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📄 Currently Recruiting - Brisbane, Ipswich & Caboolture - 🚌🎲 Activity & Outing Support (Brisbane, Mt Gravatt)

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📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to ensure all visitors to the centre enjoy a positive & enjoyable experience packed full of fun and laughter 

Volunteers support visitors to the centre by ensuring they are made welcome and have a positive, enjoyable experience while taking part in various in-centre and out-n-about community activities. 

 

📍Location: Mt Gravatt Respite Care Centre, 1541 Logan Road, Mt Gravatt Qld 4122 

 

👉🏼 About Us: Respite Care Centre volunteers do not need to have previous experience in aged care.  Volunteers should be able to demonstrate patience, empathy and a genuine interest in making a positive difference to the lives of people who are frail aged and elderly. 

Volunteers should be able to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds in ways which are respectful and courteous. 

 

✅ What you’ll be doing: 

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 support the team to set up daily in-centre activities for visitors 

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 spend time with visitors, encourage and prompt them to take part in activities 

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 encourage visitors to have conversations and form friendships with their peers 

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 assist the team with preparation and service of light refreshments - morning and afternoon tea 

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 act as bus companions for those who are taking part on community outings in BlueCare Vehicles 

 

🎁 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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 To meet mutual obligations, student placement hours or other requirements 

 

🕑 Times: 8:00 am to 3:30 pm for volunteers who take part in community outings/times are negotiable for in-centre volunteering    

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

📅 Days: 

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 Weekdays 

 

☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include: 

       ▪️ patience, empathy and the ability to communicate, form friendships and connect with people who are fail aged and elderly. 

 

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

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 Reference Checks 

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 National Police check 

🚙 Transport and Parking Options 

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Onsite parking and/or free public parking is available 

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Public transport close to the site is available 

 

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

 

 

 

 

🙋🏼‍♂️ Volunteers Needed. Apply Now.

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