Board Secretary

Position Details

Duration :            minimum of 6 months

Hours :                 8-16 hours a fortnight

Location :             Ability to work from home

Days:                    Flexible (except for bimonthly board meetings)

If you are interested in this position, please contact Shelly.spalding@charliesgift.com.au for more information and to receive our ‘Applying For Board Member Role’ information pack and full position descriptyion.

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.

Marketing and Media

Charlie’s Gift is urgently seeking enthusiastic volunteers to assist with our marketing and media campaign to launch and market our rebrand, products and help grow our media profiles.

Volunteer roles can be one-off projects or ongoing positions. Examples include graphic design, social media, local media, photography, videographer, copywriting, and website editing.

Position Details:

Duration: Min 3 months

Hours – Max of 16 hours a fortnight.

Days – Flexible

Start-finish time – Flexible

 Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated experience working in marketing/media roles
• Demonstrated experience creating social media content.
• Good knowledge of social marketing trends.

If you are interested in this volunteer role please fill out the Volunteer Role Application Form or form more information please contact admin@charliesgift.com.au

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’.

Web Developer and Editor

Position Details

• Duration (Minimum commitment of 3 months)
• Hours – Approximately 8 hours a week.
• Location – flexible. You will have the ability to work from home and the Charlie’s Gift office.
• Days – flexible
• Start-finish time – flexible

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated experience using WordPress
• Demonstrated experience using Divi applications
•  Good knowledge of SEO/Analytics
•  Willing to obtain a criminal record check
•  Good communication and time management skills.

If you are itnerested in this position please fill out the Volunteer Role  application form or for further information please contact  admin@charliesgift.com.au