Trauma Teddy Team Member Volunteer - VIC
Role: Trauma Teddy Team Member Volunteer at Australian Red Cross, Docklands, Melbourne VIC. This ongoing volunteer opportunity supports the Trauma Teddy program, which provides comfort and distraction through knitted teddies distributed nationally to hospitals, fire stations, ambulance services and other relief settings.
Overview
Join us onsite at our Docklands office on Thursdays from 10am to approximately 1pm to assist the Trauma Teddy Team in quality control and repair of knitted Trauma Teddies donated by volunteers. You do not need to know how to knit, but basic to medium sewing skills are helpful.
Responsibilities
* Quality check and repair Trauma Teddies to ensure they meet distribution standards.
* Utilise basic to medium sewing skills to assist with repairs as needed.
* Attend the weekly session at Flinders Street, Docklands location when able.
* Help prepare teddy stock for the Summer Activation period when large numbers may be required by Emergency Services Teams.
Qualifications & Expectations
* No knitting required; knitting experience is advantageous but not mandatory.
* Attendance is not mandatory every week; aim to participate a couple of times per month when possible.
Program Context
Trauma Teddy is the cuddly face of Australian Red Cross. Knitted by Red Cross volunteers across Australia, these teddies are provided freely to children and adults in traumatic events and distributed to hospitals, fire stations, ambulance stations, and community health centres.
Application & Contacts
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Marion Coulson via email:
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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, people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child-safe organisation with zero tolerance for harm to children.
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