Volunteer Task Force

Volunteer Task Force (VTF) helps people with limited means – financial, social and physical – to live with safety, amenity and comfort in surroundings of their choosing. VTF's clients are frail aged people and younger people with a disability, and their carers. Come join VTF's gardening service on V-Day to help keep clients' gardens and yards safe and manageable. This is a great opportunity to get a taste of volunteering and spend some time outdoors!

Capacity: 4 volunteers

Time: 9am – 1.30pm (TBC)

Bring: Hat, closed in shoes. All equipment will be provided.

Place: North Perth or Carlisle

Bethanie House

Want a fun and relaxing day? Have a cuppa, a chat and brush up on your
bingo and lawn bowls skills with the lovely residents of Bethanie
House. Bethanie House has three locations who would love to take any
volunteers interested in spending a few hours with the residents.
Choose from Cottesloe, Mosman Park or Mt Claremont. We are looking for
ten volunteers to split between the three Houses from 10am to 2pm.

Capacity: 10 volunteers

Time: 10.00am-2.00pm

Place: Cottesloe, Mosman Park or Mt Claremont.

PLEASE SPECIFY PREFERRED SUBURB ON SIGN UP SHEET.

Earthwise Community Association

We are seeking volunteers to help in the Earthwise permaculture community garden with general clean-up, composting, worm farms, pruning, planting and artwork creations. This is an awesome opportunity for you to be part of a great organisation. The gardens were designed and built by young unemployed people through a youth training incentive. The public are welcome to wander through and touch, smell and taste something fresh.

Capacity: 10 volunteers

Time: 9am - 12pm

Bring: Hat, closed in shoes. All equipment will be provided.

Place: Subiaco

Cottesloe Coastcare

Help look after your local beach by volunteering with Coastcare. Coastcare tackles problems like dune erosion, loss of native plants and animals, storm water pollution, weeds and control of human access to sensitive areas. Get your hands dirty by doing revegetation work, collecting and propagating local seedlings, replanting degraded areas and removing invasive weeds.

 Capacity: 10 volunteers

Time: 10.00am-12.00pm

Bring: Hat, closed in shoes. All equipment will be provided.

Place: Cottesloe

 Foodbank

Foodbank acquires and distributes food to people in need, and provides cooking classes for disadvantaged people to help make a healthy change to their lives. Volunteers groups typically are involved in making food hampers, sorting and packing vegetables or assisting with our recycling efforts

Capacity: 6-10 volunteers

Time: 9.30am-11.30am

Bring: Closed in shoes. In winter the warehouse can get cold so it is good idea to bring a jumper.

Place: Welshpool.

Friends of Lake Claremont

FOLC is looking to get 3-5 people together for a creative brainstorm and design session! FOLC are looking for volunteers to come up with ideas for their website andhelp write 5-6 main pages for their new website. The background material will be provided (short presentation, written facts, figures, etc) and you will brainstorm  and actually write the pages. Tea/coffee provided

Capacity: 3-5 volunteers

Time: 9.00-12.00pm (approximate)

Bring: If people have laptops, even better, but not necessary.

Place: Swanbourne

Parkwood Intensive English Centre

Vollies will be assisting Primary School aged kids, who have limited English speaking abilities to create a PowerPoint presentation. Must have Working With Children Check.

Capacity: 2 volunteers

Time: 9.00am-11.00am

Bring: Camera (or phone with camera) and computer connection cord

Place: Parkwood Primary School, Lynwood

Shenton Park Dogs Refuge

Details to come! Vollies will be doing landscaping work at the Dogs Refuge.

Capacity: up to 10 volunteers

Time: 10.00-1.00pm (approximate)

Place: Shenton Park

Edmund Rice Centre Mirrabooka

Interested in helping humanitarian refugees learn English? No qualifications needed, just patience and a passion for social justice!

The Edmund Rice Centre Mirrabooka needs Teachers’ Aides for their Language for Living in Australia classes in Term 2, which run Mon-Thurs 9:30am-11:30am.

Come sit in on a class on Thursday 26 April 9:30am-11:30am to decide if this volunteering opportunity is for you (no obligation to sign up for the term if you attend).

LOCATION: Unit 18 Brewer Place Mirrabooka.

RSVP: Sarah Stone of Guild Volunteering at stones03@student.uwa.edu.au if planning to attend (places are limited). Contact Sarah for more information and see the Edmund Rice Centre Mirrabooka’s website: http://www.ercm.org.au/

Bethanie House

Are you looking for a fun and easy way to volunteer? Bethanie House is looking for enthusiastic and cheery volunteers to help out at their nursing homes.

All volunteers are required to do is help out with games like cards and bingo, or have a cuppa and a chat with some of the residents! Contact Laurette for more information on 0407479123.

Mother’s Day Classic

This national walk and run raises money for Breast Cancer research, and is looking for volunteers to help out at the event on May 13.

Held at at Langley Park, this event needs volunteers to help out in a variety of areas from managing the cloak room or a drink station, to marshalling participants or helping out at the show bag area. All roles help contribute to the smooth running of this major community event and mean that more funds can be directed to breast cancer research.

