Interested in volunteering?
Are you a person that would like to make a positive difference in someone’s life or in your community?
Our volunteers are the most valued members of our organisation. Much of our work could not exist without their contribution. When you volunteer with us, you become part of a team of over 200! Our volunteers work locally to support the vulnerable by connecting the elderly, the frail and people with disability to the community.
We make volunteering a rewarding experience. Many of our volunteers have worked with us for many years, which is testament to the fact that they enjoy what they do.
Our Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering opportunities are available in a range of services including Gardening, Home delivered meals, Social Support, Community Transport, Disability Support and the Linen Service. Most services operate weekday mornings.
To find out more about volunteering with us contact our Volunteer Coordinator:
P | 02 9427 6425
E | yhughes@sydneycs.org
Current Volunteering Opportunities are:
Do you love Mahjong?
Would you like to teach people how to play?
We are looking for a passionate Mahjong player who would like to teach others how to play.
(Please note we play the ‘western’ style of Mahjong). This class is held each Tuesday from 9.30am – 11.30am.
We are hoping to find enthusiastic people to assist our gardening team.
This runs on Tuesday to Thursday, 8.30am – 12noon. There is flexibility and you can decide to volunteer weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Great team environment.
Can you offer your time to help change the bed and bathroom linen of consumers in their home and replace with commercially laundered linen.
The linen is then collected and returned to SCS and the Lane Cove hub.
We require a volunteer every second and fourth Monday of each month, 8:30am to 10.30am-11am, approximately (dates may change depending on public holidays).
We are looking for volunteers for our disability groups that require support on various outings.
These groups include the Walking Group and the New Explorers Group, held on a Monday and Tuesday from 10.00am – 2.00pm.
Contact us for further information and if you are interested in providing your assistance.
As a volunteer you may experience:
- The feeling of wellbeing that comes from helping others
- An opportunity to contribute your skills or learn new skills
- A sense of community and friendship
- Volunteering benefits the community and the volunteer
- Volunteer work is unpaid
- Volunteering is always a matter of choice
- Volunteering is not compulsorily undertaken to receive pensions or government allowances
- Volunteering is a legitimate way in which citizens can participate in the activities of their community
- Volunteering is a vehicle for individuals or groups to address human, environmental and social needs
- Volunteering is an activity performed in the not-for-profit sector only
- Volunteering is not a substitute for paid workers
- Volunteering respects the volunteer’s rights, dignity and culture
- Volunteers do not replace paid workers, nor constitute a threat to the job security of paid workers
- Volunteering promotes human rights and equality
Volunteer rights and responsibilities
Our aim and commitment to volunteers is to ensure that all the participants involved in the volunteering experience enjoy and benefit from their contribution. We ensure that their special role in the organisation is respected and valued.
As a volunteer you have the right:
- To be treated with respect and without discrimination
- To be treated as an equal and a valued member of the team
- To have a written job description with orientation to prepare you for your role
- To be given sound guidance and support with access to your coordinator
- To voice any questions or concerns that you may have
- To work in a healthy and safe work environment
- To derive job satisfaction
- To use existing skills and learn new skills
- To be reimbursed for certain expenses relevant to your role
- To be covered by Lane Cove & North Side Community Services current insurance policy
As a volunteer you should agree:
- To be reliable, committed and to understand the value of your work
- To maintain strict confidentiality in all matters associated with your work
- To participate in training sessions if appropriate
- To be open to relevant feedback
- To accept the limits of your responsibility and adhere to the job description
- To respect clients and be aware of clients’ rights and responsibilities
- To exercise Duty of Care at all times
- To refer any client concerns to your coordinator
- To give adequate notice before terminating your role
Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain
