Volunteer your time
Volunteers make an important contribution across Footprints, bringing their time, skills, experience and connection to community
It is always our intention to match our volunteers with an area where they have existing skills, or an area where they feel they can make a difference.
There are many programs within Footprints needing volunteers.
Some of these are listed on our volunteer job board.
There are many ways to make a difference
Volunteering with Footprints doesn’t always mean making a regular weekly or fortnightly commitment.
You could contribute your time, skills, professional expertise or lived experience for a particular project, activity or conversation. It might be for an hour, a day, a short-term project or something more ongoing.
Depending on opportunities available across Footprints, you could:
- join an interview or recruitment panel
- participate in a working group, advisory group or co-design activity
- contribute to a lived experience or consumer panel
- provide feedback on our services, programs or ideas
- review or help us develop resources, information and communications
- take part in a focus group, consultation or evaluation
- help at a community event, activity or information stall
- share professional or specialist skills for a particular project
- help us test the accessibility and usability of our website, forms or resources
- support community awareness, fundraising or advocacy activities.
The Aged Care Volunteers visitor Scheme (ACVVS) matches older people with a volunteer for a regular catch up and aims to improve quality of life for the aged care residential or home care recipients participating in the scheme.
Are you able to spare an hour, once a fortnight to visit with and older person?
Read more about the Aged Care Volunteers Visitor Scheme (ACVVS)
Community Transport supports eligible clients to access and stay connected with their local community, resulting in increased social and community participation and wellbeing.
We are looking for Volunteer Community Drivers to be part of this great service and help support people in need.
Housing Older Women Support Service (HOWSS) has peer volunteers in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast areas.
Are you:
- An older woman who has experienced homelessness or housing instability and now have access to safe and secure housing?
- Able to provide 1 to 1 support to women through sharing your personal story of lived experience to inspire hope?
- Availability to offer voluntary support at least once per fortnight for at least sixty minutes duration?
- Living In Brisbane, Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast and/or willing to meet with women in these regions?
Read more about becoming a HOWSS Peer Volunteer
Social connections support overall happiness and health as we age. Volunteer your time with Social Support Group participants who reside in both South and North Brisbane. Make a positive and meaningful impact.
Your perspective matters.
We welcome people with different backgrounds, skills and experiences and will work with you to find an opportunity that is meaningful, appropriate and suited to the time you have available.
Some opportunities may require screening, checks or particular experience depending on the nature of the role.
Complete this form and tell us how you would like to get involved.
Have another idea?
If you have a skill, experience or way you would like to contribute that isn’t listed here, we’d still love to hear from you.
Can’t find a suitable role?
If you would like to volunteer in an area that is not listed on the job board, please email a completed volunteer application form (Fillable PDF) to volunteers@footprintscommunity.org.au
We would love to hear from you.
How you can help?
Volunteer your time
Volunteers are an integral part of all of our programs at Footprints.
Become a corporate sponsor
Your corporate sponsorship can make a significant and positive community impact.
Make a financial donation
Support and funding for our programs is crucial to enable Footprints to deliver essential components.
Donate items
Your donation can assist people accessing Footprints programs.
Work with us
There are many ways your bequest can make an impact.