Volunteer Information Hub
Join Our Team
From the day you apply to volunteer for Charlie’s Gift, you become part of our team, and all opportunities are taken to recognise your value and contribution.
Being an emerging and innovative local not-for-profit charity has its challenges and many advantages.
For example:
- The need for multiple and varied roles and skill sets ensures there is a role or position to suit everyone.
- The excitement of knowing you are part of an innovative, forward-thinking, facilitating positive change to benefit all.
- Being part of a small, inclusive team and supportive team.
- The knowledge that you are benefiting those in your community.
- Having an active role in the development of operational service delivery.
- Applying for a role where you don’t have to leave your home.
We are sincerely grateful to all our volunteers, past, present, and future, for the generosity of their time, dedication, and passion.
Our volunteer handbook contains information on your rights, this organisation’s obligations and requirements and the policy and procedures which govern them.
Charlie’s Gift Volunteer Roles
Board Members
A not-for-profit charity relies on the passion, service delivery and integrity of its board members. Each person on a board brings a unique set of skills and abilities.
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Committee Members
Charlie’s Gift is currently recruiting volunteers to establish working committees to help in developing fundraising opportunities and promoting our charity.
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Sub Comittee Members
We often need the support of sub-committees for smaller, specialised and one off projects such as a specific Social Media Campaign or fundraising activity.
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GEM Companion Volunteers
GEM volunteers are our Genuine, Empatic, Motivators who provide companionship and support to older people who feel alone and disconnected from those around them.
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Organisation and Operations
Charlie’s Gift is an emerging charity that relies solely on the goodwill of volunteers. With your help, we will progress to becoming a valued and established local charity.
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Marketing, Design and Media
Charlie’s Gift will soon be able to launch our programs and products. Marketing and media will ensure the people who need us know we are here to support them.
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Fundraising and Events
Charlie’s Gift relies on community support and hosts big and small fundraising events during the year. We always want participants and volunteers to have a fun and enjoyable day.
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Community Volunteering
Older people who participate in our programs may have experienced challenges that result in not keeping up with tasks around the home. Helping people during these times is one way we assist older people.
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Board Members
A not-for-profit charity relies on the passion, service delivery and integrity of its board members. Each person on a board brings a unique set of skills and abilities that, combined, provide the governance needed for the organisation to operate. Examples of skills and experience include developing and governing policy and procedures, secretarial and administration experience, financial and accounting experience, networking and strong community, leadership and public speaking, marketing and promotion, business development.
Committee Members
Charlie’s Gift are currently recruiting volunteers to establish working committees to work with the Director of Operations and oversee the development and implementation of fundraising opportunities and events, marketing, promotion and social media, our Business & Service Directory development.
Sub-Committee Members
GEM Companion Volunteers
GEM volunteers are our Genuine Empathic, Motivators who provide companionship and support to older people who feel alone and disconnected from those around them.
We invite Newcastle University and TAFE students studying a health, wellbeing, sociology or psychology degree to volunteer as GEM companion volunteers. GEM volunteers will have the opportunity to engage and learn from an older person in their community and develop and strengthen interpersonal skills benefiting both personal and future professional relationships.
Your role as a GEM is to establish rapport, listen to and be guided by your OPAL (Older Person Affected by Loneliness) and support them to confidently engage in their chosen local leisure and social activities. The intent is that OPALs will be provided with an opportunity to develop their own new meaningful social networks.
We are currently inviting students to apply for the role of GEM Companion to Pilot our program in March/April this year.
Fore more information, download the GEM Volunteer Companion Summary Sheets below or contact shelly.spalding@charliesgift.com.au for a GEM Recruitment Information Pack.
Organisation and Operations
Charlie’s Gift is an emerging charity/not-for-profit and currently relies solely on the goodwill of volunteers. With your help, we will progress to becoming a valued and established local charity fund.
Volunteer roles include business management, human resources, administration and secretarial, accounting, volunteer coordinator, document writing/editing/formatting, and transport to deliver gifts or collect donation boxes when full.
Marketing and Media
Charlie’s Gift will soon be in a position to launch our programs and products. Your help with marketing and media will ensure the people who need us know we are here to support them. Your help will also ensure that all our marketing and promotional resources are visually appealing, with our brand and message consistent across all mediums.
Volunteer roles can be one-off projects or ongoing positions. Examples include graphic design, social media, local media, photography, videographer, copywriting, and website editing.
Fundraising and Events
Charlie’s Gift relies on community support and hosts big and small fundraising events each year. Our intent is always for participants and volunteers to have a fun and enjoyable day.
Volunteer Roles include venue set up and dismantle, ticket/fee collection, serving of food and beverages, running a stall, general assistance, and local delivery of purchased ‘Charlie’s Gifts’.
Community Volunteering
Older people who participate in our programs may have experienced challenges such as long primary carer roles, grief and loss, injury or illness. These challenges can result in an inability to keep up with home and yard maintenance tasks, which soon become overwhelming. Helping people get their homes back in order is one way we can assist older people to recover and move forward.
Volunteer roles may include gardening and yard maintenance, home decluttering and organisation, house cleaning, small maintenance jobs, and dropping off.
