📄 Currently Recruiting - Gold Coast - 🤝 Friendly Visitor (Gold Coast, Kirra).
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📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to improve social connections and build friendships for older people who may be socially isolated, feeling lonely or disconnected and would benefit from a regular chat or visit during the week. 🌟 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.🌟
No two visits are the same! It only takes an hour a week or fortnight .As a Friendly Visitor, you'll spend time with an older person maybe sharing stories, playing cards, reading, reminiscing , strolling in our lovely gardens or simply catching up over a cuppa If you're a good listener, enjoy meeting people, and love making others smile, we'd love to hear from you.
You'll be supported by a caring team of staff and other volunteers who are passionate about enhancing residents' wellbeing. Staff are friendly, approachable, and available to provide guidance and support. Volunteers are valued members of the team and play an important role in reducing social isolation and creating a sense of community.
As a Friendly Visitor, you'll spend time with an older person maybe sharing stories, playing cards, reading, reminiscing , strolling in our lovely gardens or simply catching up over a cuppa.
▪ Reliable and punctual ▪ Ability to follow instructions and safety procedures ▪Comfortable working as part of a team ▪ Good communication skills
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.
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🙋🏼♂️ Volunteers Needed. Apply Now.
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