UnitingCare Volunteering Portal

📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to deliver a welcoming and positive first impression as the first point of contact for visitors and assist with the day-to-day smooth operation of the centre 

This position is ideally suited to people who have good communication skills and a professional manner, an attention to detail and the ability to follow instructions.     Volunteers will be using a computer and must be able to use email and have a basic understanding of how to access and update applications. 

Volunteers will be working in a team and should be able to work autonomously when directed. 

We are seeking reliable and genuine people who are interested in using their existing admin skills and learning new ones to make a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve. 

🌟 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 | Arundel Neighbourhood & Community Care Centre, 29 Melbourne Road, Arundel Qld 4214 

👉🏼 About Us: BlueCare Neighbourhood Teams support clients who are frail aged and elderly, living independently at home or with the care of family. 

Blue Nurses, Personal Carers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists & Dieticians are just some members of a Neighbourhood team providing holistic care to enable older people to remain in their own home for as long as possible while providing them with an improved quality of life. 

Our Administrative Team plays a vital role by ensuring that all of these services are coordinated, accessible and responsive to the needs of our clients, promoting a strong connection to BlueCare's services and networks. 

✅ What you’ll be doing: 

🎁 What’s in it for you? 

🕑 Times: between 8am and 4pm Monday to Friday    

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

📅 Days: 

☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include: 

       ▪️ Monitor incoming and outgoing mail, including parcel and package deliveries to the Allied Health Team 

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

🚙 Transport and Parking Options 

♿ This role is accessible for people using: 

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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.