• 1 - 2 hours per week
• Make calls from the comfort of your home

The program

Having good social connections are essential for all aspects of health, especially as we age. Red Cross supports those who live alone or have few social connections. TeleChat provides phone calls to those who would benefit from a regular friendly conversation. You will be making friendly telephone calls to lonely or isolated peoples who may be feeling a little lonely.  Providing an opportunity for participants and volunteers to have a chat, connect, and develop a friendship whilst supporting each other to maintain a healthy social wellbeing. 

The opportunity

If you have a genuine interest in connecting with people in your local community over the telephone and enjoy spending time with people, listening and sharing stories, this will be the ideal role for you.

All volunteers are asked to complete a National Criminal Check.

The impact

Help improve the quality of life and wellbeing of people who are experiencing loneliness, are living with disability or don’t get to speak to many other community members. 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.