Thank You for your interest in volunteering with Endeavour.

We appreciate the time you have taken to look into this vital area of need within Endeavour. No matter what your area of talent or expertise, your unique skills will be greatly welcomed and appreciated.

Why volunteering is important to Endeavour
The time volunteers give us is a precious and immeasurable gift.By volunteering your time, you are helping Endeavour to provide opportunities for Queenslanders with a disability. This means you are helping to provide employment, training and accommodation services.

Come and join our team, it's a positive thing to do!
When you join our team of volunteers, you’ll be welcomed into a caring and supportive environment. Our friendly staff will ensure you are given orientation and will offer full site specific training depending on where your interests lie.s

Commonly Asked Questions + Answers
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• Serving customers
• Assisting with tagging and pricing of donations
• Sorting clothes and other household items
• Merchandising of the store
• Truck driving
• Forklift driving
• Office administration
• Answering the telephone
• Receiving + Despatch
• Process Work
• Minor Maintenance
• Painting

• Good people skills
• Must be open to learning
• Have the ability to work independently or in a group
• Happy, friendly and enthusiastic
• Honest and reliable

Other info:

• A police check or criminal history check will be required depending on your volunteering activity

What can volunteering do for you?

• You can have FUN!!
• A means of building self esteem or confidence
• It's a pathway to enhancing work experience - road-test your new career!
• Contributing to the community which brings a sense of worth to you and those you are helping.
• A great way to learn or develop skills
• Make new friends

• By volunteering your precious time, you are allowing us to ensure a more cost effective service to people with a disability.
• We can use your existing skills and expertise to help in areas of need.
• Help us to increase public awareness of Endeavour.
• You are helping to create positive change

• To work in a healthy and safe environment
• To be covered by insurance
• Not to be discriminated against
• To receive orientation and training

What is Work for the Dole?
Endeavour is a host and sponsor for Work for the Dole, giving you the chance to gain work experience while doing something worthwhile for your community. It’s also an approved activity for mutual obligation purposes, so you can meet your mutual obligation by doing a Work for the Dole placement at the same time as earning benefits like training credits.

What benefit is there for me to do Work for the Dole with Endeavour?
You receive an income support payment each fortnight from Centrelink and additional assistance to help you meet costs you may incur from participating in an approved activity. When you successfully complete your activity, you may also receive a Training Credit of up to $800 to pay for accredited training to help you improve your job prospects.

If you are interested in becoming a Work for the Dole participant, please visit www.workplace.gov.au for more information.

Associated volunteering websites:
Volunteering Queensland www.volqld.org.au
Go Volunteer www.govolunteer.com.au
Mission Australia www.missionaustralia.com.au

For more information on volunteering please call 1800 009 606