JOIN OUR VIBRANT TEAM AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

We are always looking for new volunteers, whatever your age, to help support the services we provide to the community. The volunteers work with a roster system, preferably in teams, to manage the various activities and the services are provided throughout the week and the weekend. Anyone, with some time, and some energy, can become a volunteer with SJOS

 

WHAT MAKES A GREAT SJOS VOLUNTEER?

We need compassionate, energetic people who can bring their skills and enthusiasm to the following facets of our organisation. Whether for an hour or half a day, every minute of volunteering is appreciated. Positions include:

 

  • organising and working fundraising events
  • public area cleaning
  • general household cleaning of the units
  • restocking of the units at resident change-over
  • working in the Food Store
  • purchasing groceries and restocking the Food Store
  • collecting the bread and bakery goods for the Bread Bank
  • stocking the Bread Bank purpose built a freezer
  • providing light maintenance services

 CURRENT VOLUNTEER VACANCY

We need volunteers for the following positions:

  • SJOS Food Shopper:
    Assist with the weekly shopping of the food staples for the food store. The shopping takes approximately one hour and then another 30 minutes to unpack the shopping and restock the shelves.
  • SJOS Food Store Operators:
    Assist with the management of the SJOS Food Store – Thursday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.
  • SJOS Bread Bank Collectors:
    Collect the bread from Woolworths on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 am in the morning and take the bread to the SJOS Bread Bank to pack it into the 2-way Freezer. Use of a car is required.
  • SJOS Thursday Night Bread Collectors:
    Pick up, pack into freezer bags and store the bread into the SJOS Freezers the bread from Baker’s Delight Prahran every Thursday night at 6:00 pm. Use of a  car is required.
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