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Volunteer Expo

In August 2009 University of Queensland Careers and Graduate Employment held their first ever Volunteer Expo. 44 non-profit, charities and non-government organisations attended on the day  with 1,800 students attending. Volunteer opportunities ranged from Festivals and Expos through to Children's Hospital Programs and Charity Fundraisers.  

Why Volunteer?

Time and time again we hear that employers value volunteering on your resume. It demonstrates a 'well rounded individual', initiative and social responsibility that is relevant in every discipline from Finance to Foreign Affairs.

Specifically volunteering can:
  • Improve student employment prospects
  • Provide exposure to a professional work-place before graduation
  • Develop students soft skills including and networking abilities
  • In some placements help to apply students degree-related theoretical knowledge practically
  • Develop life-long volunteers

For more information on getting 2010's Volunteer Expo or to list yourself as an exhibitor email grademployment@uq.edu.au

Here are last years participants, check out their opportunities on Careerhub!

Participating volunteer organisations

Abbey Medieval Festival

Our Abbey Medieval Festival is an internationally acclaimed event. It is the largest in the southern hemisphere.

Our volunteers are mostly employed on the gates selling tickets, wrist-banding, recording postcodes for tourism and grant application documentation. We have volunteers carrying out surveys again for the local tourist industry. We have volunteers looking after medieval re-enactors and stallholders. We have tavern personnel. Volunteers who look after our VIP clients. Hygiene personnel, cleaning toilets and emptying bins. Spruikers, Information personnel, Museum shop assistants and looking after the personnel in the ‘Great Hall". Our range is quite extensive.

AIESEC

AIESEC is an international student volunteer organisation forcussed on helping young people develop their leadership skills and connect with other high performing individuals at an international level.
 
With a network of over 26, 000 students across 103 countries, AIESEC is the world's largest student volunteer run organisation. For over 50 years AIESEC has been committed to equipping young peole with the skills, knowledge and experience they need to be tomorrow's global leaders through a stuctured development program focussed on building leadership skills and enabling international internship experiences.
 
As an organisation we hope to gain exposure in order to allow students to take advantage of our unique personal and professional development program. We provide students with an opportunity to volunteer with an organisation that will not only allow them to give back to their community, but also to develop their leadership skills and work abroad.

Amnesty International Australia

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people campaigning to protect human rights. Our impact on human rights is only made possible by the hard work and energy of our passionate volunteers and supporters. by choosing Amnesty International as the place to volunteer or do your internship you will not only be getting valuable hands on experience with an international organisation, you will be working towards protecting human rights. For a detailed idea of the volunteering opportunities available visit the Amnesty website.

Arafmi Mental Health Carers Arafmi QLD Inc.

Supports carers of those who have mental health issues. We have an ongoing need for volunteers on our 24 hour telephone support line. Come and speak to us at the Volunteer Expo!

Asperger Services Australia

Asperger Services Australia is a not for profit organisation supporting families, individuals, schools, professionals and service providers. Aspergers Syndrome (AS) is now a world wide recognised disability which falls within the Autism Spectrum. AS people are prone to extreme sensitivity to sensory inputs hardly noticed by others: sounds, light, touch, taste, tactile defensiveness and change. These difficulties combined with the reduced ability to read social signals create real problems for AS people of any age causing extreme frustration and elevated anxieties in daily life. Our organisation offers free professional information and referral services including:

A large lending resource library available to financial members.
Regular conferences, seminars, workshops and events are held during the year.

Asperger Services Australia is looking to recruit volunteers from certain faculties to gain experience regarding Asperger Syndrome:
  • Education
  • Speech Pathology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Medicine
  • Business Economics and Law
  • Sciences
Come and visit us on the day to find out more.

Australians Abroad

Australians Abroad promote international programs and exchange opportunities for Australian students wishing to internationalize their career. The international programs give candidates the opportunity to have a rewarding and life changing experience. Some of the areas candidate will be placed in include community development projects, health and educational programs, HIV/VIH prevention campaigns, projects with people with disabilities and eco-tourism activities.

Australian University Sport - 2009 Australian University Games

The 2009 Australian University Games is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the volunteer workforce needed to deliver this fantastic event on the Gold Coast. Sunday 21 September - Friday 2 October 2009.

