* Ongoing role
* Trauma Teddy 'Finishing School' held every Thursday 10am to approx. 1pm
* Attend our Flinders Street, Docklands location to participate
* Use your basic to medium sewing skills to help quality control and repair Trauma Teddies donated by our knitting volunteers
* You do not need to know how to knit, but this would be advantageous
* Attendance isn't expected every week – we understand that life is busy, but if you could commit to coming at least a couple of times per month
* Help prepare our Teddy stock ready for our Summer Activation period when large numbers of Teddies can be required by our Emergency Services Teams
Why Choose to volunteer with Red Cross?
* You can help improve lives and create a positive impact in your community
* It's an opportunity to enhance your skills & knowledge & gain new experiences
* You'll be helping Red Cross to support vulnerable people across Australia
The program
Trauma Teddy is the cuddly face of Australian Red Cross. 2025 is the 35th Birthday of Trauma Teddy in Australia. Knitted by Red Cross volunteers all over Australia, these woollen teddies are given freely to children and adults needing comfort or gentle distraction during traumatic events. The Trauma Teddies are delivered to hospitals, fire stations, ambulance stations, community health centres and are utilised by our Emergency Services teams in relief and recovery centres all over Australia.
The opportunity
Join us onsite at our office in the Docklands on Thursday mornings from 10am to assist the Trauma Teddy Team to quality control the knitted teddies received from our volunteers. You don't necessarily have to know how to knit. If you have reasonable sewing skill you will be able to help 'fix or repair' the teddies so they are ready for distribution.
The impact
As a volunteer with the Trauma Teddy Team, you will help support vulnerable people to feel safe and comfortable during difficult times. Thousands of Trauma Teddies are distributed across Australia every year, and you can help to make sure they meet the quality standards of Australian Red Cross.
Application Requirements
N/A
Further information
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Marion Coulson or via email
Thank you for considering volunteering at Red Cross. We also have great career opportunities, please visit our website at
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 diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. 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.