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This week's jobs – Monday, 8 September 2008:

Treasurer/ board member
Home visitors
Digital photography tutor
English teacher
Medical research volunteers
Board members
Carer support volunteers
Marketing/ PR
Home tutors (Illawarra region)
Basketball coach

Treasurer/ board member

Organisation: North Ryde Community Aid
Location: North Ryde/ from home
Contact: Rob 9888 3625 or nrca@nrca.org.au

Oversee our accounts, the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reports and the annual audit. Ensure financial requirements of funding bodies are met. You will work with a bookkeeper to be appointed soon.

Home visitors

Organisation: Benevolent Society
Location: East, inner west, Canada Bay, Strathfield

Contact: Margot 9310 5885 or margott@bensoc.org.au
We train and support volunteers to provide practical assistance to parents with young children. We need understanding people to visit a family for two hours a week to help increase confidence, self esteem, and parenting skills.

Digital photography tutor

Organisation: C/o The Centre for Volunteering
Location: Bondi Junction
Contact: Referral Service 9261 3600 job F6459

Tutor seniors for one to two hours a week on Thursday or Friday mornings using the free Picasa2 program. Also help seniors with other computer skills. You will have digital photo skills as well as basic computer skills.

English teacher

Organisation: Sth East Neighbourhood Centre
Location: Eastlakes
Contact: Lili 8338 8506 or lili@senc.org.au

We need a volunteer to provide classes two hours a week to local mums. Qualified teachers preferred and experience working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds would be an advantage.

Medical research volunteers

Organisation: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Location: Glebe
Contact: 1800 828 717 or volunteers@woolcock.org.au

We investigate respiratory and sleep disorders and need volunteers with conditions such as insomnia, asthma, allergies, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and sleep apnoea to take part in research. Expenses are reimbursed.

Board members

Organisation: Canterbury Earlwood Caring
Location: Earlwood
Contact: Jacquie 9559 4013 or cecalmanager@bigpond.com

New directors experienced working with children/ youth/ families, or in finance, accounting or community service management are sought to guide the Association. Meetings are monthly on Thursdays during office hours.

Carer support volunteers

Organisation: Children's Hospital
Location: Westmead
Contact: Katherine or Kelly 9845 3590 or kellyb1@chw.edu.au

Our Resource Centre assists parents and carers with children in hospital. We need enthusiastic volunteers to train as carer supporters and assist with other support activities. This one day a fortnight role would suit people from a social work, welfare, teaching or related background.

Marketing/ PR

Organisation: C/o The Centre for Volunteering
Location: Sydney CBD
Contact: Referral Service 9261 3600 job F6447

Work with Animal Liberation's event manager to attract the public to a festival in October to promote the cruelty free message. The role could be advisory or hands on. Help us reach the target audience and maximise free publicity.

Home Tutors

Organisation: The Smith Family
Location: Illawarra region
Contact: 9744 3188 or hts@thesmithfamily.com.au

Visit newly arrived migrants and refugees to provide one-on-one English tuition. The Home Tutor Scheme helps empower people unable to attend formal classes. Register now for VETAB accredited training in Wollongong in October.

Basketball coach

Organisation: Recreation Sports & Aquatics Club
Location: Riverwood
Contact: Kate 0421 902 520 or katedemayo@gmail.com

Our basketball team of young adults with a disability is urgently seeking a coach for its Tuesday sessions (5.30pm–7pm). Love of the game, knowledge of its rules and willingness to communicate with people with a disability are essential. Coaching experience desirable.

Other interesting positions

You can also find a wide range of interesting volunteer positions which have been listed by The Centre for Volunteering on the Seek Volunteer website (www.seek.com.au). These include:

Promotions coordinator for a yoga organisation in Annandale. Job number 6461.
Sponsorship coordinator for a community radio station in Gladesville. Job number 6460.
Librarian/ archivist for an organisation supporting people brought up as state wards or in orphanages etc. Located in Bankstown. Job number 6458.

If you are interested in volunteering for special events in Sydney, visit The Centre for Volunteering's website and browse the upcoming events (www.volunteering.com.au/event_volunteering/).

Want to get involved in group or corporate volunteering?

Are you part of a group of people who want to volunteer or do you and your work colleagues want to volunteer? Find out more – email info@volunteering.com.au.