🏡💙 Palliative Care Volunteer Visitor – Upper North Shore Sydney

🌟 Share your time, conversation and companionship with someone who could use a friendly visitor.

As a Palliative Care Volunteer Visitor, you'll provide companionship and social support to people receiving palliative care in their own homes. Through conversation, shared interests, and simply being present, you'll help reduce social isolation and bring comfort, connection, and joy to someone's day. 😊

❤️ About the People You'll Support

The people we support are adults receiving palliative care at home who may be experiencing social isolation due to illness, reduced mobility, or changing life circumstances. They are looking for a friendly volunteer to spend time with them, share a conversation, and enjoy regular companionship.

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Interests vary from person to person and may include:

Chatting over a cup of tea

Reading and sharing stories

Listening to music

Playing board games

Gardening

Talking about family history and life experiences

Watching sport

Arts and crafts

🤝 What's Involved?

As a volunteer, you'll provide:

Friendly companionship

Social connection

Meaningful conversation

A regular and reliable presence

✅ Volunteers provide companionship and social support only.

❌ No personal care
❌ No transport responsibilities
❌ No clinical care
❌ No household tasks

🌟 Why Volunteer with HammondCare?

📚 Full training provided

🤝 Ongoing support from a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator

💜 Make a meaningful difference in someone's life

😊 Build rewarding connections within your local community

🌱 Help someone feel valued, heard, and less isolated

✅ Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older

👮 National Police Check required (provided and paid for by HammondCare)

💉 Willingness to meet HammondCare's immunisation requirements

📍 Upper North Shore Sydney

🗓️ Visits are arranged based on your availability, location, and shared interests with the client, helping create meaningful and enjoyable connections for everyone involved.

💙 A simple visit can make a lasting difference. Join HammondCare and help bring companionship, comfort, and connection to someone receiving palliative care at home. ✨🏡💕

Your impact

Volunteering as a social visitor can be a rewarding experience, both for the person you visit as well as yourself. Regular visits from volunteers can help to improve quality of life and help people feel less isolated.

HammondCare

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity and we're passionate about improving the quality of life for people in need. We have a wonderful group of volunteers that partner with us to enhance the lives of people cared for by HammondCare.

Further information

For more information about volunteering at HammondCare, click the apply button below and our friendly Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator Dani will give you a call.