Volunteer roles available cater for a range of skills, responsibilities and time commitment providing an opportunity for everyone to get involved. As well as gaining valuable industry experience with Australia's largest annual multi-sport event the volunteer program provides an opportunity to develop new skills, make new friends, achieve personal satisfaction and most importantly have fun.

Key Volunteer and games time volunteer roles are available in the following areas:
  • Administration
  • Sports
  • Operations
  • Events/Media
Position descriptions, application forms and closing dates can be found on our website www.unigames.com.au

Australian Red Cross

Each day hungry children, elderly people and the vulnerable are fed, listened to and provided for by the Red Cross in our communities. We have over 25 community services in Queensland and are looking for volunteers who are able to assist in times of crisis, care when its needed most and show commitment when others turn away. Students from all faculties are welcome to contact us on the day for further information.

Blue Care

Blue Care is one of Australia's largest providers of community health and residential aged care. Blue Care services include Blue Nursing, Allied Health care, Community care packages, residential aged care, respite services, and Volunteer Support services.

Who can become a Volunteer?

No previous experience is required. Our volunteer Options include: Support visits, Friendly visits, Transport Assistance, Clerical Assistance, Shopping Assistance. Volunteers are needed in Respite Centres, residential, Facilities, Coffee shop, Assisting in our Marketing office, Clerical assistance on different sites.

Brisbane Catchments Network

The Brisbane Catchments Network (BCN) is a collaboration of all exisiting community-based volunteer catchment groups operating within the city of Brisbane. The Network provides opportunities for individual groups to share information and develop partnerships and projects to address citywide environmental issues.

Volunteer opportunities for UQ students are available with each of the 11 catchment groups across Brisbane. These opportunities include coordinating a large community event, designing a website, assisting with financial management, grant writing, on ground restoration work, flora and fauna, surveys, working with school children, assessing regional plans and monitoring water quality. More details on current volunteer opportunities for new projects are also welcome!

For more information visit the Brisbane Catchments website and look up you local catchment group.

Brisbane Writers Festival

The Brisbane Writers Festival is the Premier Literary Event in Queensland. The Festival is a showcase for local, national and international writers attracting an ever expanding and dedicated audience. The festival presents to the public a world-class annual event. The program features award winning and best selling writers while providing a platform for emerging writers to launch their careers and showcase their work. These writers take part in panel sessions, performances, book launches, discussions, interviews and more as they present, debate, challenge each other and engage their audience over this jam packed event. Past Festivals have attracted some of the the world's most celebrated literary and cultural figures including Australian writers such as Nick Earls, Kaz Cooke, Andrew McGahan, John Birmingham, Tom Keneally, Peter Carey and Kate Grenville. Award winning international writers have included Yann Martel, Gwynne Dyer, Noman Doidge, Chris Abani, Marvish Khan.

Faculties of interest: Business, Education, Arts, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, IT.

Camp Quality

CQ are a children's family cancer charity that believes in bringing optimism and happiness to lives of children affected by cancer through fun therapy. Our volunteers have huge hearts, big hands, and love a belly laugh! Three thousand volunteers are what makes Camp Quality tick. We look for fun optimistic people who are ready to pull up their sleeves. See some of the areas we are currently recruiting volunteers in:
  • Camp companions
  • Volunteer Puppeteers
  • Fundraising events
  • Office administration
Come and have a chat to us on the day on how you can apply your skills and abilities to a voluntary position at Camp Quality.

Conservation Volunteers Australia

Conservation Volunteers is a national, not-for-profit, community based organisation that is dedicated to involving the community in practical natural resource management programs. We run thousands of projects every year and welcome thousands of volunteers from all walks of life.

Many of our projects take place in and around Brisbane which can be joined for a day or for as many days as you like. Alternatively we have projects that are further away such as Fraser Island, Noosa, and Stradbroke Island where you can stay overnight for up to 5 days. All of our projects involve activities such as planting, weeding, mulching, track work and flora and fauna surveys.

Come and join us on one of our many fantastic projects!! It's a great way to get out doors, help the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. We look forward to welcoming you.

