parking is available 
      

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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.