 Ordinary people doing extraordinary things...
Mission Australia volunteers are a valued division of the Mission Australia team, and help more than 230,000 people in need each year.
Our volunteers assist us with many different areas, including:
- Mentoring
- Literacy and numeracy tutoring
- Community support
- Fundraising
- Counselling
- Administration
- Event assistance
Mission Australia is committed to providing our volunteers with a rewarding experience by offering ongoing training, support and recognition.
Who volunteers?
Our volunteers come from all walks of life. They are students seeking work experience, retirees, recently-arrived migrants wanting to contribute to their new country and highly skilled professionals. The employees of our Corporate Partners are also involved in volunteering.
Mission Australia's Celebrate Awards congratulate, recognise and reward our hard-working volunteers. See the news item below to read about our latest award recipients.
Why volunteer?
Volunteering is a great way to become more involved in your community, meet new people and help Australians in need transform their lives.
Current volunteering opportunities
- To find out our current volunteering opportunities click here
- If you cannot find a suitable role in the current opportunities, complete this Volunteer Registration Form and we will endeavour to find you a great role suited to your skills and capabilities.
- If you have any enquiries about volunteering with Mission Australia, call the National Volunteering Hotline on 1800 110 578 or email your enquiry to
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Mission Australia announces winners of our 'Celebrate Award' for outstanding Volunteers
Friday, 17 July 2009
 As strong advocates for empowering vulnerable people in the community, and demonstrating amazing commitment, perseverance and passion, Mission Australia proudly awarded Carolina Soto and Iresha Siridwardana with the Volunteer Celebrate Award for June 2009.
Carolina and Iresha both belong to the association, NSW Young Lawyers. All members are under 25 and undertake voluntary work. Both Carolina and Iresha share a special interest in working with refugee clients, identified as one of the most vulnerable groups in our community.
Over the last year Carolina and Iresha organised three workshops for the Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Scheme in Sydney and Newcastle. They provided essential legal information to newly arrived refugees, informing them of their rights and responsibilities in Australia. Although they are both full-time lawyers, they devoted their limited spare time to developing, coordinating and facilitating these workshops. Always maintaining great respect for the knowledge and expertise of our service staff, they shaped their presentations accordingly.
Read on at our blog...
Volunteering rights and responsibilities
At Mission Australia we are committed to providing a rewarding, safe and well-supported experience for our volunteers. In return, we have particular expectations about the conduct of our volunteers, and their responsibilities as representatives of Mission Australia.
We have provided a charter outlining volunteer rights and responsibilities within Mission Australia. Please take the time to read through these guidelines below.
Our commitment to you as a Mission Australia volunteer:
- To be treated as a co-worker
- To work in a healthy and safe environment
- To be considered for a role that reflects your personal preference, skills, abilities, qualifications and experience
- To provide you with appropriate information about Mission Australia, including policies and procedures as they apply to you
- To provide orientation, induction and suitable training to undertake your role
- To provide appropriate supervision and support
- To provide opportunities for advancement to greater responsibility or transfers to other activities, subject to personal preference, suitability and availability of work
- To be covered by insurance
- Access to a dedicated Mission Australia contact to liaise with on an ongoing basis
- To be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses occurred in the course of undertaking your role
- To recognition and reward for the work undertaken
- Our expectations of you as a Mission Australia volunteer:
- To be punctual and respectful of others
- To tell your supervisor or volunteer coordinator when something goes wrong or isn’t working
- To undertake any training you might need
- To carry out the role you have agreed to
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