Ongoing Volunteers
Explore the range of ongoing volunteer opportunities to suit your skills and talents.
| Breast Prosthesis Program sewing volunteers | Assist in sewing temporary soft cloth prostheses for use by women following breast surgery |
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| Cancer Connect peer support volunteers | Provide confidential telephone-based support to someone going through a cancer diagnosis, sharing experiences from someone who has 'walked in their shoes' and really understands what it's like to deal with cancer |
| Cancer information representatives | Represent Cancer Council SA at various hospitals around Adelaide to provide information about Cancer Council services |
| General office volunteers | Undertake a variety of office-based tasks that may include database administration, mail outs and donor relationship management |
| Hospital restocking volunteers | Visit various hospitals and treatment centres around Adelaide to restock information about Cancer Council services |
| Morning tea and friendly visitors | Attend weekly morning teas held at Cancer Council Lodge Greenhill and Cancer Council Lodge Flinders, giving you the opportunity to assist, serve and have a friendly discussion with our guests |
| Transport to Treatment Drivers | Provide transport assistance to our Cancer Council Lodge guests travelling from the Lodges to cancer treatment centres |
| Warehouse volunteers | Assist in the assembly and packing of various resources to be used for upcoming campaigns and events |
Available roles
Volunteer Transport Driver
Role overview
Do you like driving? Would you like to ensure our guests arrive at medical appointments on time?
Travelling far from home can place further stress on people affected by cancer. Cancer Council SA has two accommodation facilities in Adelaide for country people affected by cancer and their carers. Cancer Council Lodge—Greenhill and Cancer Council Lodge—Flinders provide a friendly place to stay. Complementing our accommodation facilities, the Transport to Treatment Service provides transport to and from one of four treatment centres to further ease the burden on our guests.
As a volunteer transport driver, you will collect guests from our Cancer Council Lodges, transport them to one of four treatment centres across metropolitan Adelaide and return them to the Lodge post-treatment.
Location and time required
The service operates Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays), and is part of an organised roster, with shifts available weekly or fortnightly across three transport services:
- RAH / St Andrews Hospital | 7.30-11am, 11am-2pm, 2-5pm
- Genesis Care Tennyson Centre | 9am-12pm
- Genesis Care Bedford Park | 1-4pm
Services depart from Cancer Council Lodge—Greenhill (Greenhill Road, Eastwood) and Cancer Council Lodge—Flinders (Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town).
Special conditions
- The successful volunteer will be a non-smoker
- Must provide a standard medical assessment for fitness to drive before commencing this role (forms will be provided)
- Undertake driver assessment (organised by Cancer Council SA)
- A current national criminal history check
For more information, contact Natasha Meek on 08 8291 4190 or via email nmeek@cancersa.org.au.
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External Cancer Information Centre Volunteer – Flinders
Role overview
Cancer Council SA recognises that cancer can be overwhelming, but finding the right information and support can often make a world of difference. We partner with three metropolitan hospitals to deliver Cancer Information Centres that connect visitors with information, through the support of caring volunteers who guide them to available information and support services.
You will provide in-person support to visitors of the centre and connect them with information, resources and services available through Cancer Council SA. You may provide this to people affected by cancer, survivors, carers or a family member.
Location and time required
Flinders Medical Centre – ongoing – Tuesday, 10am to 2pm
Special conditions
- The successful volunteer will be a non-smoker
- Provide a national criminal history check that is less than 6 months old (Cancer Council SA will organise and pay for a national criminal history check for the successful volunteer)
- For more information, read the position description or contact Kylie Gepp on 08 8291 4124 or via email kgepp@cancersa.org.au.
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Cancer Connect Peer Support Volunteer
Role overview
Cancer Council SA recognises that some people with cancer find talking to someone who has been through a similar experience both reassuring and encouraging.
You will provide a one-to-one telephone (only) support service to people affected by cancer, experiencing a cancer diagnosis, undertaking treatment or encountering survivorship issues. You may provide emotional support, practical information and reassurance to people affected by cancer, survivors, carers or a family member.
Special conditions
- The successful volunteer would be a minimum of 12 months post completion of their cancer treatment with physical and emotional recovery from their experience
- The successful volunteer will be a non-smoker
- Provide a national criminal history check that is less than 6 months old (Cancer Council SA will organise and pay for a national criminal history check for the successful volunteer)
For more information, read the position description or contact Jen Rose on 08 8291 4152 or via email jrose@cancersa.org.au.
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We regularly require assistance from volunteers at events and fundraising campaigns. Keep an eye on this page for new opportunities or alternatively, contact volunteer@cancersa.org.au