HammondCare is a leader in health and aged care, and we’re looking for passionate people like you to help spread joy in our community.
Volunteering with us has many benefits: Come and share your interests with others and help brighten someone’s day. Meet new people, make friends, and make a difference.
We provide quality training and mentoring, and we’ll help you find a role that works for you.
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Volunteering options
Residential Care homes
Share friendships at our Residential Care homes
We are dedicated to providing expert Residential Care to people who can no longer live at home and need a higher level of care. There are many different ways you may be able to help residents through volunteering, such as:
- Becoming a friend to residents and sharing companionship
- Driving a minibus to take residents on local trips in their community
- Assisting the administration team in the office
- Helping in the gardens or assisting our Property Team Manager
- Assisting with pastoral care activities
- Supporting activities such as exercise programs, cooking, walking, nail care or art and craft
Funded by the Australian Government, HammondCare is an approved provider of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS).
Time Commitment
Ideally, you’ll be available for at least one hour per week or fortnight for 12 months or longer. This may vary between roles and locations, so we encourage you to speak with us about your interests and availability.
Locations
We welcome volunteers at all of our residential care homes, but especially on the Central Coast, in the Illawarra, Cardiff, Waratah, Caulfield, Darlinghurst, Daw Park, Erina, Hammondville, Horsley, Miranda, North Turramurra, Scone and Wahroonga.
Requirements
To volunteer in our residential care homes, you must:
- Be 16 years of age or older
- Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
- Complete an NDIS Worker Screening Check
- COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged
In your community
Connect with an older person in your community
As a HammondCare At Home volunteer, you can enjoy the fulfilment of sharing your interests with an older person who lives close to your home.
Your local Volunteer Coordinator will connect you with someone in your community who is living at home and lonely or socially isolated.
We aim to partner you with someone who shares similar interests such as playing board games, crocheting, having a cuppa and chat, going for a walk, gardening, pets, or visiting a local coffee shop or men’s shed group, plus more.
There are also opportunities to volunteer in one of our Respite Cottages or Social Clubs.
HammondCare is an approved provider of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS). The scheme is a government funded initiative established to promote social connections between older people and their local community.
Time Commitment
This role involves a commitment of an hour a week or fortnight for 12 months or longer. Days and times are flexible to suit your availability.
Locations
We welcome volunteers in ACT, NSW (Central Coast, Northern Sydney, Hunter, Illawarra, South East Sydney, South West Sydney, Southern Highlands, Central West, Far West, Northern Rivers) and Victoria (Melbourne Metro).
Requirements
To become a HammondCare At Home volunteer, you must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
- COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged
Health and Palliative Care
Support people in Health and Palliative Care
Our expert healthcare team provides a range of quality services and support across rehabilitation, palliative and supportive care, mental health care for older people and pain management. There are many ways you can give support to the people in our care, providing them with a sense of hope.
Volunteer at hospitals and clinics
Volunteer alongside specialised clinicians to help provide meaningful engagement with patients and their visitors. You may get involved with:
- Taking trolleys room to room for happy hour drinks, shopping and morning tea
- Giving patients hand massages and manicures
- Helping the administration team in the office
- Fundraising to support our service delivery
- Helping dreams come true through the Dreams Project
- Supporting therapists in activities including art, crafts, music and games
- Capturing a patient’s life story as a biography service volunteer
Volunteer in Community Palliative Care
We’re passionate about providing comforting physical and emotional support to people with a progressive life-limiting illness. As a volunteer with our Community Palliative Care Service, you may be involved with:
- Visiting a patient at home to provide company and give their family a break
- Driving patients to an outing, an appointment or to do some shopping
- Providing photography services for our patients and their families
- Assisting our bereavement service with social support
- Helping our pastoral care team with pastoral services
- Capturing a patient’s life story as a biography service volunteer
Time Commitment
Ideally, you’ll be available for at least 3–4 hours per week or fortnight over 12 months or longer. This may vary between roles and locations, so we encourage you to speak with us about your interests and availability.
Locations
We welcome volunteers at Braeside Hospital, Greenwich Hospital and Neringah Hospital. As well as community palliative care across the Northern Beaches and the North Shore area of Sydney.
Requirements
To become a Health and Palliative Care volunteer, you must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
- COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged
Share friendships at our Residential Care homes
We are dedicated to providing expert Residential Care to people who can no longer live at home and need a higher level of care. There are many different ways you may be able to help residents through volunteering, such as:
- Becoming a friend to residents and sharing companionship
- Driving a minibus to take residents on local trips in their community
- Assisting the administration team in the office
- Helping in the gardens or assisting our Property Team Manager
- Assisting with pastoral care activities
- Supporting activities such as exercise programs, cooking, walking, nail care or art and craft
Funded by the Australian Government, HammondCare is an approved provider of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS).
