Recruitment

Do you value people?

Would you like to contribute to your community?

Are you willing to lend a hand - or an ear?

More than 95% 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 staff
• Warehouse staff
• Book sorters
• Big Book Fair volunteers

Volunteer Telephone Counsellors

To become an accredited telephone counsellor with Lifeline South Coast you will need to successfully complete the Telephone Counsellor Training Course and pass the Working with Children check.

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

There will be training courses held in both the Wollongong and Nowra centres. The information and selection evenings will be held in late February and throughout March with the course due to start in April 2009.

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

The 2009 Telephone Counsellor Training Course is proudly sponsored by BlueScope Steel.

Volunteer Retail Staff

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

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 pack or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311.

Trading Volunteer Info Pack (pdf 132kb) 

Volunteer Warehouse Staff

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 pack or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311.

Trading Volunteer Info Pack (pdf 132kb) 

Volunteer Book Sorters

Lifeline's Big Book Fairs are the major fundraising events for Lifeline South Coast's 24-hour 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 pack or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311.

Trading Volunteer Info Pack (pdf 132kb) 

Big Book Fair Volunteers

Lifeline's Big Book Fair is the major fundraising event for Lifeline South Coast's 24-hour telephone counselling service. The next Big Book Fair is being held at the Kembla Grange Racecourse on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March 2009.

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 pack or call the Lifeline South Coast administration office on 02 4228 1311.

Trading Volunteer Info Pack (pdf 132kb) 

We look forward to hearing from you soon.