Volunteering Opportunities

Southern Peninsula Community Support provides a safety net for the community, supporting those who otherwise often fall through the gaps.  We offer a wide range of emergency relief support including food and material aid, help with bills, advocacy, negotiation and referral.   Most importantly we provide a space where people will feel valued and listened to, fostering trust and connection with our community.  We encourage independence and aim to empower people to make positive change in their lives.

Community Support Worker

Our volunteer Community Support Workers engage one on one with clients, assessing their needs and assisting them to find solutions to the issues they are confronting.  This role requires a short nationally accredited course and onsite mentoring, all training is provided.

If you are a compassionate person with excellent communication and teamwork skills, interested in supporting those who are vulnerable and marginalised in our community, we encourage you to apply.

Application Packs are available at www.spcsic.org/volunteering/ or please email admin@spcsic.org or phone 5986 1285 for more information (Position Description included in pack).

Fundraising Support Worker

We are a small charity with much of our work supported by donations. Our donors and supporters are amazing and as we grow we want to make sure we record and acknowledge their gifts in a timely and appropriate way.

Our volunteer Fundraising Support Worker will support our CEO and Program Manager helping make sure all donations, funds and goods in-kind are recorded properly, receipts are processed quickly, letters and certificates of acknowledgment are sent out in a timely way. All training is provided however if you have had experience in a fundraising environment it would be an advantage (Position Description).

If you are a compassionate person with excellent communication and teamwork skills, interested in supporting those who are vulnerable and marginalised in our community, we encourage you to apply.

Application Packs are available at www.spcsic.org/volunteering/ or please email admin@spcsic.org or phone 5986 1285 for more information.

Community Information Worker

Our volunteer Community Information Workers staff our reception area, greeting clients, managing paperwork, answering phones, and undertaking a range of administrative tasks while supporting the Community Support team in their client work.  There is a lot of client contact in this role, some problem-solving and triaging, working closely with the Community Support interviewing team to ensure everything runs smoothly.

If you are a well-organised person with excellent communication and teamwork skills, interested in supporting your community, we encourage you to apply.

Application Packs are available at www.spcsic.org/volunteering/ or please email admin@spcsic.org or phone 5986 1285 for more information(Position Description included in pack).

If you would like to get an insight into our work check out our most recent newsletter.

Contact Us

Location

878 Point Nepean Road, PO Box 91, Rosebud VIC 3939

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday: 9.30 am – 3:30 pm

(please check our Facebook page for updates)

Support Service & Emergency Relief Hours

Drop In or Telephone Service: Monday to Friday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

(please present by 2.30pm to be assisted)