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Volunteering Barossa & Light is a free service for volunteers and community organisations who engage volunteers. We match volunteers to positions and provide help and advice on all aspects of volunteering.
Tel: 8563 8495 email [email protected] visit us at www.barossa.sa.gov.au Our office in Nuriootpa Library (43-51 Tanunda Rd, Nuriootpa) is open Monday-Friday 9 till 12:30
Our Kapunda service is available Thursdays by appointment.
For information on any of these positions or if you would like to see your vacancy advertised
here, contact Volunteering Barossa & Light on 8563 8495
email [email protected] www.barossa.sa.gov.au (listed under Community and Cultural)
This is just a small sample of positions
Volunteer Vacancies
Volunteering Barossa & Light
Issue 15
Volunteering Barossa & Light is a free service for volunteers and community organisations who engage volunteers. We match volunteers to positions and provide help and advice on all aspects of volunteering.
Tel: 8563 8495 email [email protected] visit us at www.barossa.sa.gov.au Our office in Nuriootpa Library (43-51 Tanunda Rd, Nuriootpa) is open Monday-Friday 9 till 12:30
Our Kapunda service is available Thursdays by appointment.
The Good Seed Bookshop - Do you enjoy books? Meeting people? Here’s the perfect opportunity to gain retail experience by joining this friendly team of volunteers. Various time-shifts
Girl Guide Leader - Want to develop leadership skills? Enjoy fun activities indoors and outdoors? Make new friends? Learn new skills? Become a leader and help shape the leaders of tomorrow.
Service to Youth Council, Youth Mentors - Do you have a passion for helping young people achieve? SYC is seeking volunteers to assist young people with literacy, numeracy and life skills.
Fusion Kapunda - Community minded volunteers with office skills, database / website management skills wanted! Become involved by making a difference in your local and global community.
Barossa Bushgardens - Volunteers are required to help with seed collection, plant propagation in the nursery, garden maintenance, re-planting, promotions and event planning.
TLH ‘Welcome’ Visitation Program - Volunteers ‘welcome’ both respite residents and those new to the Home in a manner which supports their transition from one home to another.
Barossa Village - Group Activities Volunteers needed to assist clients to participate in activities. Enhance your own personal growth and join a dedicated volunteer team.
Doddridge Blacksmith Shop - Are you interested in gaining Tourism experience and local history knowledge? Do you like meeting people and have good customer service skills? Training provided.
Carers Link - Volunteer drivers are required to transport clients experiencing memory loss and their carers to weekly meetings in Nuriootpa. Drivers use a Carers Link car.
Kapunda Community Gallery - Enjoy being a valuable part of the community and meeting new people in pleasant surroundings. Minimum of 3 hours per month. Tea and coffee provided.
Carers Link - Country Stitchers Do you enjoy sewing and knitting? We are looking for volunteers to join this group to knit, crochet, sew quilts and baby clothing. Items are sold to raise money.
Community Helpers Inc. Clothing Shop This is a great opportunity to join a non profit organisation that returns money back to the community to assist with projects. General retail duties.
Kapunda Museum needs enthusiastic Volunteer Guides. Duties include meeting/greeting visitors, good communication and customer service skills. A basic knowledge of local history is desirable.
Tanunda Lutheran Home, Café Volunteers - The café serves light meals and refreshments to visitors, staff and occasionally residents. The role includes basic food preparation and table service.
Christian Community Hub, Office Assistant - Are you looking to gain experience in office work? This is a great opportunity to brush up on your skills & improve your CV in a friendly environment.
The Cottage - Would you enjoy selling books & gifts? Do you like meeting and chatting to people? Volunteers are needed to sell Christian gifts, cards, book and music. Various time shifts available.
Kiwanis Club of the Barossa - Help in the local community and develop leadership skills. Members are encouraged to attend twice monthly meetings and assist with service and fund-raising activities.
Dear Reader,
How time, days and months zip past when
you’re busy! Here we are at the end of the
year and with issue 15 of our newsletter in
our hands.