Each position has a different time requirement however when you volunteer you will get a list of positions and times which you can choose. Generally the times are 7am till 12pm.

Join in the fun and support breast cancer research by signing up to help out at the event – register to be a volunteer today at www.mothersdayclassic.com.au.

The Big Issue

This independent organisation develops and operates social enterprises and creative, sustainable solutions to homelessness; providing opportunities for homeless and marginalised people to positively change their lives. Help support this cause through volunteering in a Big Issue project.

Project 1

We require a small team of people to deliver the Big Issue magazine to waiting rooms in and around the city. The team would be responsible for sourcing the waiting rooms, which could be medical, general office spaces, and so forth. Volunteers would then be required to deliver a few magazines to each address on one day per fortnight. We estimate that this would require a team of four people to each work 3 hours per fortnight.

Project 2

We require a team of people to hand out promotional leaflets in the city once a month. This would involve being at the Perth railway station, the Esplanade bus depot and the Esplanade train station from around 7am to 9am. A team of two or three people is required for this project.

For more information about volunteering in either of the projects, contact Jim Petrie, State Manager WA at:  D: (08) 9228 4522 | M: 0438519030| E: jpetrie@bigissue.org.au | W: www.bigissue.org.au

60 John Street, Northbridge, WA,  6003]

Cottesloe Coastcare

Get your hands dirty and help to look after your local beach by volunteering with Coastcare. Coastcare is a community group that identifies environmental problems along our coast and works with local governments and volunteers to achieve practical solutions.

The Cottesloe Coastcare Association is holding their monthly busy bee on Sunday 6th May 2012 , from 9am to 11am. Details about the location are TBA; contact volunteering@guild.uwa.edu.au for more info.

Conversational English

Are you a trained ESL tutor or keen to be trained in basic ESL? Come and run conversational English sessions with the Wandana Social Housing residents. 

LOCATION: TBA.

TIME: Mondays 3:30pm-4:30pm

Edmund Rice Camp for Kids WA

Edmund Rice Camps is holding a fun fest for disadvantaged children and they want you to help out! Spend a day helping kid swith activities, games and sports in a fun and friendly environment. No experience necessary. All you need is a Working with Children Check and GVH is happy to reimburse you for the cost. If you are interested, please email Keely at 20498182@student.uwa.edu.au 

Location: TBA

When: April

Commitment: event

Naturescape

The Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park is a unique bush land play area where children are free to explore and connect with nature. The volunteer program at Naturescape involves encouraging kids to have fun, explore the bush and learn about the Western Australian natural environment.

Naturescape is looking for Bush Guardian volunteers, to welcome and encourage young visitors to explore, play and discover. Become a Bush Guardian to help children to connect with nature, have fun and get their hands dirty, and to understand the value of conservation.

Naturescape requires a 6 month commitment from volunteers, however volunteers are only required to work one 3 hour shift a month (although you’re welcome to volunteer fortnightly or weekly if you’d like!). There are two training sessions involved, located on site at Kings Park, and volunteers need a Working With Children Check, which is reimbursed by GV. Emailing volunteering@guild.uwa.edu.au for more info and the position description, or drop into the Hub to sign up!

Location: Kings Park

When: Flexible around your timetable!

Commitment: once a month for 6 months

Balga

Balga Senior High School is looking for volunteers to assist in the classrooms of their very diverse school. While the guild volunteering program started out in the Intensive English Centre, (where newly arrived migrants and refugees, aged 12- 15, are entitled to two years of support with their new second language before entering mainstream schooling) we have expanded out involvement into the Swan Nyungar Sports Education Program, Education Support Program, Middle and Senior School Program. Work with some of the nicest children you’ll ever meet and those that really need our help in their challenging schooling situation.

This year Balga will also be starting an afterschool program and are desperately seeking volunteers to help with homework, other afterschool activities, and to help get this new program off the ground. (Commencement date TBA)

Want to work in this rewarding program or just want some more info? Email program coordinator Cara: caramcdonnell@gmail.com

Location: Balga SHS

Commitment: Once a week

Computer Aiders

Know how to turn on a computer, write a word document and search the net? Of course you do! But not everyone does. Residents of Wandana Social Housing in Subiaco would like your help to learn basic computer skills. 

Location: City of Subiaco Library

When: Flexible - 1-2 hours weekly, Monday-Friday between 9am-4:30pm

Commitment: Regular

Conversational English:

Are you a trained ESL tutor or keen to be trained in basic ESL? Come and run conversational English sessions with the Wandana Social Housing residents. 

Location: TBA

When: Mondays 3:30pm-4:30pm

Commitment: Regular

Ronald McDonald House

Volunteer your time to do something valuable for the families living at the Ronald McDonald house - join us for an evening on the 7 May! By preparing a home cooked three course meal you can help give parents a break after spending all day in hospital with their children.  No Masterchef experience needed! For more info email 20963134@student.uwa.edu.au, keep an eye out for the Facebook event by ‘liking’ Guild Volunteering on Facebook and check g-news each Monday! 

Location: Ronald McDonald House (Subiaco)

When: 7 May 2012

Commitment: One day