📄 CURRENTLY RECRUITING - 🏛️ Court Support (Queensland)
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📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to support court users in Queensland, making their day in court as stress-free as possible. As a valued member of the court team, you will assist with the smooth operation of the court and provide appropriate support to court users and staff. This role is currently working in Brisbane and looking to expand in other locations. If you are interested in this role please make an application. 🌟 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: Brisbane Arrest Courts Queensland 📍Expression of Interest Only
✅ What you’ll be doing: - Working as part of a supportive court team - Able to make the commitment of a minimum of 3-4 hours (mornings only on a weekly/fortnightly basis) as rostered. - Welcoming court users with a warm smile and compassion. - Assisting court users with enquiries - Clarifying needs and directing or accompanying users to required support - Explaining court processes - Providing external supports and service referrals - You will work closely with court staff, following their directions as required, and provide a reassuring presence for court users
☑️Skills and experience important for this role include:
- Acceptance and respect for people of all ages, backgrounds, cultures/religions, languages, genders, and sexual orientations - Excellent listening skills and empathy for others - Ability to prioritise and manage needs effectively - Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and high ethical standards - Calm and reassuring demeanour when assisting stressed or anxious individuals - Good self-management of own emotions - Willingness to work within organisational guidelines and represent the organisation professionally 🎁 What’s in it for you?
☑️ Requirements before you start:
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🕑 Times: 8:15 am - 12:30 pm Negotiable and dependant on court needs 📅 Days: Weekdays - Weekly/ fortnightly commitment ♿ This role is accessible for people using:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. |
Queensland Lifeline Crisis Supporter Workplace Training
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Lifeline's volunteers answer more than 2,500 calls to our 13 11 14 Crisis Support Line every day from Australians in crisis. By becoming a Crisis Supporter, you can offer hope to people in their darkest moments and help us achieve our vision of an Australia free of suicide.
To find out more about becoming a volunteer with Lifeline (13 11 14) voice service in Queensland, please click on the below link to book a place in an upcoming information session.
Lifeline QLD now offers a volunteering from home option. If you are interested in volunteering from home, please indicate your closest centre in the relevant drop down and then select yes to volunteer from home.
We deliver the nationally accredited training for CHCSS00113 Crisis Support Skill Set on behalf of Lifeline Australia RTO 88036
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