Get Involved

-Commencing in March

-1 or 2 days a week

-Monday to Friday (10am - 2pm)

Wesley Rayward is a new 74 bed ageing-in-place facility in Carlingford. Volunteers are required to man a small cafe servicing its residents and visitors from Monday to Friday.

 Duties:

-Cash handling

-Make tea & coffee using a Nespresso machine (coffee pods)

-Use a hot contact grill, toaster and microwave

-Keep the cafe neat and tidy

-Open and close cafe following our procedures

-Make requisitions for ordering items and handing it to supervisor

-Control of wastage and expired items

-Use dishwasher and mopping equipment

 Essentials:

-Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers

-Understand basic sandwich preparation and hot food handling

-Trained in food safety, have basic understanding of food terminology

-Ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend, pick up things from the floor and lift reasonable weight

 To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please contact us on 9857 2521 or email Wesley.Volunteers@wesleymission.org.au

• Carlingford
• Weekly
• Various times and days (Mon - Fri)

You will be able to enrich and empower lives of our elderly and lonely residents.

We are looking for caring volunteers who would like to share their special talent or interest in leisure activities (such as: discussion groups, trivia, current affairs, reading, going for a walk, gentle exercise, painting, art & craft, cooking, devotion, reminiscence, book club, men’s group, ladies group, sing-a-long, gardening, poetry, cards, knitting, board games, etc) with our residents.

Volunteers who enjoy interaction with seniors are welcome to join our friendly volunteer team.

Help us make a difference, help us empower lives.

Please email your talent/interests and availability (time & day of the week) to Mary.Morris@wesleymission.org.au

• Carlingford
• 1 to 5 days a week, 10 am - 3 pm
• Monday - Friday

The Volunteers department is looking for an experienced admin assistant to help with the following tasks:

• Responding to telephone and email enquiries
• Providing daily admin support for Volunteer Trainer and Volunteer Manager
• Collating volunteer records and report
• Assisting centres with coordination and placement of volunteers
• Assisting with volunteer training
•  Updating database and maintaining records
• Uploading volunteer opportunities online and assisting with volunteer recruitment
• Assisting with coordinating large events

Applicant essential requirements:

• Strong administration background
• Experience in using Microsoft Office including word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, including mail merge function and internet
• Excellent written communication skills, especially via email
• A pleasant and confident manner when dealing with people face to face and over the phone
• Able to handle multiple projects at once
• Current drivers licence
• Desirable: admin experience and support for large events

To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please  send resume to Joanne Kim on joanne.kim@wesleymission.org.au

• Friday 5 July 2013 (set up)
• Sat & Sun 6, 7 July 2013 (fair day
• Mon 8 July 2013 (pack down)
• Sutherland Entertainment Centre - 30 Eton St, Sutherland 

Lifeline is run entirely by volunteers to provide an invaluable community safety net for people in crisis whatever the time of day or night. Lifeline saves lives. Thousands of people ring every year desperate for a reason to live. The bookfair help raise much needed funds to keep this program running

We need the help of physically fit volunteers in setting up, manning the fair and packing down at the next bookfair to be held at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre

You may choose to help for 1, 2, 3, or all 4 days

To apply for this volunteering opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Judith Madigan on 8922 9097 or email Judith.Madigan@wesleymission.org.au

• Sydney CBD
• 2 days a week
• 9am - 5pm 

A volunteer is required to reformat existing Wesley Mission policy and procedure documents into new templates.

Requirements:

- Familiar with document writing and formatting

- Available from February to June 2013

For more information and/or to apply for this volunteering opportunity, please contact Joanna Rzetelski on 0409 246 656 or send resume to Joanna.Rzetelski@wesleymission.org.au 

• Physically fit
•  Arcadia
•  Winter Camp 1 - 5 July and/or  
• Spring Camp 30 Sept - 4 Oct

We are currently looking for Volunteer Leaders for our next two school holiday camps! This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in working with young people in a week of challenging and exciting group work and outdoor adventure activities!

Our Winter and Spring Camps are based at Vision Valley. Our leaders are an important part of our camps, working with our young people to provide support and encouragement throughout their camp stay.

Volunteers are to come in the afternoon before camp and stay overnight for the following 4 days of camp. Please contact Jess to obtain an application form and specify which camp you would like to volunteer on when enquiring. Note: An interview needs to be conducted before application is successful.

Desirable: have driver's licence (but not necessary), love working with kids, able to work under pressure and be able to be a team player

Volunteers for this role are subject to a Working With Children Check and Criminal History checks.

Winter Camp: Monday 1st to Friday 05 July 2013, staying over night

Spring Camp: Monday 30th Sept to Friday 4th Oct 2013, staying over night

To apply for this volunteering opportunity and/or for more information please contact Jessica Triebe on (02) 9655 2600 or email jessica.triebe@wesleymission.org.au

• Sylvania
• Mon: 8.30am - 12.30pm or
• Wed: 5 - 8pm

Lifeline is run entirely by volunteers to provide an invaluable community safety net for people in crisis whatever the time of day or night.

Lifeline saves lives. Thousands of people ring Lifeline every year desperate for a reason to live.

The Lifeline Book Fair supports training, supervision and telephone counselling volunteers to ensure that we are there for over 22,000 people who contact us each year. Volunteers are required to help sort, price and categorise books for the Lifeline Sydney and Sutherland Bookfair.

Must have some knowledge of rare and collectible books, however there will be computer facilities available for research.

We would appreciate as little or as much time as you could commit to help us with our book sorting activities during the following weekly sessions:

Mondays: 8.30am - 12.30pm

Wednesdays: 5pm - 8pm

Duties: Sort and price rare and collectible or "valuable" books. There will be a combination of personal knowledge and internet research that is necessary in order to complete the pricing of the rare and collectible books.

The activity will take place in the grounds of Frank Vickery Village, Bellingarra Rd, Sylvania

For a chance to serve alongside a group of dedicated volunteers with a similar interest in both books and supporting Wesley Mission and Lifeline activities, please contact  Judith Madigan on 8922 9097 or email Judith.Madigan@wesleymission.org.au

• Islington
• Weekly
• Flexible days

Wesley Markets Newcastle provide those less fortunate with an opportunity to choose clothing, furniture and household items at an affordable price; and generate surplus funds to help support other areas of community work.

We are seeking the assistance of a volunteer to sort items of clothing and bric-a-brac that have been donated by people in the community.

Hours:

1 or 2 days a week (Mon - Thurs 8am - 3pm or Fridays 8am - 2.30pm) hours and days are flexible to suit potential volunteer's needs.

Desirable:

- Physically fit

- Positive attitude and willingness to help others

- Able to complete tasks unsupervised

- Willing to travel to Penrith & lower Blue Mountains area

- Once a month

- Training provided

Volunteer/s will provide friendship and mentoring to a child living in foster care, giving the child the experience and benefits of a stable relationship and an extended family.

Requirements:

- Have experience in caring for children with medical needs or behavioural needs
- Be over 21 years and up to 65 years old
- Attend training
- Current driver`s licence
- Physically fit

Volunteers are also required to see their linked child for one day per month on the weekend or perhaps during school holidays. After 6 months this may increase to one overnight stay per month provided the volunteer has a spare bedroom and the child is happy to stay over.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Kellie Mork on 9638 2480 or email wesleyauntiesanduncles@wesleymission.org.au

- Dundas

- Friday afternoons 1pm to 3pm

A volunteer is requried to assist the Diversional Therapist with sales of small items to residents at RE Tebbutt Lodge in Dundas.

Successful volunteer will be trustworthy, caring and have ability to relate with older people.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please contact Annette Smith via email Annette.Smith@wesleymission.org.au 

- Ashcroft

- 2 mornings per week (Mon - Fri)

The Noreen Towers Community is seeking an experienced & reliable volunteer to provide telephone support for its office.

Duties: Answering phone calls, taking messages and responding to voice messages

A warm and welcoming attitude to callers and attention to details a must.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please email Christine Adams at christine.adams@wesleymission.org.au

- Ashcroft

- Wednesdays 3 - 5pm

- Thursdays 3 - 5pm

A volunteer is required to provide support to the Child Focus Worker at Noreen Towers Community during school terms

Assisting with after school programme set up and activities delivery for children and youth group -

Wednesdays 3 - 5pm: children group (6 to 10 years old)

Thursdays 3 - 5pm: youth group (11 to 17 years old)

Must be able to relate well to the needs of families in supported accommodation, have child & youth work skills and have a Working With Children Check approval

Come and join our team and make a difference in a child's life

To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please contact Chris Harris via email Chris.Harris@wesleymission.org.au

• Willing to travel to Western Sydney & Penrith areas
• Training offered
• Fortnightly - 4 hours

The EQUIP Youth Mentoring Program matches adult volunteers to mentor young people who are going through a process of change, growth and development. The program recruits, trains and supports volunteer mentors. Any adult over the age of 21 may apply to become a mentor.

Currently there is a list of young males waiting to be matched with male mentors. However any adult over the age of 21 may apply to be a mentor

Mentoring is one-to-one relationship between a young person and an older adult who is focused on the young person's growth and development. It is different from counselling - it is less formal and more relational. EQUIP asks its volunteers to commit to meeting face-to-face with a young person approximately four hours a fortnight with regular telephone contact in between meetings. The mentoring match goes for nine months (though there are possibilities for shortening or extending that time period). The purpose of the program is to "equip" young people for change by providing a caring, interesting and positive adult volunteer mentor.

Current driver's license is essential.

To apply for this volunteer role or for more details, please contact Anna Schulz on (02) 9638 2480 or email Anna.Schulz@wesleymission.org.au 

•  Near Town Hall Station
•  2- 2.5 hours
• Weekly - during office hours

'Learn as if you were going to live forever,' the saying goes. Wesley School for Seniors allows people over the age of 60 years to take a range of stimulating courses in great company - Languages, Music, Computers and much more and you can be part of it.

We are seeking enthusiastic and patient Tutors for the following classes:

• Gentle Exercises
• Aromatherapy
• French language - beginner and intermediate
•  Calligraphy

The school operates from Monday to Friday and the classes are held once a week for 2 to 2.5 hours for a term of 3 1/2 months. Craft workshops may be between 2 - 4 hours.

If you have an interest in any of these areas and if you enjoy and understand the needs of teaching seniors, please do not hesitate to apply. We would love to hear from you.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please email your resume to SchoolForSeniors@wesleymission.org.au

• Dundas
• Materials and tools provided
• Monday, Wednesday or Friday

A sewing volunteer is required to assist with the sewing circle activity at our aged care facility in Dundas

Tasks:

- participate in sewing group, assist a resident if needed, contribute to conversation, assist with mending residents clothes (shorten hem line, replace zipper, etc)

We have a sewing machine so you will not need to take any clothing items home with you

To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please contact Annette Smith via email Annette.Smith@wesleymission.org.au 
 

• Are you physically fit?
• Have your own vehicle?
• Do you enjoy ad-hoc volunteering?

Lifeline is run entirely by volunteers to provide an invaluable community safety net for people in crisis whatever the time of day or night. Lifeline saves lives. Thousands of people ring every year desperate for a reason to live.

The annual Lifeline Book Fair supports training, supervision and telephone counselling volunteers to ensure that we are there for over 22,000 people who contact us each year.

We are seeking volunteers to help collect donated books from people in the community around Sydney from time to time. Volunteers will need to be physically fit and have own vehicle. We would appreciate total donation of your resources and time however, we are willing to negotiate covering out of pocket expenses.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Judith Madigan on 8922 9097 or email Judith.Madigan@wesleymission.org.au

• Narrabeen 
•  Fortnightly
• Bus/Truck Driver License
• 22 seater bus

WG Taylor Village is a beautiful aged care village in Narrabeen. As a volunteer bus driver for our village you will enable our elderly and frail residents live a quality life providing them with an amazing opportunity to leave the village for shopping trips and various outings.

Outings are:

• 2 shopping buses every second Tuesday
• Afternoon tea bus twice a month
• Lunch bus once a month

If you have empathy with the elderly and a good sense of humour, this is the right activity for you.

You will get to meet some wonderful people who really appreciate the time you give.

To apply for this volunteer role and for more information, please contact Traci Moore on (02) 9913 7040.

• Sylvania
• Mon: 8.30am - 12.30pm
• Wed: 5pm - 8pm

Lifeline is run entirely by volunteers to provide an invaluable community safety net for people in crisis whatever the time of day or night.

Lifeline saves lives. Thousands of people ring Lifeline every year desperate for a reason to live.

The Lifeline Book Fair supports training, supervision and telephone counselling volunteers to ensure that we are there for over 22,000 people who contact us each year. Volunteers are required to help sort, price and categorise books for the Lifeline Sydney & Sutherland Bookfair.

Whilst knowledge of rare and collectable books would be a definite advantage, anyone with an interest in books and/or a willingness to help the activities of Wesley Mission would be warmly welcome.

We would appreciate as little or as much time as you could commit to help us with our book sorting activities during the following weekly sessions:

 Mondays: 8.30am - 12.30pm

 Wednesdays: 5pm - 8pm

Duties:

Sort books into various categories of interest and then price them according to a pre-defined pricing guide. Rare, collectable or "valuable" books would be referred to a more experienced sorter for pricing.

The activity will take place in the grounds of Frank Vickery Village, Bellingarra Rd, Sylvania

For a chance to serve alongside a group of dedicated volunteers with a similar interest in both books and supporting Wesley Mission and Lifeline activities, please contact  Judith Madigan on 8922 9097 or email Judith.Madigan@wesleymission.org.au

• Next to Rydalmere station
• Sign language
• Thursdays
• 8.00am - 9.00am

Wesley Business Services provides employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities in a range of commercial business services.   We envisage a society where all individuals who have barriers to employment will have the opportunity to enjoy the full benefits of employment.  We are committed to providing opportunities for people so they can enjoy the satisfaction, independence and sense of purpose that comes from being employed.

To make this vision a reality, we focus on being a leader in providing quality services to our customers and programs to empower our staff to be productive and independent, based on their abilities and preferences.

You can help us achieve our goals.

We are looking for a caring volunteer who would be willing to interpret for our hearing impaired staff during regular staff meetings.

This activity is on Thursday mornings between 8.00am - 9.00am.

Come and join our friendly volunteer team and help us make a difference.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Sharon Duffin on (02) 8845 1300 on or email sharon.duffin@wesleymission.org.au  

• Located in Arcadia
• 2 days a week (8.30am - 4.00pm)
• Flexible days

The horse centre at Vision Valley Conference and Recreation Centre is looking for a stable hand to assist with daily activities

Duties: feeding & rugging horses, cleaning water troughs, driving a tractor, picking up horse manure, mowing, cleaning & maintaining animal pen, working with and/or riding horses

Essentials: must have stable hand & maintenance experience, experience working with horses and is confident around them

To join the fun and hard working team, please contact Amy Farmer on 9655 2622 or email amy.farmer@wesleymission.org.au

• Newcastle
• One to two days a week
• Monday - Friday

We require a totally trustworthy person to assist our truck driver in the collection and delivery of donated furniture and household items for sale and distribution to support the needy.

Physically fit and ability to read road maps a must.

You will serve with a dedicated team for a very worthwhile cause.

To apply for this volunteer opportunity and/or for more information please contact Rebecca Green on (02) 4940 8009 or email rebecca.green@wesleymission.org.au

• Training provided
• 2 visits per month
• Flexible time

We are seeking volunteer community visitors to befriend residents of nursing homes who are considered to be lonely and who would like their own special visitor.
As a community visitor, you will be asked to set aside some time to visit someone in an aged care facility. Depending on you, and the person you visit, you may spend this time keeping each other company and having a talk; or you might decide to go on outings to a gallery or a park…or any one of a number of activities.

Your visits will provide an important link between the resident and the wider community.

The effort you expend as a community visitor, sharing your interests and time, could help an older person in an aged care facility to enjoy life to its full potential.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity and/or for more information, please contact Deborah Williams on deborah.williams@wesleymission.org.au  

- Wednesdays

- From 9.45am to 11 am

- Carlingford Court

- Have own vehicle

RE Tebbutt Lodge is a lovely and friendly seniors hostel situated in Dundas accommodating 67 residents.

Every Wednesday, a small group of residents are taken to the shopping centre to do shopping and banking.

A volunteer shopper is required to purchase supermarket items needed for the kiosk/activities (eg. bags of lollies, chocolate biscuits, chips, etc).

Meet the bus at Carlingford Court at 9.45am to collect a shopping list. Then bring the shopping back and load onto the bus

This volunteering activity enables our staff to concentrate on providing one-on-one assistance to residents who require help to do banking, shopping etc.

To apply for this volunteering opportunity, please contact Annette Smith on Annette.smith@wesleymission.org.au

• Sundays
• 10 am - 12 pm
• 101 Port Hacking Road, Sylvania

Frank Vickery Village is a retirement village in Sylvania. This retirement village congregation needs the assistance of a volunteer to operate the sound system and DVD/CD players during their Sunday service.

If you are available some Sundays and tech savy, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Rev Olivia Rondonuwu on 0428 041 003 or email olivia.rondonuwu@wesleymission.org.au 

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