Our big news for this issue is to inform
you that our courageous Coordinator, Alex
Johnson has accepted the position of
Administrative Assistant in The Barossa
Council Organisational Devel0pment
Department. We all know that change is
inevitable, sometimes it comes to us at a
rush! Alex has recently made a number of
changes in her life – she married Craig,
changed her name ( Johnson to Prior) and
changed her job.
Although we will miss
Alex and her enthusiasm
for volunteering and its
effective management,
we thank her for her work
at VB&L and wish her every success in the
future.
Fear not, the team at VB&L will continue to
provide you with the service that you are
used to.
The team at VB&L hope you have an
enjoyable and safe Christmas and a
wonderfully successful 2015.
Maurie Dow Acting Editor
“Putting a smile on a face” is the mantra for the
new Manager of Volunteers, Jodie Matthews, at
Tanunda Lutheran Home. Prior to taking up this
position, Jodie worked alongside Elspeth
Morgan (nee Herring) until Elspeth moved to
new challenges at Carers Link.
Jodie, a qualified cook, has
always had an interest in Aged
Care and gained qualifications
in this area. She found that the
work wasn’t quite what she
expected. She wanted more
time to interact with the
residents. With this in mind
she began a course in Life
Style and started volunteering
at Tanunda Lutheran Home in
their Life Style and Barossa
Club activities.
Jodie moved to Williamstown four years ago
after moving around much of the State of South
Australia. “I’m happy to settle in the Barossa.
It’s always been on my “to do’ list,” she said.
Jodie says she has a passion for gardening and
likes to read, “Quite a quiet life really.”
When we met up with Jodie, she was just five
days into her new role. “I’m thrilled to be given
this opportunity. I have a
passion for interacting with
people. I’m happy to just
see where it goes.” she said.
Jodie’s first aim was to
focus on understanding the
role. “It’s a learning
process. There is lots of
information and support
available. Lots I’ve yet to
find,” she said. Jodie aims
to talk to residents to find
what they need and looks
forward to new starts in
2015.
“At the end of the day it’s about making
residents happy - putting a smile on their faces!”
she said.
Lutheran Community Care - Would you like to make regular visits to older people who are in an aged care facility and have no other visitors? Good conversation and listening skills required.
NEW MANAGER OF VOLUNTEERS
Connections Coffee Shop Volunteer - An opportunity to be involved in a dynamic community outreach venture serving all ages and back-grounds. General kitchen/food duties required.
Uniting Communities Kapunda, Office work - Volunteers are required to pack food hampers, work on reception desk, answer phones, laminate and photocopy. Training will be provided.
Contact us on 08 8563 8495, email [email protected] or visit us at www.barossa.sa.gov.au Contact us on 08 8563 8495, email [email protected] or visit us at www.barossa.sa.gov.au
VOLUNTEERING STRATEGY GRANT ASSIST
The Volunteering Strategy for South Australia was launched in January 2014. A critical document for the sector and the State as a whole, it was developed by a unique partnership of Volunteering SA&NT, the State Government of SA, the Local Government Association and Business SA. Partnership Board The strategy provides a vision and action plan for volunteering in South Australia for the next six years, its aim being to ensure that the number of volunteers continues to grow, despite pressure from changing community norms such as increased urbanisation, evolving technology, complex legislation, access to insurance cover, volunteer rights, and recruitment and recognition. Working Groups A partnership board comprised of representatives from each of the strategy partners will oversee and monitor the implementation of the strategy and its operational plan. Four cross sector working groups have been established. Each of the working groups will be responsible for the delivery of the strategy through one of the four focus areas namely:
Invest in the foundations of volunteering
Promote and inform on the benefits of volunteering
Implement leading practice and high quality standards
Proactively adapt through continuous improvement. Reference Group A reference group has been created to give feedback on individual initiatives during the strategy’s implementation.