Department of Communities

Volunteering is one of ten targets in the Queensland Government's Toward Q2: Tomorrow's Queensland. This Q2 2020 target area under the Fair Queensland ambition aims to increase the proportion of Queenslanders involved in their communities as volunteers by 50%. The Department of Communities will work with the community and other government agencies to achieve this goal.

The department promotes the vast range of volunteering opportunities available from short-term activities, one-off events, ongoing projects or a combination of activities for everyone of any age group, skill base or nationality. We also work with volunteer and community organisations to help make their business volunteer-friendly and identify volunteering opportunities. For further information or a range of volunteer opportunities, visit the Get Involved website.

Girl Guides Queensland

Girl Guides Queensland is a not for profit organisation whose mission is to enable girls and young women to grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members. We belong to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). With a membership of over 10 million girls and women in 145 countries, WAGGGS is the largest all female organisation in the world.

Guiding provides a non-formal education program that is a dynamic, flexible and values-based training in life skills, decision-making and leadership. Skills are developed through self development, challenge and adventure. Guides learn by doing.

All our Leaders are volunteers and training is provided. Becoming a Leader provides a chance to assist the young girls become the Leaders of tomorrow. Members are encouraged to challenge themselves to the best of their ability, to learn and participate in new experiences and to improve upon existing skills.

Girl Guides is seeking young women who would like to contribute to the development of young girls in Queensland whilst at the same time developing their own skills for life. Leadership opportunities exist throughout Queensland.

Greenslopes Private Hospital Volunteer Services

Greenslopes Private Hospital Volunteering Services have many innovative and exciting programs for you to choose from. Our volunteers come from many backgrounds and walks of life, from students to retirees and we recognise and value every volunteers unique ability. Our volunteers visit and provide companionship to patients, escort patients to Discharge Lounge and other areas of the Hospital. They also assist with deliveries of items within the hospital.

We have a number of volunteers who are students studying in the medical field who find volunteering in a hospital environment a great experience. We also have a number of international volunteers who find volunteering at the hospital assists with practicing their English skills. Our volunteers enjoy the warm and friendly environment and often form friendships through their volunteering experience.

Heart Foundation (Qld Division)

The Heart Foundation's mission is to prevent early death and disability from heart disease and stroke in Australia. This single purpose drives all that we do.

It recognises that caring for people with cardiovascular disease and taking a population approach to the prevention of cardiovascular disease strongly enhances our effectiveness to achieve our mission.

The Heart Foundation's objectives relate to achieving our mission by working in an integrated manner across the cardiovascular continuum. That is to:

Foster research that will provide a greater understanding of cardiovascular disease, its treatment and prevention
Provide leadership regarding clinical best practice, and
Undertake best practice health promotion initiatives.

The Heart Foundation can offer volunteer opportunities in any of the Business/Finance, Education, Public Health, Human Movement, PR and Communications faculties.
Project Volunteering: reflects short term volunteer engagement, often by volunteers with specific skills, with clearly delineated outcomes and timeframe. This is an option particularly suited to professionals and students.
Public Health/Human Movement Volunteering: volunteers undertake project work within the cardiovascular health area working with staff with set specific goals and time frames.
Formal Volunteering: takes place in traditional structured settings. Volunteers have clear ongoing roles with clear lines of accountability and responsibility. Volunteers are usually part of the service delivery team, within a managed environment.
General Volunteering: at the Heart Foundation office helping out with basic general administration: data entry, mail outs, filing and photocopying etc.
Event Volunteering: usually takes place initially at the Heart Foundation helping to set up for the event and then at the event venue and can cover a variety of tasks designed to help the event run smoothly.

Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland

The Leukaemia Foundation is the only not-for-profit organisation in Australia dedicated to supporting people with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.

Free services provided to patients and families include counselling, accommodation and transportation. The Foundation also invests more than $1 million each year to fund cutting edge medical research to find better treatments and cures.

The Foundation relies on the generosity of individuals and businesses to continue its work and expand its services.

Volunteers play a major role at the Foundation in a range of different ways from administration, selling merchandise or assisting with fundraising events.

We often require volunteers at short notice and sometimes outside normal working hours.

For more details about how you can help to make a difference to the lives of patients and their families as a volunteer, please phone Wayne Gaddes
1800 620 420.

