Volunteers Receive:

· Be a good listener.

· Have good communication skills.

· Offer support to participants and their families / carers and friends.

· Support the Coordinator in finding solutions to participants needs.

· Participate in activities together or as a group.

· Be reliable, trustworthy and punctual.

Areas where voluntary assistance is valuable:

· Social / Recreational Support,

· Being a member on the committee of management which meets monthly,

· Administrative Assistance,

· Community Friend

· Bus driving / consumer transport.

  Headway Gippsland Inc.

A common theme for the supporting volunteer is to:

“Assist people to live their lives,

not live people’s lives for them.”

At Headway, the importance of matching volunteers’ skills with the particular needs of an individual is emphasized throughout all our Social and Recreational Support Programs. 

You will be working with a team of professional, experienced staff who will assist and guide you throughout your voluntary experience whilst supporting participants at Headway Gippsland. 

Volunteers will encourage conversation, participation and involvement in social and community living.

· Orientation and ongoing education programs, giving insight into acquired brain injury.

· Regular news about people with disabilities, plans and decisions.

· Professional support at all times.

· Opportunities for personal development.

· Reimbursement of any expenditure for and on behalf of Headway Gippsland Inc.

To contact us:

Phone:  51277166  

1800 452 452 

Fax: 51272880

Postal Address:                 

PO Box 34 

Yarragon  3823

E-mail: hwABI@bigpond.net.au

Brains don’t bounce

What can’t be repaired should be protected