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📃 This volunteer role will help to create enjoyable mealtime experiences for older people in our community.  

Do you enjoy working in the kitchen and helping others? Our aged care residences offer rewarding volunteer opportunities to support residents through kitchen assistance and light food preparation activities. No previous experience is required. Full training, support, and guidance will be provided by our friendly team. Meets Centrelink mutual obligation requirements.  

🌟 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 Talleyhaven ACF | 54 Dudgeon street, Tallebudgera QLD 4228

You'll be volunteering in a clean, modern aged care home with commercial kitchen facilities, dining rooms, resident living areas, and well-organised storage spaces. The environment is welcoming, safe, and designed to support the comfort and wellbeing of residents. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team of hospitality staff, care staff, and fellow volunteers who work together to provide a positive dining experience for residents. Volunteers are valued members of the team and are always supported and appreciated for their contribution. No heavy lifting involved. This role provides a behind-the-scenes opportunity to support older people while gaining experience in a commercial kitchen environment.

✅ What you’ll be doing:

• Assisting with washing up and maintaining a tidy kitchen environment
• Operating a commercial dishwasher
• Restocking kitchenettes and refreshments
• Organising and replenishing storage areas and shelves
• Light meal prep e.g. making salad plates ,sandwiches and peeling of vegetables
• Providing general support to staff during meal service  

🎁 What’s in it for you? 

▪️Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference 

▪️Improve mental health and personal well being
▪️To meet mutual obligations, student placement hours orother requirements

🕑 Times: Weekdays 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
📅 Days: Weekdays

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

☑️ Requirements of this role include: 

▪️Experience working in a kitchen would be beneficial but is not necessary. 

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

▪️National Police Check
▪️Reference Checks

🚙 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.