Lifeline

Lifeline Community Care Queensland is part of the UnitingCare Queensland Group and delivers a wide range of community support services including:
  • Counselling, Crisis Support and Community Recovery
  • Disability Services
  • Vunerable Children and Families
  • Support for older people
  • Inclusion support
  • Childcare
  • Prison Ministry
  • Suicide Prevention
Lifeline is looking to share information with potential volunteers on their telephone counselling program, retail and business operations and special events including Lifeline Bookfest and Christmas WrapLifeline Community Care Queensland

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Qld

Volunteering at MS Queensland will not only help people living with multiple sclerosis, but it will give you skills for life in your chosen area and be a notable addition on your resume to be involved in such a long established and respected organisations.

We are looking for volunteers in:
  • Social work
  • Psychology
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Business: Human Resources
  • Physiotherapy and HMS
There are a variety of opportunities available for volunteers including client assistance and liaison. Event volunteers, event officers and offering internships for administration, fundraising and marketing (limited number available) and will provide the necessary training and equipment.

Major Brisbane Festivals, Brisbane Festival 2009

2009 will be one of the most exciting years in Brisbane Festival's history as it will be presented in its new annual format and coincide with celebrations to mark the sesquicentenary of Brisbane and Queensland's Foundation. For three weeks from 12 September to 3 October outstanding international and Australian artists and productions, free world-class events, emerging fringe theatre, spectacular fireworks, inspiring conversation and debate will fill the theatres, parks and suburban streets for Brisbane Festival 2009. The Festival combines with former annual riverfestival to make it one of the largest, most inclusive and diverse arts festivals in Australia.

Applications are now open in the following areas for volunteers for Brisbane Festival 2009:
  • Ushers
  • Information
  • Artist Liaison
  • Stalls Assistant
  • Marshalling
  • Workshop Assistant
  • Administration
For more information on these positions visit brisbanefestival.com.au. If you have experience or an interest in events and can spare two hours or two weeks, we want you to join our team! You will receive a fabulous Brisbane Festival T-Shirt, plus enjoy the experience of working at one of Australia's largest arts festivals. Volunteers will be expected to attend an induction session prior to their first shift. There will be opportunities to attend a weekday evening or weekend induction. Applications close Friday 5pm 7 August 2009.

Mater Hospital Volunteer Services

Volunteers are an integral part of Mater Health Services, enabling our hospitals to maintain a wide range of services to support the needs of patients, visitors and staff. Innovation in service type and professionalism in service delivery, are paramount to Mater Volunteer Services.

Mater Volunteer Services operate a centralised Volunteer service across six Mater hospitals in South Brisbane and provide direct and indirect support to patients, visitors and staff.

Our volunteers
Mater volunteers work across 50 different roles in approximately 100 different departments and come from a very diverse range of backgrounds. Volunteering at the Mater provides the opportunity for social interaction, to learn new skills, to experience the hospital environment and to make a valuable and rewarding contribution to our community. Check out our volunteer website at www.volunteers@mater.org.au

Oxfam Australia

Oxfam Australia - for a just world without poverty

Oxfam Australia is an international organisation for community development, humanitarian relief, awareness and advocacy for human rights. Our objectives for development are based on human rights and environmental sustainability, and we work with communities on long-term projects and emergency relief and planning in 29 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, including Indigenous Australia. We are part of the Oxfam International network of organisations, who work together in 108 countries around the world.

In 2008, our development and emergencies work reached 5.35 million people in 30 countries. This was made possible through the donations and support from more than 347,180 people.

Oxfam Australia offers opportunities for volunteering and employment in a diverse range of fields:
  • Local events for awareness and funding, for example through the ‘OxfamUQ' group and ‘Conversations for Change'
  • Advocacy campaigns on climate change, fair trade and Indigenous health,
  • Graphic design, Photography and Digital videography for events and campaigns
  • Ethical trade, retail sales and management, through our OxfamShops
  • Student placements for social work students with Brisbane's Campaigns team
  • Internships in Sydney with the International Youth Partnerships team and ‘Kaleidoscope' youth program
  • Connecting you to information resources on skills and programs for international volunteering careers
We do not have an overseas volunteer program, however we encourage you to gain skills and experience locally and through related programs; we employ >400 people in Australia and 10 field offices; and we send skilled people overseas to assist where needed in emergencies and in supporting and building capacity within local organisations. Oxfam's Humanitarian Relief Register seeks people from a huge range of fields (from accountancy to media, livelihoods, public health, logistics or shelter) whose skills can be called on for emergencies or recruitment with Oxfam International.

