Volunteer with Resthaven Aged Care
Enrich lives through volunteering
Volunteering is a meaningful way to enrich the lives of older people – and your own. You can choose to:
- Share companionship and interests in a residential aged care home or in a client’s home
- Support group activities, in residential settings or in a community group
- A combination of both individual and group support roles
Volunteering is flexible:
- You can volunteer on weekdays or weekends
- You can volunteer for an hour or a couple of hours, half a day or a couple of days – per shift.
- You can choose a pattern that suits you – weekly, fortnightly, monthly or occasionally on an on-call basis.
‘There is something special about volunteering. I can see the difference I am making and feel the difference it makes within myself.’ – Rosie-Resthaven Westbourne Park Volunteer
Connect on a personal level
We are glad that you are considering volunteering. We’d like to connect with you!
We have volunteer opportunities in most suburbs in the Adelaide metropolitan area and in regional South Australia including:
- Onkaparinga
- Fleurieu Peninsula
- Murray Mallee
- Mount Gambier and
- Limestone Coast.
Contact us:
Call: (08) 8373 9036
Email: volunteer@resthaven.asn.au
‘The special connections and interactions that we see between people are truly wonderful!’ – Soraya, Resthaven Murray Bridge Wellbeing Coordinator
Send us a message
Here are just a few ways you can get involved:
Companionship
- Sharing stories, interests, and conversation
- Pet time, strolls, bird spotting, enjoying the outdoors
- Sorting photo albums or the “junk drawer”
- Social coffee groups
- Language and cultural connections.
Knowledge & Learning
- Current affairs discussions
- Quizzes and word games
- Presentations and talks.
Entertainment
- Board games, card games, bingo, pool
- Movies, concerts, sports tipping competition
- Social groups and special events
- Music.
Creativity
- Art, painting, craft, photography
- Storytelling, writing, poetry.
Wellbeing
- Walks, gentle exercise, meditation, drumming
- Hand massage and palliative care support
- Garden clubs
- Spiritual support (Church services, Bible study, pastoral care).
Every moment matters
Volunteers have been a part of Resthaven since 1935. Read about our history here.
Read about the many ways volunteers make a difference
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Volunteer today!