Volunteering Opportunities
Baptcare is a diverse organisation and has many different opportunities for volunteering.
Days, times and activities for volunteering are negotiable and Baptcare welcomes all enquiries. If you would like to know more about volunteering at Baptcare, please contact the Volunteer Development Coordinator on 9831 7237 or your nearest site to discuss what you can offer.
Volunteering with families, children and people with a disability
Foster carers, disability carers, drivers, people to care for children in their homes and people to run activities for children are urgently needed in Melbourne’s North and West. Find out more about volunteering with families, children and people with a disability, or contact our Family Services Moonee Ponds office on (03) 9373 3800 for more information.
Aged care volunteer opportunities
Volunteers are always needed for a range of activities with elderly people in our residential facilities, people who receive care in their own home, and people who attend our programs. Find out more about aged care volunteer opportunities, or contact the Volunteer Development Coordinator on 9831 7237 or volunteering@baptcare.org.au for more information on aged care volunteering in Victoria and Tasmania.
Volunteering with asylum seekers
Baptcare has recently established an affordable housing facility for asylum seekers, and volunteers are needed for a range of activities. For more information on volunteering with asylum seekers at ‘Sanctuary’ in Brunswick please call 03 9831 7222 or email volunteering@baptcare.org.au.
Pastoral Volunteers
Clinical pastoral education (CPE) placements are available in our residential aged care communities (visit www.aspea.org.au for more information on CPE). If you are interested in a placement with us, send your expression of interest form to Pastoral Care Coordinator Ilsa Hampton ihampton@baptcare.org.au or call 03 9831 7238.
We are currently exploring a model for the training and support of pastoral care volunteers in community aged care, developed in consultation with the Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria. The results of this trial are due at the end of 2010.
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