OxfamUQ is a local group supporting Oxfam Australia, and is open to anyone to join

Oaktree Foundation

The Oaktree Foundation is an aid and development organisation run entirely by volunteers under 26.

We're doing something real about poverty.

Oaktree was founded in 2003 and is now established in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

At Oaktree we raise awareness in the community by running programs and events, we lobby the government and we fundraise for our overseas projects.

We have partnered with developing communities in 6 countries to provide over 40,000 young people with increased educational opportunities. We believe that education is the most powerful force we have to change the world.

Princess Alexandra Hospital Volunteer Services Unit

The Volunteer Services Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital provides services to staff, patients and carers hospital wide. Our large multi cultural unit has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Our team of 100 volunteers range from 20 years of age upwards, we are students friendly, and where possible will try to schedule our services to meet your uni timetable. We can offer volunteers a range of experiences depending upon their area of interest.

In recognition of the service our volunteers provide we give them lunch vouchers, uniforms, free car parking, training, support and a look at life from a different angle.

Queensland Association for Healthy Communities QAHC

The Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC, pronounced ‘quack') originally formed in 1984 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic (then know as Queensland AIDS council). QAHC continues to fight the spread of HIV, other STIs and Hepatitis C in Queensland's gay and indigenous communities and this work is funded by Queensland Health.

QAHC also promotes the health and wellbeing of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Queenslanders and builds the capacity of the community. Through the use of our resource centre and facilities, QAHC provides support to 55 LGBT community groups across the state. All LGBT community work is unfunded and relies on donations, bequests, volunteers, grants and sponsorship.

There are often a wide range of activities that require volunteer assistance, a few examples follow:
  • Events (management, planning, on-day help, etc)
  • General office work (e.g. helping with large mailouts)
  • Health Promotion activities
  • Research
  • Project Management Roles
  • And from time to time there are casual and contract employment opportunities

Queensland Homicide Victims' Support Group

QUEENSLAND HOMICIDE VICTIMS’ SUPPORT GROUP provides help and support for the immediate and long-term survival of families, witnesses and close friends in the aftermath of murder.

It is our mission to provide confidential peer support, help, love and understanding to victims of homicide and to create awareness of the needs of homicide victims, whilst promoting education and reform.

Qbuild - Roma Street Parkland

Roma Street Parkland hosts a number of community events and festivals each year. The events range from school holiday programs through to major festivals such as Queensland Multicultural Festival.

Event Management and Education students may be interested in volunteering in the Parkland by:
Providing information and assistance during events to visitors of the Parkland;
Assisting the Event Coordinator with activities related to the Parkland's School Holiday program and other events conducted by the Parkland;
Contributing to the debrief evaluation of the Parkland's annual calendar of events including its school holiday program and;
Undertaking general administrative duties or special projects/duties as required.

The Salvation Army Salvos Store

Salvos Stores utilises secondhand donations to sell through a network of retail outlets. All of the money raised from these sales is put into the work of The Salvation Army which in turn benefits our community. We are always looking for a broad range of volunteers specifically with merchandising, marketing, retail and business skills.

Radio Lollipop

Radio Lollipop provides care, comfort, play and entertainment to children in the Mater Hospital. We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic and creative people who want to make a difference to a child's stay in hospital. Our volunteers commit to 2-3 hours per week and require a Blue Card.

Starlight Children's Foundation

The Starlight Children's Foundation relies on the generosity of individuals, corporations and community groups to ensure that starlight can bring ;ove, laughter and support to seriously ill children and their families across Australia. Starlight programs include Wishgranting, Captain Starlight, Starlight Express Rooms in seven major paediatric hospitals nationwide, Starlight Escapes for families, and Starlight Fun Centres which give sick kids access to games and movies from their hospital beds. Starlight also holds events and functions to raise much-needed funds as we receive no government funding for our programs.

