Availability: Flexible
Time involved: 1-2 hours per week
Ongoing long-term position (minimum 12-month commitment)
Any day of the week
Volunteering 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
Seeking volunteers in the following locations
Perth Metro East
Perth Metro South East
Perth Metro North
Bunbury
Busselton
Dunsborough
Exmouth
Margaret River
Augusta
Nannup
Bridgetown
Manjimup
Denmark
Albany
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 program 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.
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 and hobbies like playing cards or board games.
The Opportunity
For this role you will need 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 will need to complete a National Criminal Check.
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.
Thank you for considering volunteering at Red Cross.
We also have great career opportunities, please visit our website redcross.org.au/careers/.
Our Commitment
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.
Key Details
Category: Seniors & Aged Care
Commitment: Regular - more than 6 months
Type of Work: Companionship & Social Support
Time Required: 1-2 hours per week
Training: Volunteer induction and role specific training will be provided
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