Volunteer Positions Available

Chesalon Services operate programs for the elderly and frail. We organise regular outings to places of cultural and general interest such as parks, restaurants, shopping malls and many more for our clients.

On 30 July ANGLICARE had the privilege of celebrating four outstanding volunteers who have been with Chesalon Woonona for more than 50 years: Beryl Clarke, Barbara Scott, Daphne Hicks and Laurel Addlington.

Time is such a valuable thing – we measure it, we try to preserve it and when we have the choice we spend it on the things we value most in the world. Yet it is the one thing we cannot hold on to. It passes more quickly than we care to think.

We are currently recruiting volunteers for key roles in our 2012 Toys’n’Tucker Christmas hamper program.

ANGLICARE’s disability respite program brings much relief to families who are struggling under the weight of round-the-clock care and are stretched to the point of breaking.

Baby booties, tooth paste, blankets and jumpers. They may be ordinary everyday items most of us take for granted, but to the many families ANGLICARE helps, it can make a difference.

Yvonne has been a volunteer for the Emergency Relief program in Wollongong for about four years. “I believe that God had been preparing me for this role. The experiences in my life gave me the background I needed to serve people in need.” This is how former adult educator Yvonne Johnsen talks about being a volunteer for ANGLICARE.

Assistant to Program Coordinator, Penrith.

Did you know there are children in our community who often don’t get to school because they are caring for parents who have long-term illnesses? We provide tutors to these children to make all
the difference!
 

Our new and innovative aged care centre at Jannali comprises both a residential facility and community-based services.
Its vision is to enrich lives in a community of Christian care.

“I really wanted to help a mum. When I saw someone close to me fall apart while caring for her disabled son,
I wanted to do all I could to prevent that from happening to at least one other mum.” So Pamela responded when asked why she volunteers for ANGLICARE’s Westlink Carer Respite program.