We have a wide range of people of all ages, backgrounds and professions who volunteer for Starlight and help us brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families.

Technical Aid for the Disabled Queensland (TADQ)

Technical Aid for the Disabled Queensland (TADQ), is a not-for-profit organisation whose dedicated team of volunteers work to design, create and provide technical solutions and modify equipment to assist people with a disability and the frail aged with their everyday living. Use your skills to make a difference in the lives of others. Students sought from all areas including Occupational Therapy, the Built Environment and Engineering.

The Bridge

The Bridge is Australia's first student formed and led volunteer organisation. Based at the University of Queensland, our aim is to promote and organise valuable volunteer experiences for UQ staff, students and other interested individuals, 'bridging' our volunteers with the community.

Volunteering Queensland

Volunteering Queensland is the peak body for volunteer activities in QLD. VQ provides an online volunteer recruitment services which links volunteers + community organisations. VQ also creates compelling opportunities for volunteers through meaningful projects, provides training & education, and runs a number of events through the year.

Wesley Mission Brisbane

Wesley Mission Brisbane has been supporting members of the community in need since 1907 through residential aged care, disability and employment services, support for disengaged youth, youth-at-risk and young parents, family day care, community centres, support in the home for frail aged people and continuing emergency relief.

Our volunteer staff are an integral part of each of our services, playing a crucial role at all levels of our work. Their vital contribution enables us to reach out to more people, and their dedication and skills assists us to ensure we have the resources that are needed to continue providing out quality services. All students are welcome!

Wild Mob

Wild Mob is a not-for-profit, non-political organisation providing volunteers the opportunity to work on important environmental projects in remote, iconic destinations.

We are looking for students from any faculty who would like to attend our Great Barrier Reef camp and help with marine conservation during their uni holidays. While volunteers are required to pay for the camps, prices are based on cost-recovery to keep them as affordable as possible for students.

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Woodford Folk festival, Queensland Folk Federation

The Woodford Folk Festival is an event of international standing. Held over six days and six nights it presents more than 2000 performers and 400 events with concerts, dances, workshops, forums, street theatre, writers' panels, film festival, comedy sessions, acoustic jams, social dialogue and debate, an entire children's festival, art and craft workshops, late night cabarets and special events including a spectacular fire event. The Festival features the cream of Australian performers and a generous gathering of special international guests.

We are looking for dedicated volunteers to assist in all aspects of the event, including ticketing, cleaning, working with children, hospitality, customer service, cash handling, outdoor and physical work, as well as artistic support. Anyone studying events management, arts, hospitality, business management or simply wishing to try something new is welcome to apply. Apply online at www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/volunteers

Young Achievement Australia

Young Achievement Australia is a not for profit organisation that offers real life business skills to students of the University of Queensland. Participants from the Universities, Technical Colleges and community organisations all have the opportunity to form their own YAA Company and run an authentic small business for twenty-four weeks.

Young Achievement Australia partners with corporate sponsors, business mentors and the community to implement the YAA Business Skills ProgramTM. Individuals are exposed to real life challenges and situations. The program provides an opportunity to experience the business world, enabling an easier transition to the workplace or more informed career path decisions.

Yeronga State High School

Yeronga State High School is a small multicultural school with students from 60 cultures. Volunteers will work with motivated young people from Africa, Iraq, Iran, Asia or Afganistan to name a few. Many are refugees from war-torn countries and have hug gaps in their education. Therefore we have a high need for helpers. You will work one-to one or with a few students.

Volunteers need a current Blue Card and we can help you apply for one, once you are accepted as a volunteer. Whatever your major, you can help in English or any other high school subject. We ask for a 2 hour or more commitment each week and we can adapt to your exam and changing time schedules. Hope to see you at Yeronga High!

YWCA

The YWCA is in its 121st year in Brisbane and aims to provide connections throughout the Brisbane community that will not only help relieve feelings of misfortune, helplessness and suffering, but also proactively help young women overcome obstacles, and develop skills and leadership capabilities that have the power to change their futures.

We are recruiting across disciplines for volunteers in:

Community Visitors Scheme (friends for older people)
Thrift Shop at Toowong
Speak - school mentoring program for young people

For more information come and see us on the day to find out how your skills and abilities can suit a role above or check out our website.