Mobility Equipment Hire Service Volunteer - Southport QLD
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Overview
Red Cross assists people in times of need by providing a range of low cost mobility equipment and personal care aids for short term hire, to assist people in their home environment. The volunteer will be responsible for responding to enquiries, identifying and providing customers with the most appropriate short term hire mobility aids, maintaining and carrying out equipment, cleaning and servicing requirements as well as completing hire and return procedures.
Responsibilities
- Assist customers to identify the most appropriate mobility aid in conjunction with their referral
- Hire mobility equipment to clients requiring short term equipment hire
- Provide customers with guidelines for the correct use of the mobility aid/s
- Communicate with clients on a one-to-one basis, respecting the clients’ right to confidentiality
- Positively contribute to workplace health and safety practices including an understanding of maintenance and carrying out cleaning requirements
- Ensure the effective management and resolution of client and volunteer issues, grievances and complaints
- Ensure open, professional, positive, respectful and constructive style of communication in all interactions
- Complete the associated paperwork and process payments
- Participate in orientation and training sessions
- Communicate openly with the service convenor and other volunteers regarding the running of the service and any related concerns
Opportunity
The volunteer will be responsible for responding to enquiries, identifying and providing customers with the most appropriate short term hire mobility aids, maintaining and carrying out equipment, cleaning and servicing requirements as well as completing hire and return procedures.
Program details
- Ongoing role
- Weekdays - mornings & afternoons
- Must be able to commit to at least one shift per week on a regular basis
- Please list your times and days of availability on the application form
The impact
As a volunteer, you will help vulnerable older people to feel safe and improve their social connection by listening, empathising, and providing them with a friendly voice. You will have the opportunity to learn from many people’s diverse history and knowledge, as well as feeling the satisfaction of giving back to others.
Red Cross will ensure you have training, ongoing support and access to other opportunities within the world’s largest humanitarian network.
Application Requirements
For this role you will be required to undertake a National Police Check, organised through Red Cross.
Further information
To find out more about this opportunity please contact the QLD Community Mobilisation Team via email
Thank you for considering volunteering at Red Cross. We also have great career opportunities, please visit our website
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.
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