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MATES Volunteer Befriender - Ulverstone

Australian Red Cross
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  • Time frame: Minimum 1 year
  • Time involved: Times and days are flexible across the 7 day week -
    (requirement for at least 1 hour per week)

The program

Supporting individuals who are socially isolated and have a diagnosed mental illness by providing one on one social support. Volunteers meet with their MATE on a weekly or fortnightly basis to participate in social activities.

The opportunity

This role suits someone over the age of 18 who is a good listener and can commit to one hour a week or two per fortnight for social outings to help someone reconnect t their community. Drivers licence and available car is a bonus but not compulsory.

The impact

As a MATES Befriender you'll brighten the life of someone experiencing vulnerability by offering them company and friendship. Red Cross will ensure you have training, ongoing support and access to other opportunities within the World's largest humanitarian network.

Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.

Thank you for considering volunteering at Red Cross. We also have great career opportunities.

You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.