Motor Neurone Disease Qld

MUST LOVE DOGS! 🐶

It’s bring your dog to your volunteer opportunity day – and yes, the dream role does exist!

We’re on the lookout for a kind, compassionate, and brilliant listener to provide weekly social companionship to a client in Caboolture. This is a relaxed and rewarding opportunity – think friendly chats, shared interests, and gentle strolls around the client’s home. And here's the best part... you must love dogs – because we’re hoping you’ll bring yours along too!

Your dog will need to be friendly, calm, well-trained – and most importantly, ready to be petted and adored by a client who loves dogs and is looking forward to spending time with you and your furry friend!

About the role: The Volunteer Social Companion – Dog Visitor will participate (with their friendly dog) in weekly social meetings with a client living in Caboolture South; taking short walks around the client’s home and chatting about shared interests (dogs!).   

As the Volunteer Social Companion – Dog Visitor you will be:

• Visiting a client for social companionship on a weekly basis

• Bringing along your friendly, calm dog to share the joy of pet ownership with a dog lover living with Motor Neurone Disease

• Taking short walks with client around their care home

• Being a kind and helpful face to clients and carers

About you:

• Able and willing to commit to weekly social visits

• Able and willing to bring along your friendly, calm dog

• A great listener and communicator

• Friendly, down-to-earth attitude

• Passion for helping others and making a difference

• Current holder of or willing to apply for NDIS WSC (Yellow card)

About your dog:

• Friendly, calm, loves people, well trained

• Happy to be petted and fawned over by a fellow dog lover!