Welcome to Christian Community Aid

Helpers

Home delivered meals (formerly Meals on Wheels)

Duties:	Deliver meals (with a driver) to people who are frail, aged and younger people with a disability who live in the Ryde Municipality in their own homes.
Days:	Monday to Sunday
Hours:	11 am to 1:00 pm
Frequency:	To suit volunteer - once a week, fortnightly, monthly, occasional

Bus outing - Mandarin or Cantonese speaking

Duties:	Assist and care for clients on bus outings to interesting locations in Sydney and Greater Sydney. Involves serving morning and afternoon teas.
Days:	Tuesday monthly
Hours:	9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Frequency:	To suit volunteer
Skills:	Speak Mandarin or Cantonese and English

Bus Shopping Volunteers

Duties:	Accompany clients on shopping bus and then assist individual client to do their shopping. May involve pushing shopping trolley and/or carrying shopping
Days:	Relief for Tuesdays or Fridays fortnightly
Hours:	9am - 1 pm
Frequency:	To suit volunteer
Skills:	Reasonable level of fitness

Tutors
Leisure Learning

Duties:	Share skills or hobbies with adults attending daytime leisure learning classes. Held on weekdays during school terms at Eastwood, West Ryde or North Ryde.
Days:	Monday - West Ryde Tuesday - North Ryde Thursday - Eastwood
Hours:	One or two hours between 9am and 3pm
Frequency:	Weekly during school term
Essential:	Skill or hobby. Ability to teach, Patience.

Chinese Leisure Learning

Duties:	Share skills or hobbies with adults attending daytime leisure learning classes. Held during school terms at Eastwood.
Days:	Tuesday – Carlingford Wednesday - Epping
Hours:	One or two hours between 9am and 2pm
Frequency:	Weekly during school term
Essential:	Skill or hobby Speak a Chinese language Ability to teach Patience

English Conversation

Duties:	Teach spoken English to adults in small classes during school terms. Classes are held at Eastwood, Marsfield and Epping
Days:	Monday - Eastwood Wednesday – Marsfield Thusday - Epping Friday –Eastwood
Hours:	10am - 12 noon
Frequency:	Weekly during school term
Essential:	English as your 1st language Patience

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

Car Drivers

Home delivered meals (formerly Meals on Wheels)

Duties:	Deliver meals (with a helper) to people who are frail, aged and younger people with a disability who live in the Ryde Municipality in their own homes. Drivers are given petrol vouchers.
Days:	Monday to Sunday
Hours:	11 am to 1:00 pm
Frequency:	To suit volunteer - once a week, fortnightly, monthly, occasional
Essential:	Current drivers licence

Other Driving

Duties:	To transport and assist clients to a variety of destinations eg to visit relative in nursing home; to the hairdressers; to a shopping centre to do their shopping; to and from social groups. Drivers are given petrol vouchers.
Hours:	Weekday - according to service required
Frequency:	To suit volunteer
Essential:	Current drivers licence Possible use of CCA car

Bus Drivers

Duties:	To transport people to and from shopping or luncheon groups or day outings using a 14 seater mini bus. Volunteer helpers assist the drivers.
Days:	Monday to Saturday
Hours:	Depends on group – either half or full day between 9am and 4.30pm
Frequency:	To suit volunteer
Essential:	LR bus licence

Volunteer visitors

Duties:	Volunteers are matched with isolated or housebound people who live in their own homes to provide friendly companionship. Visitors who speak English and/or who speak another language are needed.
Hours:	To suit volunteer and client
Frequency:	Once a week/fortnight
Desirable:	A driver licence is desirable but not essential.

Chinese Speaking Volunteer Visitors

Duties:	Chinese speaking volunteers are matched with isolated or housebound people who live in their own homes to provide friendly companionship.
Hours:	To suit volunteer and client
Frequency:	Once a week/fortnight
Essential:	Speak Cantonese or Mandarin A driver licence is desirable but not essential.

For further information
Contact: Jill Gumbley
Volunteer Recruitment Officer
Phone: (02) 9858 3222
Fax: (02) 9858 4286
Email: jill.gumbley@ccas.org.au

Volunteer Driver - 10-30 September 2008

Volunteer Driver required from 10-30 September to drive CCA Clients to medical appointments. CCA car/petrol provided.

If you have 1-2 days per week available short term please contact Jill Gumbley on 9858 3222.