Connect with an older person in your community

As a HammondCare At Home volunteer, you can enjoy the fulfilment of sharing your interests with an older person who lives close to your home.

Your local Volunteer Coordinator will connect you with someone in your community who is living at home and lonely or socially isolated.

We aim to partner you with someone who shares similar interests such as playing board games, crocheting, having a cuppa and chat, going for a walk, gardening, pets, or visiting a local coffee shop or men’s shed group, plus more.

There are also opportunities to volunteer in one of our Respite Cottages or Social Clubs.

HammondCare is an approved provider of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS). The scheme is a government funded initiative established to promote social connections between older people and their local community.

Time Commitment

This role involves a commitment of an hour a week or fortnight for 12 months or longer. Days and times are flexible to suit your availability.

Locations

We welcome volunteers in ACT, NSW (Central Coast, Northern Sydney, Hunter, Illawarra, South East Sydney, South West Sydney, Southern Highlands, Central West, Far West, Northern Rivers) and Victoria (Melbourne Metro).

Requirements

To become a HammondCare At Home volunteer, you must:

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
• COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged

Support people in Health and Palliative Care

Our expert healthcare team provides a range of quality services and support across rehabilitation, palliative and supportive care, mental health care for older people and pain management. There are many ways you can give support to the people in our care, providing them with a sense of hope.

Volunteer at hospitals and clinics

Volunteer alongside specialised clinicians to help provide meaningful engagement with patients and their visitors. You may get involved with:

• Taking trolleys room to room for happy hour drinks, shopping and morning tea
• Giving patients hand massages and manicures
• Helping the administration team in the office
• Fundraising to support our service delivery
• Helping dreams come true through the Dreams Project
• Supporting therapists in activities including art, crafts, music and games
• Capturing a patient’s life story as a biography service volunteer

Volunteer in Community Palliative Care

We’re passionate about providing comforting physical and emotional support to people with a progressive life-limiting illness. As a volunteer with our Community Palliative Care Service, you may be involved with:

• Visiting a patient at home to provide company and give their family a break
• Driving patients to an outing, an appointment or to do some shopping
• Providing photography services for our patients and their families
• Assisting our bereavement service with social support
• Helping our pastoral care team with pastoral services
• Capturing a patient’s life story as a biography service volunteer

Time Commitment

Ideally, you’ll be available for at least 3–4 hours per week or fortnight over 12 months or longer. This may vary between roles and locations, so we encourage you to speak with us about your interests and availability.

Locations

We welcome volunteers at Braeside Hospital, Greenwich Hospital and Neringah Hospital. As well as community palliative care across the Northern Beaches and the North Shore area of Sydney.

Requirements

To become a Health and Palliative Care volunteer, you must:

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
• COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged