23 Oct
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Australian Multicultural Community Services
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Burnside
23 Oct
Australian Multicultural Community Services
Burnside
AMCS is currently seeking to recruit a female volunteer to be a visitor for a friendly elderly gentleman in Burnside with the Multicultural Visiting Program.
**The Role:**
* Spend time as a companion to someone experiencing social isolation. Share your stories, laugh and journey and learn from someone with a world of experience
* Develop friendships by visiting people in their homes or residential home, going on outings, helping with shopping, playing games, listening to music, watching movies, creating art, reading books or newspapers or simply talking
* Help to ensure your companion is seen and heard. You are truly changing someone’s life by being there for support
* Connect with people in your area
* Join a multicultural organisation with a 40-year history of delivering quality care services
**Benefits:**
* Enjoy the companionship of a new friend who is willing to share their life with you
* Gain experience and develop new interpersonal skills with access to professional development training opportunities
* Celebrate your efforts to support multiculturalism (and maybe even learn a new language)
* AMCS staff are able to provide professional references for you
* Versatile schedule (you choose times and days which best suits your lifestyle)
**Bonus Points:**
* Speak a language other than English
* Have a current driver’s license & car
** Category **
Community Services
** Commitment **
Regular - more than 6 months
** Type Of Work **
Seniors & Aged Care,
** Time Required **
minimum of one hour per week or one hour every fortnight
** Training **
Ongoing training opportunities and supervision.
📌 Are you and willing to give the gift of friendship to an elderly gentleman in Burnside?
🏢 Australian Multicultural Community Services
📍 Burnside