Time Commitment
Ideally, you’ll be available for at least one hour per week or fortnight for 12 months or longer. This may vary between roles and locations, so we encourage you to speak with us about your interests and availability.
Locations
We welcome volunteers at all of our residential care homes, but especially on the Central Coast, in the Illawarra, Cardiff, Waratah, Caulfield, Darlinghurst, Daw Park, Erina, Hammondville, Horsley, Miranda, North Turramurra, Scone and Wahroonga.
Requirements
To volunteer in our residential care homes, you must:
- Be 16 years of age or older
- Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
- Complete an NDIS Worker Screening Check
- COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged
Connect with an older person in your community
As a HammondCare At Home volunteer, you can enjoy the fulfilment of sharing your interests with an older person who lives close to your home.
Your local Volunteer Coordinator will connect you with someone in your community who is living at home and lonely or socially isolated.
We aim to partner you with someone who shares similar interests such as playing board games, crocheting, having a cuppa and chat, going for a walk, gardening, pets, or visiting a local coffee shop or men’s shed group, plus more.
There are also opportunities to volunteer in one of our Respite Cottages or Social Clubs.
HammondCare is an approved provider of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS). The scheme is a government funded initiative established to promote social connections between older people and their local community.
Time Commitment
This role involves a commitment of an hour a week or fortnight for 12 months or longer. Days and times are flexible to suit your availability.
Locations
We welcome volunteers in ACT, NSW (Central Coast, Northern Sydney, Hunter, Illawarra, South East Sydney, South West Sydney, Southern Highlands, Central West, Far West, Northern Rivers) and Victoria (Melbourne Metro).
Requirements
To become a HammondCare At Home volunteer, you must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
- COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged
Support people in Health and Palliative Care
Our expert healthcare team provides a range of quality services and support across rehabilitation, palliative and supportive care, mental health care for older people and pain management. There are many ways you can give support to the people in our care, providing them with a sense of hope.
Volunteer at hospitals and clinics
Volunteer alongside specialised clinicians to help provide meaningful engagement with patients and their visitors. You may get involved with:
- Taking trolleys room to room for happy hour drinks, shopping and morning tea
- Giving patients hand massages and manicures
- Helping the administration team in the office
- Fundraising to support our service delivery
- Helping dreams come true through the Dreams Project
- Supporting therapists in activities including art, crafts, music and games
- Capturing a patient’s life story as a biography service volunteer
Volunteer in Community Palliative Care
We’re passionate about providing comforting physical and emotional support to people with a progressive life-limiting illness. As a volunteer with our Community Palliative Care Service, you may be involved with:
- Visiting a patient at home to provide company and give their family a break
- Driving patients to an outing, an appointment or to do some shopping
- Providing photography services for our patients and their families
- Assisting our bereavement service with social support
- Helping our pastoral care team with pastoral services
- Capturing a patient’s life story as a biography service volunteer
Time Commitment
Ideally, you’ll be available for at least 3–4 hours per week or fortnight over 12 months or longer. This may vary between roles and locations, so we encourage you to speak with us about your interests and availability.
Locations
We welcome volunteers at Braeside Hospital, Greenwich Hospital and Neringah Hospital. As well as community palliative care across the Northern Beaches and the North Shore area of Sydney.
Requirements
To become a Health and Palliative Care volunteer, you must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Complete a criminal record check, which we can arrange
- COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are no longer mandatory, but strongly encouraged
“I’m passionate about improving quality of life by engaging residents through social interaction and activities that preserve their dignity and self-respect. HammondCare has taken my life experience to a new level.”
Matt, Residential Care volunteer
“I encourage anyone thinking of volunteering to take the leap, stepping outside of your comfort zone. People may be surprised, like I was, by the opportunities volunteering can bring.”
Brendon, Hospital volunteer
"Residents have an incredible ability to make me laugh and smile. They appreciate the energy and enthusiasm of young people, and students can learn valuable life lessons while fulfilling awards such as the Duke of Edinburgh.”
Alana, student volunteer
Apply to volunteer with us
Becoming a HammondCare volunteer is simple.
- If you have any questions, call one of our friendly team on 1800 79 33 99
- When you're ready, apply here and tell us about yourself and why you’re interested in volunteering
- Then we'll set up an interview and you'll complete an application form. We’ll also arrange a police background check and any other checks relevant to your role
- Successful applicants then receive an offer to join our team and omplete the online training.
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