UnitingCare Volunteering Portal

This volunteer opportunity will help to assist in the running of all aspects of a retail shop to directly fund our 24-hour crisis support line. Your few hours volunteering can and will help save lives!

Your energetic contribution of time to assist with donations, shop presentation and point of sale. We invite you to sign up to be notified when a new shop opens up near you.

Joining our newly formed volunteer team for the upcoming shop opening is an exciting opportunity to be part of something special right from the beginning. As a founding member, you'll play a vital role in shaping the shop's atmosphere and impact within the community. This is your chance to contribute fresh ideas, build lasting connections, and experience the satisfaction of seeing your efforts make an immediate difference. Join us in creating a dynamic and vibrant space where your passion and dedication will truly shine.

📍 SHOPS OPENING SOON:

• Brisbane, Clevaland - September 2024
• Gold Coast, Tamborine Mountain
• Ipswich, Springfield

✅ What you’ll be doing:

• Customer service
• Point of sale transactions
• Stock preparation
• Shop presentation
• Labelling and pricing stock

🎁 What’s in it for you?

• A Lifeline Retail discount card
• Do something new and different
• Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference
• Enjoy social interaction with others

🕧 Time: Shifts are negotiable typically between 9:00 am and 4:00pm.  

📅 Days: Weekdays and Weekends

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

☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include:

• Good communication skills
• Customer service or retail experience advantageous but not essential

UnitingCare values diversity in our organisation and we have some principles in place that will help to promote both inclusion and access. If you have any other accessibility requirements, please discuss these at the time of the interview.

👉🏼 About Us: Lifeline is committed to bringing hope to Australians doing it tough. A trusted national charity, we’re driven by the belief that Australian lives lost to suicide can be prevented. In Queensland we deliver our 24-hour 13 11 14 Lifeline Crisis Support line through 10 Lifeline centres – providing suicide prevention services with a non-judgemental and compassionate listening ear. Backed by more than 6000 volunteers, our network of 130 Lifeline retail shops sell new, donated and pre-loved goods to help fund our crisis support services. We also export to overseas communities, sell rags to industry and run our Lifeline Bookfest and other events to further support our services and help save lives.