Availability
Flexible
1-2 hours per week
Ongoing long-term position (minimum 12-month commitment)
Any day of the week
Volunteer at an aged care facility (ACF) or residential home
Must be able to commit to at least one visit per week on a regular basis
Please list your times and days of availability on the application form
Locations
Darwin
The Program
Having good social connections is essential for all aspects of health, especially as we age.
The Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) and Volunteer Visitors programme supports older Australians who live in an aged care facility or their own home and who are lonely or socially isolated.
Volunteers are matched with older people, either one-on-one or in a small group, to provide friendship and companionship, improving their wellbeing and social connection.
Role Overview
As a visiting volunteer, you will make regular social visits to an older person in your community at an agreed day and time.
Together you might share relaxed conversation and reminisce over a cup of tea or participate in shared interests such as playing cards or board games.
Key Requirements
Good conversational skills and the ability to relate to and empathise with a broad range of older people, including those with different lived experiences, abilities, and cultures.
All volunteers must complete a National Criminal Check.
All volunteers must undertake a National Police Check organised through Red Cross.
Commitment to attend at least one visit per week.
Ability to travel to the specified location.
The Impact
By visiting you will brighten the life of an older person experiencing loneliness, offering them friendship and social connectedness.
You will have the opportunity to learn from their unique history and knowledge, while they learn from yours.
Besides the satisfaction of giving back, you may also gain a lifelong friend.
Commitment & Work Details
Commitment: Regular – more than 6 months
Time Required: 1–2 hours per week
Type Of Work: Companionship & Social Support
Training: Volunteer induction and role specific training will be provided
Red Cross Values
Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre.
We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation.
We are a child-safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.
Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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