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Volunteering
Connect Your Community
Our services are possible because of hundreds of volunteers – just like you We offer a variety of volunteering opportunities, each making an invaluable difference to the person you help:
Transport Volunteer: driving our consumers to medical appointments, shopping, social outings and other activities so they can live independently and remain connected in their community
Passenger Experience Volunteer: join our Transport Volunteers as a companion to assist on social outings with navigation, venue coordination, and passenger assistance
Home Maintenance Volunteer: assist with the maintenance and minor repairs to our consumers’ homes including rubbish removal, outside window cleaning, changing light globes, tap washers and much more
Social Support Volunteer: take our consumers shopping, pop in for a cuppa and provide them with the opportunity to chat and socialise
Administration Volunteer: assist with delivering our services by helping out in our offices with administration and phone tasks.
CTST is an approved Voluntary Work Organisation that can meet your Mutual Obligation Requirements with Centrelink.
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Become a volunteer
Help us to help others. Our volunteers tell us that helping the community is not only a rewarding experience, but a key reason for volunteering with us.
There are plenty of other benefits too. You get to travel to parts of our beautiful state and form connections with staff and other volunteers. We provide a comprehensive training program for each service and ongoing support from a dedicated team to ensure you can confidently and safely volunteer with us.
We truly value our volunteers and the time you give our consumers. We offer a reimbursement program for out of pocket expenses and the attainment and retention of key compliance documents e.g. National Police Check and Working with Vulnerable People registration fees.
We recognise the hard work and dedication of our volunteers in many different ways.
We hold several events throughout the year to come together and celebrate volunteer contributions, we hold annual volunteer recognition awards and we commemorate the service of volunteers with service recognition awards.
Recognition
Mersey Community Care is proactive in acknowledging and rewarding the hard work and dedication that our volunteers contribute to the community, on behalf of the organisation.
Each year, during National Volunteer Week, the organisation hosts an annual event to thank the volunteers for their ongoing commitment. Volunteers are treated to a luncheon with Certificates of Recognition, provided by the Devonport City Council. Awards for 5, 10 and 15 years of service to the organisation, lucky door prizes and entertainment or Guest Speakers.
International Volunteer Day falls on the 5th of December each year and Mersey Community Care combines the celebration of this day with our end of year function. Volunteers are treated to a BBQ lunch at our premises. Again, this is our way of thanking our Volunteers for their contribution throughout the year.
Impromptu BBQ’s and morning teas are held throughout the year and are a wonderful opportunity for volunteers to socialise with others and enjoy a yummy lunch.
MCCA VOLUNTEER MEMORIAL GARDEN
The Mersey Community Care Memorial Garden is a tribute to our volunteers and staff members who dedicated their service to the community but have now passed.
The memorial garden was established and opened in May, 2006, by Dr John Tooth, who was an original Founding Member of MCCA and Norma Jamieson MLC, also an early member of MCCA.
The memorial garden was designed by ex staff member Neville Munday and was created with the help of our dedicated team of volunteers.