Volunteer

Our wonderful team of volunteers supports patients, families and staff at the Royal Children's Hospital. If you would like to gain great experience and become an active member of the Brisbane community, come and join us in working wonders for sick kids.

Our volunteers help to work wonders in the following service areas:

Group of Volunteers

 

How to get involved:

In order to apply to become a volunteer you need to:
  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Undergo the Working with Children check
  • Complete the required training
  • Commit time on a regular ongoing basis
  • Satisfy the following Conditions of Becoming a Volunteer

Volunteer recruitment program 2008.

Our next intake is in August:

Intake 6/2008 - August
Training Saturday 23 August 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Applications are now open

How to apply:

We are currently recruiting for Wonder Factory, Special Projects, Information Desk, Child Community Health Centres and Massage Therapy and we are looking for Librarians or people with extensive book knowledge to volunteer in our new Book Bunker service.

Further intakes will be in October and November. Please check our site in September for more details.

Recruitment process:

Pending a successful application and reference checks you will be invited to attend our Volunteer Training Program.

Volunteers are not able to commence work until they have successfully completed the training program, have had positive reference checks and hold a valid, current Working with Children Blue Card.

The Blue Card application is processed for you by the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation and can take up to eight weeks.

The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation reserves the right to decline a volunteer application.

Training program:

The training program covers learning areas such as:

  • policies and procedures for working in a hospital environment
  • customer care
  • interaction and play with patients and families.

Training sessions are delivered by experienced educators and health professionals from within the Royal Children’s Hospital and Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Nicole and Wonderkid at Volunteering Expo May 2005

For more information:

  • call our volunteer hotline on 07 3852 1199

  • email volunteer@workingwonders.com.au

  • Corporate and Community Group Volunteering Contact Kate Trenerry on 07 3852 1199

 

Stay informed:

Download Vollie Vibe, our quarterly Volunteer Newsletter

Important note: The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation is committed to child safety. The Commission for Children and Young People Act 2000 (QLD) requires that people who work with children in certain categories of employment undergo the ‘working with children’ check. All RCH Foundation employees must be eligible for a Blue Suitability Card, issued by the Commission. The issue and maintenance of a positive suitability notice could be a requirement for continued employment at the Foundation.