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Volunteer with your pet at our Residential Aged Care Home, Waratah
Waratah, Australia | Posted on 09/01/2025
HammondCare is an independent Christian charity specialising in dementia care, palliative care, and rehabilitation, specialist mental health for older people and other health and aged services.
Volunteer opportunities are available across NSW, ACT, SA and Victoria. If you don\'t see an opportunity in your area, please call or email
Responsibilities
- Bring along your positive natured pet and spend time chatting with people living with dementia who may be frail and elderly at our residential aged care home in Waratah. You’ll see what a difference your furry friend can make.
- This role involves bringing your pet into a care environment with frail and elderly residents or patients. You should ensure your pet is calm and gentle in nature, up-to-date with vaccinations and treatment of worms and fleas, nails are short and blunt, and dogs are kept on a lead at all times.
- This role will suit you if you have a small-medium sized pet and you\'re happy to just sit and not necessarily talk all the time.
Your impact Volunteering as a social visitor can be a rewarding experience, both for the person you visit as well as yourself. Regular visits from volunteers can help to improve quality of life and help people feel less isolated.
HammondCare is a provider of The Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme funded by the Australian Government and is established to promote links between elderly people and volunteers in their local community.
HammondCare HammondCare is an independent Christian charity and we\'re passionate about improving the quality of life for people in need. We have a wonderful group of volunteers that partner with us to enhance the lives of people cared for by HammondCare.
Further information
For more information about volunteering at HammondCare, click the apply button below and our friendly Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator Dani will give you a call.
Requirements
- 18 years or older
- National Volunteer Police Check arranged and paid for by HammondCare
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- We\'d be happy to discuss a suitable time during the week for a one hour visit between 9am and 4pm Monday to Sunday, visits could be weekly to fortnightly depending on your availability.
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