Copies of Volunteer Strategy for South Australia are available on line. Resource: Vitality—Volunteering SA&NT, Winter 2014
Volunteering worth $290 billion a year
The monetary value of volunteering in Australia is worth much more than originally calculated, new
figures from Flinders University researcher Lisel O’Dwyer show.
Dr. O’Dwyer has re-evaluated her study into the economic contribution of volunteering to Australian
society - first conducted at the University of Adelaide in 2011 - with the new data showing a massive
increase in the value of volunteering from 200 billion to 290 billion a year.
According to the latest report, the economic contribution of volunteering to Australian society
surpasses revenue sources from major sectors including mining, agriculture, defence and retail.
Despite the significant economic value of volunteering in Australia, Dr. O’Dwyer says the true value of
volunteering spans far beyond a dollar value.
“The real value of volunteering is difficult to measure. Volunteers tend to be fitter, healthier and have
greater social connections, which produce general goodwill and flow-on effects for government -
there’s less crime and greater community wellbeing.”
“And people who experience the benefits of volunteering have a better quality of life.”
According to Volunteering Australia there are more than six million volunteers in
Australia, with people aged 45 to 54 comprising the highest bracket of volunteers and slightly more
women (38 per cent) than men (34 per cent) giving their time to voluntary work.
Resource: In Adelaide , Independent news, October 2014
Centre Based Day Care Program
A website is now available for information about funding and support services to community, volunteer and sporting groups and can be accessed through a single gateway to State Government grants. GRANT assist provides a simple online guide to what is available for community groups for a variety of purposes, including upgrades to sporting facilities and clubrooms. The website also provides tips on navigating the application and assessment process. GRANT assist is a result of government agencies working collaboratively to ensure the community is at the heart of their work. The community section is now available at www.grantassist.sa.gov.au. Source: The State of Volunteering Online
In our current climate of Police Checks and their sometimes confusing and frustrating requirements, we found the following information from Volunteering Canada’s 2012 Edition of the Screening Handbook a helpful guide.
10 Steps of Screening
1. Assessment - outline how you collect, use and disclose information
2. Volunteer Position and Assignment Description - clearly describe what is expected of the volunteer
3. Recruitment and Communication Strategy - Inform what personal information is collected and why.
4. Application Form and Information Package - Limit to what is really necessary.
5. Interview and Information Sessions - These allow for informed decisions between organisation and participant.
6. References - get consent from volunteer before contacting.
7. Police Checks - this information must be directly related to the volunteer position and circumstances
8. Orientation and Training - Inform volunteers about privacy practices to help build trust and pride
9. Support, Supervision and Evaluation - balance between organisation program safety and volunteer’s rights
10. Follow-up and Feedback - provide evidence of a volunteer’s progress and history.
Adapted from : 2012 Edition of the Screening Handbook, Volunteering Canada
Carers’ Link in Nuriootpa is excited to
inform the community that we are
expanding our respite support programs.
We have several rewarding Volunteer
vacancies available for our current
community programs and for new pro-
grams in 2015.
Carers’ Link offers support to carers who
are caring for a person who is frail, aged,
disabled or unwell. One of the ways we
do this is by facilitating Centre Based
Day Care Programs where we offer
respite support through meaningful
social activities.
Do you have some spare time on your
hands to help with these meaningful
social support programs? The following
are examples of what we can offer
anyone interested in a new Volunteer
commitment:
Bushgardens program – we facilitate
two groups with Barossa Bushgardens.
Activities will include: assisting
participants with planting of
seedlings, social conversation
and transport to and from the
venue.
Coordinating activities for the
Aged, Children or younger
adults.
Spending time with the aged and
vulnerable either in a 1:1 capacity
or within a group setting.
Assisting with meal preparation
and food handling for our group
activities.
Assisting our Centre Based Day
Care Coordinator with
administration support.
If you are interested in
volunteering at Carers’ Link,
Barossa or would like more
information, contact Elspeth at
85 62 4000 or
Margaret & Andrea enjoying planting at Barossa Bushgardens
Police Checks Etc.
ThaNk
YOU!
