Volunteer with us

Volunteers bring energy, ideas and community spirit to Banyule Community Health.

Volunteering is a great way to support the local community and share your skills.

Our dedicated volunteers have helped shape Banyule Community Health for almost 50 years. We are a thriving community-led health, welfare and justice service it is today.
Our volunteers offer their time, knowledge, and lived experience to help build our community. With their support, we are able to offer client-focused services to people who are marginalised, disadvantaged and/or vulnerable.

‘I volunteered to be trained as a volunteer group leader because I wanted to connect with the community.’

‘Through volunteering I have made lifelong friendships’

‘I am proud of how far l have come and I love to help others through my volunteer work.’

‘I enjoy volunteering in my local community. I feel like my contribution makes a difference to others and is time well spent

 

Our volunteers help:

  • Organise social groups and activities
  • Provide administrative support to our staff teams
  • Welcome clients to our social groups and support them in their activities
  • Drive clients to appointments
  • And much, much more!

Whether you want to build skills for work, give back to the community, meet new people or take on a challenge, we have a wide range of volunteer roles to apply for that help make a difference.

Whatever you want to do, we would love to hear from you.

At Banyule Community Health, we are committed to provide a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for all people to be themselves. We acknowledge and recognise that our community is made up of diverse cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies, sexualities, gender and ages. We are committed to ensuring that our volunteer teams, reflect our commitment to having a diverse and inclusive space for all communities. We welcome applications from people of all ages, people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people who identify as LGBTIQA+, people living with a disability, as well as linguistically diverse backgrounds. Please be assured that the volunteer recruitment process, will be adjusted upon request.

Click here to see our current roles:

Learn more about out volunteer opportunities…

Volunteer with the Angels!

The 3081 Angels meet every Friday to collect, sort and deliver children’s goods from local community members to families in need. Can you spare a few hours a month to help?

Volunteer with Peer Connection

Peer Connection volunteers have either experienced gambling harm themselves or have been impacted by another person’s gambling and offer one to one telephone peer support to others who are still struggling to stop or control their gambling. Are you available for around 3 hours per week to support others?

Volunteer with ReSPIN

ReSPIN volunteer community educators have either experienced gambling harm themselves or have been impacted by another person’s gambling and share their story of gambling harm and recovery with community and corporate groups, health care services and the media to educate, influence change and decrease stigma. Interested in becoming a ReSPIN volunteer?

 

For more information about our available volunteer roles, please read our Current Opportunities page, or our Meet our Volunteers page to read about our team and why they volunteer with Banyule Community Health.

Please call us on 9450 2041 or 9450 2667 to speak with a member of our human resources team, or email us at  humanresources@bchs.org.au. We’re passionate about finding the right role for our volunteers and would love to chat with you!

If you can’t see a role that suits you, keep checking back in or have a chat with the Diamond Valley Volunteer Hub on 9435 8282 – it is the volunteer resource centre for Banyule and Nillumbik and will know what other organisations are seeking volunteers in the area.

 

Photo: Banyule Community Health 3081 Angel Volunteers

Frequently Asked Questions

Acknowledgement: Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Visit the Department of Health and Aged Care website (www.health.gov.au) for more information.

Disclaimer: Although funding for these Allied Health services has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Australian Government.