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📄 Currently Recruiting - North Queensland - 💡 Electrical Item Tester (Townsville, Currajong)

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📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to test donated electrical goods and prepare them for sale. 

 

The Townsville Lifeline Distribution Centre provides donated goods to all the 10 retail shops in the Townsville region, these goods are then sold, and all profits go towards our Lifeline 13 11 14 crisis support and suicide prevention number to support the 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.🌟

 

📍Location: Lifeline Townsville Warehouse, Unit21b/25 Keane St, Currajong 

 

👉🏼 About Us: The volunteer position we have available would suit someone who is looking to give back to our community and who enjoys working in a friendly team environment. 

 

✅ What you’ll be doing: 

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 Test donated electrical goods using a Residual Current Device 

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 Determine what electrical goods are suitable for sale 

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 Clean and allocate electrical items to our retail shops 

 

🎁 What’s in it for you? 

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 Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference 

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 Gain invaluable workplace experience 

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 Enjoy social interaction with others 

 

🎁 As a thank you for your volunteering, you’ll receive a discount card to use throughout our store. You’ll receive your card after one month of continuous volunteering 🎁

 

🕑 Times: Anytime between 7:30 am to 3:30 pm    

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

📅 Days: Weekdays 

 

🚙 Transport and Parking Options 

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Onsite parking and/or free public parking is available 

 

♿ This role is accessible for people using: 

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 This facility is not accessible 

 

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▪ 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


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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.

 

 

🙋🏼‍♂️ Volunteers Needed. Apply Now.

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