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.

 

 

 

 

 

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