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.
For over 45 years, our dedicated volunteers have helped shape Banyule Community Health into the 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.
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
Anyone and everyone! We are committed to making sure our volunteer teams reflect the rich diversity of the local community. We encourage applications from people of all ages, Aboriginal people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and from LGBTIQA+ communities. Let us know if you need support with the volunteer recruitment process.
Most of our roles are only suitable for people over the age of 18. We accept youth volunteers who are 15 years or over, after school hours, in a few of our programs including the 3081 Angels (sorting or washing baby goods at home), in our community garden on the weekend (with supervision) and Homework Club (tutoring primary-aged children). These volunteers must have the permission of a guardian to volunteer with our programs.
Please note that we are unable to provide work experience at this time.
Everyone who joins the Banyule Community Health volunteer team is offered support, guidance and ongoing training. Training may be a mix of online learning from home and onsite learning with a supervisor or in a group. Training requirements will differ depending on the role.
At Banyule Community Health, the wellbeing of our volunteers is vital to how we operate and grow our community. All roles are supervised and supported and have been created with input from volunteers. We provide a safe, welcoming and diverse workplace. Our volunteers are covered by insurance and are offered supervision, mentoring and recognition. We recognise that some volunteer roles may require additional support, such as those in lived experience settings. We offer all our volunteers free access to our Employee Assistance Program.
Yes. As Banyule Community Health is a working community health and wellbeing service, all volunteers are required to have:
a police check (we pay)
a certificate showing full vaccination for COVID-19
roles which involve contact with children require a Working with Children check (free for volunteers)
Volunteers must complete all the checks and training required for their roles before they start.
No! Just a Banyule Community Health ID and a smile. Your supervisor will let you know if you need to wear any safety gear for the role before you start.
It’s up to you! Some of our volunteering roles happen weekly, others take place less often. Our role advertisements will show how much time is needed.
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.
