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Bike Program - Bike Repairs Mission Australia is a non profit organisation that runs youth services in Darwin and Palmerston Northern Territory. The Youth Beat program seeks to engage with Youth who are on the streets at night. In April this year MA will be running a workshop to teach kids to fix and maintain bikes. The team have collected donated spare parts, tubes, tires, chains, nuts and bolts and other assortment of spare parts including the tools to get the bikes up and running. This workshop will be modelled along the lines of an extremely successful workshop called Deadly Treadly and Bike Fixim that ran on communities around Central Australia. This workshop was so popular and successful with the youth of communities that it was common for them to repair up to 45 bikes on one visit to a community. The main reason of its popularity was that bikes are one of the greatest possessions a young person could have. Universally bike riding for kids opens up possibilities that no other activity will, it can be used for transport, independence, solo or in a group, raced or for tricks and leads to many memorable adventures. The Youth that Mission Australia work with are some of the most disadvantaged youth in Australia and children in this scenario appreciate bikes more so than anyone else as it might be their only toy or an essential method of transport. The program is very simple - the kids bring in their bike usually with two flat tires and a couple of parts missing. The volunteer bike mechanics instruct the kids on how to fix the tyres usually by doing one themselves. They have to be inventive when coming up with parts. The volunteer would be challenged by heat, enthusiastic kids and working with minimal provisions. The program will run in April in the Darwin/Palmerston area. Volunteers will be required to complete a police check. To apply for this opportunity, please click here to complete the registration form in full. You will also need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Resume Writing – Administrative Support, Northern Territory (Palmerston or Casuarina) – Employment Solutions We are seeking volunteers to assist the Employment Solutions team in NT with drafting / writing of resumes to assist our clients, and will be responsible for:
Our Employment Solutions services assist long term unemployed job seekers towards sustainable employment. To assist our busy team of Employment Advisors, we are seeking volunteers who can donate their time to assist in the drafting of resumes for job seekers. No experience is required and this is a great opportunity to gain experience in the use of computer programs and word processing. Confidentiality is a must for our volunteers to ensure the best customer care possible. Employment Solutions sites are located in Palmerston and Casuarina. Hours are flexible. To apply for this opportunity, you will need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Personal Helpers and Mentors Program - Mentor The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is a strengths-based, recovery approach to assisting people with a severe functional limitation resulting from a mental illness to better manage their daily activities and to access a range of appropriate service/supports when they need them. Volunteer Peer Support workers would work closely with client managers to assist in the development of appropriate recovery programs for clients. Special requirements would be for PSW volunteer to be recovering or have recovered from mental trauma and the ability to work with clients suffering a variety of mental conditions but on the road to recovery. Some requirements from the volunteer would be as follows: Lived experience of mental illness and recovery Belief in people’s ability to recover The ability to be non-judgemental, compassionate, patient and empathic Effective listening and communication skills The ability to think and act calmly, and support people who are trying to recover from their mental illness Current driver's licence Current First Aid certificate or willing to obtain one If possible a Certificate 3 or 4 in Mental illness would be very beneficial, however certainly not a requirement though. Due to the nature of the service environment, we are seeking volunteers that are responsible, can work with little supervision, are enthusiastic and compassionate to the needs of our clients. They will also be required to undergo a police check. To apply for this opportunity, please click here to complete the registration form in full. You will also need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Food Service, Monday Munchies, Palmerston Monday Munchies provides food to homeless or those struggling financially. This program is run fully by volunteers with support and donations from Mission Australia and others private businesses. Operating every Monday night from 5 – 7 pm outside of the Mission Australia office on 6 Frances Drive Palmerston, the program provides a hot meal, fruit and water. Volunteers can assist in preparation of food, set up and pack up of stall, serving of food and mentoring support for visitors to the stall. Due to the nature of the environment, we are seeking volunteers that are responsible, can work with little supervision, are enthusiastic and compassionate to the needs of our clients. They will also be required to undergo a police check. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Food donations are also welcome. Medical Transport, Caryota Place, Coconut Grove Operating out of Caryota Place in Coconut Grove, the Medical Transport team assists people to attend medical appointments that would otherwise not have reliable transport to medical appointments. Volunteers would be of great benefit to clients in providing mentor support and if able, assist in the on-boarding of patients and assisting patients into their medical appointments. Due to the nature of the environment, we are seeking volunteers that are responsible, can work with little supervision, are enthusiastic and compassionate to the needs of our clients. They will also be required to undergo a police check. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Breakfast Program, Caryota Place, Coconut Grove The Sobering up Shelter in Caryota Place provides safe alterative accommodation to assist clients during periods of intoxication. Friday mornings at Caryota Place clients are offered breakfast, visits from medical professionals, Centrelink and other community service providers. Volunteers can assist in preparing breakfast, serving breakfast, washing client clothes and mentoring. Due to the nature of the environment, we are seeking volunteers that are responsible, can work with little supervision, are enthusiastic and compassionate to the needs of our clients. They will also be required to undergo a police check. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Youth Beat, Palmerston – Fun in the Park and School Holiday Programs Youth Beat provides support and case management for Youth who are on the streets at night. Fun in the Park operates on Wednesday at Gray Primary School in Palmerston and Tuesday and Thursday at Sanderson Middle School. Volunteers can come along and kick a footy, join in on activities, assist in setting up and packing up of activities, and provide mentor support for Youth who participate in the activities. Due to the nature of the environment, we are seeking volunteers that are responsible, can work with little supervision, are enthusiastic and compassionate to the needs of our clients. They will also be required to undergo a police check. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Language, Literacy & Numeracy Program Tutor - Darwin The role of the volunteer will be to assist the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program teachers in providing quality language, literacy and numeracy training to our clients to maximise their potential in forgoing strong links in the community and the work place and thus finding pathways to a better life. The key responsibilities are as follows:
The volunteer tutor is free to nominate the amount of time they are prepared to commit, providing it is no less than 3 hours per week. The volunteer will be supported by the teacher of LLNP and the Services Manager. Volunteers require no qualifications, and anyone can help. To apply for this opportunity, please click here to complete the registration form in full. You will also need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for consideration. Rehab and Withdrawal Service - Nhulunbuy Nhulunbuy Sobering Up Shelter provides safe, temporary crisis accommodation for persons under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs who are considered to be at risk of either harming themselves or others. The service promotes individual and community well-being by minimizing the harm associated with alcohol and other substance abuse, through a co-coordinated range of approaches. The Special Care Centre also provides residential Rehab-Support through a 12 week program for clients. We are in need of volunteers to run info sessions on AOD or other education topics of various nature eg admin, budgeting, law matters, health, literacy and numeracy Or - hold craft/recreation/sporting sessions eg card making, sewing, anything photography and media creations all hobbies. Due to the shortage of accommodation in Nhulunbuy, volunteers will be responsible for sourcing their own accommodation. To apply for this opportunity, please click here to complete the registration form in full. You will also need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for consideration. Youth Beat – Darwin, Palmerston and Katherine Youth Beat provides a Youth Outreach Service to young people who are on the streets at night. The focus of the service is on engaging and connecting with young people for the purpose of relationship building, information provision, referral and crisis response. Youth Beat requires volunteers for various times/days and activities. Most services are provided at night. Volunteers would be involved in playing sport with children and generally engaging with them. To apply for this opportunity, please click here to complete the registration form in full. You will also need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for consideration. Assertive Engagement Program - Case Manager The core objective of this service is to provide case management to and divert young people away from homelessness and anti-social behaviour that will impact on their functioning with mainstream society, increase young people’s capacity for social inclusion, self reliance and self-sufficiency, strengthen family links where possible and appropriate and to link young people and their families into other appropriate support services and networks that will increase their resilience, protective behaviours and capacity for social inclusion. Assertive engagement would require a person that has some case management experience and is able to support our staff. In all cases, a criminal history check is essential and the ability to adhere to the code of conduct for working with children. To apply for this opportunity, please click here to complete the registration form in full. You will also need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for consideration. Caryota Place - Admin, Food Prep, Cleaning “Caryota Place” – Sobering Up Shelter provides safe, alternate accommodation where intoxicated people can be cared for until the period of acute intoxication has passed. The service promotes individual and community well-being by minimizing the harm associated with alcohol and other substance abuse, through a coordinated range of approaches. Volunteers can work part afternoon shifts during weekdays-particularly Monday, Thursday or Friday. Preferably with First Aid certificate and experience working in diverse culture situations. Duties would include administration of files, general cleaning, food preparation and client hygiene. Must have police clearance. We would train in duties regarding client care and offer cross culture training, AoD.(level 2/3) To apply for this opportunity, please click here to complete the registration form in full. You will also need to email your resume and a brief cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for consideration. Grassroots Solutions - Darwin Grass Roots Solutions is a mobile service that visits Darwin and Palmerston aboriginal town and 'Long Grass' camps on a daily basis. Outreach workers engage with families and provide them with assistance and information on services available to them. Outreach workers also provide transport to services when needed and access and referral to programs which will empower people to create a pathway to a better life for themselves.
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