Volunteer Shift Requirements
- Commit to at least one shift per week (minimum of 4 hours)
- Provide your availability (times and days) on the application form
Why volunteer with Red Cross?
You can help improve lives and create a positive impact in your community. It's an opportunity to enhance your skills, knowledge and gain new experiences.
Program Overview
The Red Cross Wellbeing Centres are accommodation facilities located in Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton, allowing people to rest and recuperate while receiving medical treatment or caring for/visiting loved ones from remote parts of North Queensland. The Centre provides safe, affordable accommodation.
Volunteer Responsibilities
Provide clean, welcoming environments through all cleaning duties using provided equipment, products and tools. Demonstrate good communication skills and attention to detail. Relate to and empathise with a broad range of people, including those with different lived experiences, abilities and cultures.
Application Requirements
- Undergo a National Police Check, managed through Red Cross.
- Submit a recent resume and details of two professional references.
- Hold or apply for a Working with Children Check; Red Cross can assist with this application.
Benefits and Support
Red Cross will provide training, ongoing support and access to other opportunities within the world's largest humanitarian network.
About Red Cross
Red Cross strives to create a safe, inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations. We are a child‐safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Sharryn Fahy at 0414 327 698 or via email .
Wellbeing Centre Housekeeper Volunteer - Mackay QLD employer: Australian Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while working in a supportive and flexible environment. With a strong focus on employee wellbeing, career development, and collaboration, you will thrive in a culture that values diversity and innovation, all while contributing to vital humanitarian efforts in Greater Melbourne. Join us to not only advance your career but also to act for humanity in times of vulnerability.
