Volunteering with WAAC!
Volunteers have been the heart and soul of WAAC since 1985 when we were founded. Volunteers support our work in many ways and are vital to our ongoing success delivering services and promoting health and wellbeing in our local community. Please view our current volunteer opportunities below and fill out the form at the bottom of the page to be contacted by our Volunteer Coordinator.
Outreach and Health Promotion
Our Outreach/Health Promotion volunteers help to promote our services and disseminate health information in our local community. Community Outreach volunteers staff booths at festivals and events, and hand out condoms and safer sex information as “Safe Sex Angels” to the public Monday – Sunday throughout the year. All volunteers receive health promotion training and may sign up for outreach activities whenever they are available to help.
Location: Various
Time: Various
Tasks: Health promotion and education, handing out condoms, running stalls, etc.
Events
Event volunteers assist with WAAC community and fundraising events throughout the year. Events include StyleAID, World AIDS Day, Annual Volunteer Recognition Event, Barn Dance, Pride Fest and Leavers Project in Dunsborough. The range of tasks volunteers undertake at events depends on the nature of each event. Duties may include set-up and breakdown, providing staff support, event décor, assisting with fundraising elements, selling merchandise, serving food and drink, staffing the guest reception area and running a coat check-in etc.
Location and Time: Various – dependent on event
Client Transportation
Volunteer drivers transport clients to and from WAAC’s programs and services. Volunteers use WAAC vehicles to pick up clients and bring them to WAAC and drive them home after the session. Volunteers must have a current driver’s license and be comfortable driving WAAC’s vehicles.
Location: WAAC Head Office – Transport across Greater Perth region
Time: Various
Tasks: Picking up/dropping off clients for appointments at WAAC.
Professional Services
WAAC utilises the skills and talents of volunteers in a variety of ways which support our organisation and our clients living with HIV. Professional services include photography, blog writing, legal support, pet care, printing, activity coordinator, vehicle rental and mover services (for events), first aid, hair stylists, and art therapy.
Location: WAAC Head Office
Time: Various
Student Placement
WAAC partners with various universities and colleges in Perth and serves as a placement site for students throughout the year. Prospective students may reach out to Carolyn Spivak at [email protected] to learn more about the placement opportunities offered by WAAC across all program areas.
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING
Our corporate volunteering opportunities are a fun and flexible way to support WAACs mission of creating positive healthy people in inclusive, connected communities.
By becoming a WAAC Corporate Volunteer, your team will gain valuable experiences while demonstrating corporate social responsibility, promoting teamwork and increasing employee satisfaction.
Your team can support WAAC to promote sexual health and inclusion by:
Safe Sex Packing
Pack condoms and lube sachets wrapped in humorous, WAAC-designed packaging that WAAC give for free to organisations and events that need them.
Badge Making
Make badges to address stigma and discrimination in the LGBTIQA+ or HIV community. These designs are brought along in their printed form that your staff can cut out and press into badges that we give out to organisations and events.
Ribbon Making
The famous red HIV ribbon is a moving symbol of solidarity and awareness. Ribbons and pins are bought for your staff to create the pins which are used by WAAC at important events as gifts, prizes or worn as part of our uniform.
Our corporate group volunteering sessions generally run for half a day (4 hours), with a break for a leg stretch and refreshments. Your team can come to us at our central West Perth office (available for groups up to 12), or we can come to you (available for small and large groups).
WAAC will set up the space (your office or ours) with music, activities, banners, resources and educational materials. All volunteering activities are led by a knowledgeable WAAC staff member who will engage your team with discussions around the work we do, including historical and current issues related to HIV, STIs and BBVs and how to be an LGBTIQA+ ally.
For further information on our corporate volunteering opportunities please email us at hello@waac.com.au or phone (08) 9482 0000.
Express your interest in volunteering
Are you interested in volunteering with WAAC? Fill out the form below and our Volunteer Coordinator will be in contact with you.