Afrikaans Speaking Volunteer (Cuppa & a Chat)

About the role

HammondCare, an independent Christian charity providing the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme funded by the Australian Government, is looking for a warm and caring Afrikaans-speaking volunteer to spend time with an Afrikaans-speaking resident in residential care. Visits are about conversation and companionship: sharing a cup of tea, walking through the garden and chatting in Afrikaans about places you have both visited or lived in, or simply enjoying each other's company.

Key responsibilities

• Visit the resident regularly, for example weekly or fortnightly depending on availability
• Share a cup of tea or stroll through the garden while chatting in Afrikaans
• Listen to the resident's stories and share memories

Required profile

• Speaks Afrikaans
• Kind, patient and a good listener
• Genuinely enjoys spending time with older people
• Able to commit to a one-hour visit between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Sunday
• 18 years or older

No special experience is needed. HammondCare arranges and pays for the NDIS Worker Screening Check. Interested applicants are contacted by phone or text, and then by email if needed; more information is available on the HammondCare volunteering website.