Programs that volunteers are involved in include:

• Advisory Groups
• Child Care - supporting
• Choir
• Circuit Meal Service - waiting on tables, cashier duties, dishwashing and kitchen attending
• Community Computing - tutors, helpers and administration
• Community Harvest - delivering fresh fruit and vegetables to frail aged residents
• Community Visitors Scheme - visiting isolated residents in local aged care facilities
• Eastern region supported residential program
• English Language Program - supporting students in a classroom environment
• Family History - assisting the public with their family research
• Friendly visiting to elderly residents
• Friends of Unley Library
• Graffiti removal
• Home Library Service - book selectors and delivery
• Insieme - Italian Community Respite Program
• Internet Access - providing 1 on 1 support to patrons in the Library
• JP service
• Returning books to shelves in libraries
• Together Offering Your Skills (TOYS) - restoring children's wooden toys
• Toy Library
• Transport support - driving eligible residents to medical and social appointments
• Unley Bus Service - drivers and assistants
• Unley Community Centre - program Support
• Unley Museum - research, accessioning/cataloguing, education program, exhibits

Volunteers have their out of pocket expenses reimbursed and receive support and access to training workshops on topics relating to their volunteer work.

 

 

 

If you have a couple of hours a fortnight to spare and would like to volunteer in your own community then please contact Karen Jenkinson, Volunteer Management Officer for further information on 8372 5116.