VOLUNTEER WITH US
With busy lives, it can be hard to find the time to volunteer. The benefits however, are enormous to you, your family, and your community. The right match can help you find friends, reach out to the community, learn new skills, and even advance your career.
We have volunteer opportunities working in a range of areas including computing, maintenance, landscaping, office, retail, customer service, hospitality, and more.
We are always looking for volunteers to help at our FoodAssist outlets in South East Queensland. We distribute 30 tonnes of food into the Toowoomba community each week. Volunteer work includes helping at reception, forklift operation, packing the food parcels, truck driving, serving customers and making deliveries.
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please contact us at (07) 4638 1939 or fill in online the form.
💙 Why Volunteer at ActsCare?
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💙 Volunteering is good for you.
Volunteering provides physical and mental rewards. The act of helping reduces stress. Experts report that when you focus on someone other than yourself, it interrupts usual tension-producing patterns. Volunteering also promotes personal growth and self esteem.
💙 Volunteering saves resources.
Volunteering provides valuable community services so more money can be spent on local improvements.
💙 Volunteers gain professional experience.
You can test out career options and gain experience for your desired future job.
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💙 Volunteering brings people together.
Volunteering unites people from diverse backgrounds to work toward a common goal, build camaraderie and teamwork.
💙 Volunteering strengthens your community.
As a volunteer with FoodAssist, you can help support families and the underprivileged, help individuals and families suffering with mental illness and assist families new to the region such as refugees.
💙 Volunteering gives you a chance to give back.
People like to support community resources that they use themselves or that benefit people they care about.