Volunteering

Our Administration Centre foyer is undergoing a major upgrade to improve the quality of service to our customers. Work will be conducted in three stages, beginning 25 March with an expected completion date in late May. During this time, access to the Administration Centre will change for both visitors and staff.

These works mean that we need to relocate our Justice of the Peace service to the Cooinda Neighbourhood Centre, which is right next door. So that we can continue to deliver this service to our community, we seek the services of volunteers to act as a concierge to our JPs.

Our JP service is an important provision to the community, and at times there can be up to ten people waiting. As such, we want to ensure that customers are seen to in an efficient manner, and a concierge service is crucial to this.

We need help filling all the following time slots:

Monday 9am - 12pm

Tuesday 9am – 3pm

Wednesday 9am – 3pm

Thursday 9am – 3pm

Friday 9am – 12pm

Please contact Mark.Cleveland@marion.sa.gov.au for any queries or expressions of interest.

Our Common Thread workshops need help with our programme for the year. These are monthly workshops that help people get inspired to make connections and learn about all things sustainable! The events themselves run from 7pm till 8:30pm but the role will require help setting up and packing down, and we envision the required times to be from 5:45pm till 8:30/9pm.

The dates for this year are:
4th March
1st April
6th May
3rd June
1st July 5th August
2nd September 7th October
4th November

Some tasks in between general setting up/down will include meeting and greeting, offering refreshments and taking sign in details.
A full DCSI and reference check will be performed on the applicants we feel are best suited to our needs.

Please contact anna.haygreen@marion.sa.gov.au for any enquiries.

Volunteer Event Assistants will be responsible to assist in the efficient operations of events at the Marion Cultural Centre (MCC), specifically by assisting with Performances and Events.

Examples of roles:-

• Front of House
• Ushering
• Information assistance
• Set up events
• Bump out events
• Onsite Tours
• Customer Relations

For more information contact Cathy Marshall,  Office Coordinator, Marion Cultural Centre Phone: 8375 6790

Volunteers are needed to assist with facilitating the men's group based at Mitchell Park Sports and Community Club by encouraging

connection and interaction into the program.

For further information, contact:

Eileen Phan, Neighbourhood Centre Officer  Phone: 8375 6804

Volunteers are needed to assist in setting up/packing up and encouraging conversation and interaction on relevant topic, prepare morning

tea.

For further information, contact:

Eileen Phan, Neighbourhood Centre Officer  Phone: 8375 6804

Volunteers assistance is required to support Beading group facilitator, set up and pack up materials and support participants with their beading.

For further information, contact:

Eileen Phan, Neighbourhood Centre Officer  Phone: 8375 6804

To assist and support facilitator, encourage connection, conversation and interaction with program participants.

For further information, contact:

Eileen Phan, Neighbourhood Centre Officer  Phone: 8375 6804

To support sewing students with their projects and assist facilitator to set up and pack up.

For further information, contact:

Eileen Phan, Neighbourhood Centre Officer  Phone: 8375 6804

Kitchen Assistant volunteers are needed for Wednesday and Fridays.

For more information contact:

Cathlin Day, Coordinator Glandore Community Centre Phone: 8371 1139

Administration support volunteers are needed for varied days and times.

For more information contact:

Cathlin Day, Coordinator Glandore Community Centre Phone: 8371 1139

The Glandore Community Centre Playgroup - Active Kids Playgroup needs a volunteer/parent to assist with running the group.

The group is run by parents for parents and children and is held every Thursday during School term 9.30am – 11.30am.

For further information or to come along and meet the group please contact Cathlin Day, Neighbourhood Centre Officer, 7420 6400

Volunteers are required to assist with the following ACE programs:

- Computer Tutor Assistance

- Introduction to Café work

For further information contact Cathlin Day, Neighbourhood Centre Officer, 7420 6400

Volunteer assistant required for computer tutor.

For further information contact Cathlin Day, Neighbourhood Centre Officer, 7420 6400

Volunteer assistance required at Trott Park Neighbourhood Centre.

For more information contact Julie Collett, Neighbourhood Centre Officer Phone: 8387 2074

Volunteers drivers for the Community Passenger Network provide door to door transport assistance to eligible people, helping them attend a medical appointment, social activity, shopping, and family or community events.

The aim of a Community Passenger Network (CPN) is to support people who are frail or elderly, people with disabilities and the transport disadvantaged by assisting with their transport needs to enable them to participate to a greater degree in community life.

For more information contact Michelle Young, Inclusion and Wellbeing Officer P 08 8375 6819 E Michelle.Young@marion.sa.gov.au

Volunteer bus drivers and trip hosts/hostesses perform the invaluable task of transporting frail and/or aged residents of Marion to and from shopping centres in community buses. What's better is all you need is a sense of direction and ordinary car licence!

We have a need for this service throughout the week and will soon be expanding to include evenings and weekends, so we can certainly fit around your schedule.

To find out more about this opportunity, contact: Mark Liebich Community Bus Coordinator Phone: 8375 6649

Using their own car, Community Care Volunteers assist older residents of the City of Marion to get to appointments and shopping. Volunteers receive reimbursement for petrol costs.

To find out more about this opportunity, contact: Angela Bell Social Support Officer Phone: 8375 6649

Volunteers are issued with graffiti removal kits and asked to remove graffiti as directed by the Program Coordinator. No ladders or climbing required. Full training in use and handling of chemicals provided as well as appropriate safety equipment e.g. gloves, vests, etc. To find out more about this opportunity, contact:

Vickie Johnson Graffiti Program Coordinator Phone: 8375 6710

To be a Justice of the Peace (JP) Volunteer, you must be a qualified Justice of the Peace. To find out more about what is required to become a qualified JP, visit the Attorney General's Department website or phone 8207 1725. To find out more about this opportunity, contact:

Leonie McClelland Customer Service Consultant Phone: 8375 6798

Event Volunteers will provide support to City of Marion staff facilitating community events in a variety of roles. Duties decided on based on skills and abilities of volunteers. To find out more about this opportunity, contact:

Tim Sayer Volunteer Development Officer tim.sayer@marion.sa.gov.au

Are you passionate about making people feel welcome to where you live? Would you like to welcome new members of staff to the wonderful City of Marion? Every 2-3 months we run a Welcome Morning Tea for new staff, after which attendees hop on the mini bus to be shown around the Marion area, with a script that touches on history, developments and places of interest in Marion.

The tour usually takes around 2-3 hours. One volunteer will drive whilst the other will commentate. Staff have found this a very useful induction to understand the Marion area more intimately and we would love your help in both roles to keep this running.

To find out more about this opportunity, contact:

Tim Sayer Volunteer Development Officer E: tim.sayer@marion.sa.gov.au

Get outside and help restore our natural areas while making new friends. There are a number of local environmental groups who are always looking for new members. For more information visit the Environmental Volunteering Opportunities page.

Community Gardens

There are many volunteering opportunities in community gardens. Most local community gardens welcome volunteers to help with a range of jobs including gardening, group coordination, promotion, event management, community development and more! You don’t necessarily have to be a member of the garden to volunteer. They are a rewarding place to volunteer with plenty of opportunities to meet people in your local area. See our list of local community gardens to find out more.

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Come along to one of our Introduction to Volunteering sessions and find out more about volunteering and the benefits and opportunities that volunteering provides. You will learn about current City of Marion vacancies, referrals and screening processes for becoming a volunteer.

The session will be held in the Council Chambers, City of Marion Administration Building, 245 Sturt Rd, Sturt.

If you have any questions or you would like to book in for a session please contact Tim Sayer, Volunteer Development Officer.

*Bookings are essential
E tim.sayer@marion.sa.gov.au