City of Armadale

Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteering is a great way to broaden your horizons and meet new people.

Benefits of volunteering include:

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Learning about your community
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Having fun and enjoying yourself
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Being more positive
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Having a sense of self-worth
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Trying something different
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Sharing your knowledge
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Maintaining your skills
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Learning new skills
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Accessing training
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Volunteering at the City of Armadale

Volunteers at the City of Armadale are engaged in a variety of roles. Some of these programs include:

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Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group
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Armadale Visitors Centre
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Birtwistle Local Studies Library
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Bushcare and Environment Advisory Committee Friends Groups

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Bushfire Brigades
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City of Armadale - Graffiti Removal Team

Drop n Shop (located at the Armadale Landfill and Recycling facility)

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Events
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History House Museum
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Armadale Libraries
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State Emergency Services
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Volunteering opportunities include administration, animal welfare, arts, disability support, education, emergency services, environment, health, human rights, aged care, children's services and sport and recreation.

Armadale Volunteer Services has more than 150 positions available at over 100 different agencies.

If you are available for one hour a month or one day a week, short or long term, or would like to know how you can be involved in one-off community events and projects, please contact Armadale Volunteer Service by email or call 9394 5629.

Armadale Volunteer Service

Armadale Volunteer Service is a City run initiative supported with funding from the State Government. Our service provides:

A free referral service for people wanting to volunteer

A free support service for community groups wishing to engage volunteers

A range of activities that promote the many benefits of volunteering

Training Opportunities for volunteers and volunteer managers

Upcoming Events

Visit our 'What's on' page, to view our upcoming events.

How to Find Volunteering Opportunities

Search online

Visit Go Volunteer or download the Go Volunteer mobile app

Visit Seek for current volunteering opportunities

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Visit Volunteering WA.
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Local Newspaper

Many community groups advertise in the local newspaper. This may be through Public Notices at the back of the paper or in the editorial section.

Step Into Volunteering Sessions

Armadale Volunteer Services frequently holds information sessions for people wanting to volunteer but not sure how to get started. These sessions are advertised on our What's On page.

Specific Cause

If you are interested in a specific cause or organisation, you might like to search the web for groups that meet your values in your desired area of volunteering. Many organisations have online portals on their web pages where you can request further information about volunteering for them.

Volunteering Rights and Responsibilities

Refer to the Step into Volunteering booklet below to find out about your volunteering rights and responsibilities. Also, when volunteering for an organisation, it's important to always ask about insurance – Public Liability, Volunteer Personal Accident and Professional Indemnity insurance.

Do You Need a Volunteer?

Armadale Volunteer Services (AVS) provides a free service for community organisations looking for volunteers. Services include:

Registration of your organisation's volunteer positions on our database

Subsequent promotion of position on Seek and Go Volunteer

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Referral of prospective volunteers
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Assistance with recruitment of volunteers

Access to information on training and grant opportunities

Half yearly, our members are invited to attend networking sessions to discuss:

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Volunteer management
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Promoting volunteering
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Recognising volunteering
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Encouraging best practice
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Membership is free.

To register, you must be a not-for-profit organisation and provide a current copy of Certificate of Currency stating Public Liability Cover and Volunteer Personal Accident Cover. We do not conduct reference checks or police checks, and we strongly urge organisations to undertake these where necessary. As always, the decision to accept a volunteer rests with you.

Contact the Armadale Volunteer Service to find out more.

More Information and Contacts

Access to free COVID-19 infection control training and Safety Plan and Hygiene training is currently available from the Department of Health and the Australian Hotels Association at the following web links:

https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covid-19-infection-control-training - suitable for health workers and carers.

https://www.ahawa.asn.au/news___information/hygiene_training___covid_safety_plan.phtml - suitable for any business where food and beverage serving is required.