Volunteer with us

Volunteering can be a valuable and enriching way to spend your spare time. It can be a great way to develop your skills or return to the workforce. You can meet new people and contribute to the community.

More than 90% of people who work for Lifeline South Coast are volunteers. But because people's circumstances change, we are always seeking new volunteers to join our team.

Volunteer roles include:

• Telephone Counsellors
• Retail volunteers
• Warehouse volunteers
• Book sorters
• Big Book Fair volunteers

Volunteer Telephone Counsellors

To become an accredited Volunteer Telephone Counsellor with Lifeline South Coast you will need to successfully complete the Telephone Counsellor Training Course and pass the national criminal record check.

The Telephone Counsellor Training Course has both written and practical elements and takes about 18 months to complete.

The 2012 training course will begin in Nowra on Monday 16 April and in Wollongong on Wednesday 18 April 2012. Applications close at the end of March and places are limited. If you are interested in finding out more, please download the 2012 student information booklet here.

The 2012 Lifeline South Coast Volunteer Telephone Counsellor Training Course is proudly sponsored by BlueScope Steel.

Applying to be a Volunteer Telephone Counsellor with Lifeline South Coast MUST be done via an online recruitment system. Please view the how to apply document to assist you in this process.

APPLY HERE

Lifeline Australia requires all telephone counsellors in Lifeline centres to satisfactorily pass a National Criminal Record Check. The National Criminal Record Check is part of the online recruitment process when applying to become a Volunteer Telephone Counsellor with Lifeline South Coast.

If a student is accepted into the course, thay are asked to sign a Training and Telephone Counselling Agreement, at the end of which states:

I consent to a National Criminal Record check, and to abide by any decision regarding suitability as a Volunteer Telephone Counsellor.

Retail Volunteers

The Lifeline Shops are the financial cornerstone of Lifeline South Coast. They provide the largest portion of funding and allow the continuation of Lifeline’s vital 24-hour telephone counselling service in the Illawarra and South Coast.

People wishing to work in our retail positions need to be well presented, pleasant and able to present a positive image of Lifeline to our customers.

All retail staff will receive training in Lifeline South Coast operations.

If you are interested in finding out more, please download the information booklet and application form here or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311 between 9am and 3pm weekdays.

Warehouse Volunteers

The Lifeline South Coast warehouse is where all donated items are collected, sorted, priced, packed and stored. We need many different kinds of workers in our warehouse including sorters, selectors, truck drivers and general warehouse assistants.

Positions in the warehouse may require lifting and/or carrying so applicants would need to be physically fit.

All warehouse staff will receive training in Lifeline South Coast operations.

If you are interested in finding out more, please download the information booklet and application form here or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311 between 9am and 3pm weekdays.

Volunteer Book Sorters

Lifeline's Big Book Fairs are the major fundraising events for Lifeline South Coast's telephone counselling service. Books are donated and sorted year-round in preparation for these events.

An understanding of which books are potentially valuable/collectable would be an asset to this role.

All book sorters will receive training in Lifeline South Coast operations.

If you are interested in finding out more, please download the information booklet and application form here or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311 between 9am and 3pm weekdays.

Big Book Fair Volunteers

Lifeline's Big Book Fair is the major fundraising event for Lifeline’s 24-hour telephone counselling service in the Illawarra and South Coast. The next Big Book Fair is being held at the Illawarra Sportsb Stadium, Berkeley between 10am and 4pm on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October 2012.

We need volunteers to help us with the event in the areas of:

• set-up and pack-down
• staffing the tally tables (people who are good with numbers would be perfect for this role)
• operating cash registers and eftpos machines (prior experience is useful)
• crowd control
• security
• marketing
• selling bags and fundraising chocolates

If you are interested in finding out more, please download the information booklet and application form here or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311 between 9am and 3pm weekdays.  

We look forward to hearing from you soon.