Volunteer

Recruiting Immediately- We are currently seeking a volunteer for an initial one off project to assist us with some coding and integration for our website. If you would like further information on what is required- please call Una on 02 9300 8019.

Monthly online meetings and in person events.

Our outreach events cover a variety of topics and seek to inform and provide updated information on relevant issues to the Irish Australian community. Our events also serve to promote a sense of togetherness and kinship amongst the community by hosting events to bring people together of shared interests.

Our event schedule will vary from month to month and this could be a perfect opportunity to volunteer with us on a semi-regular basis.

We have recently successfully launched The Rambling Irish Walking Group which was the brainchild of one of our volunteers!

Monthly online meetings and in person events.

The Fundraising working group assists the Irish Support Agency with creating fundraising initiatives and ideas and the achievement of our yearly target. This is a great opportunity for people who have ideas for raising money in the community whilst contributing to the financial health of the organisation, enabling us to continue the vital work we do.

Past fundraising events:

Trivia Nights

Online and In person comedy nights

50km walk

Monthly online meetings and in person events.

The Mental Health working group is a group of individuals who have experience in this sector or who are genuinely passionate about raising awareness and offering support amongst the Irish Australian community. This group meets to discuss what is happening in the community and to come up with initiatives that can assist with promotion of mental heath services and to create a safe space for anyone in difficulty.

The group assists with the production of our monthly wellbeing webinars that broadcast live on zoom. We also host 2 Mental Health events across the year, Shoulder to Shoulder and Women for Women.

Please note this working group is now at capacity.

In Person

Can you volunteer an hour or two each week to brighten the day of an isolated Irish senior in our community? Our befriending volunteers are hard at work visiting seniors to ensure that they have a social support who can share news and events on whats happening in Australia and Ireland. They also assess any other needs of their 'friend' and pass over to our Outreach Worker as necessary.

Please note, there is currently a waiting list of volunteers to be processed for the befriending service. Please complete the application form if you would like to be added to our waitlist. We will update you when applications open up again.

Like the in-person befriending service, can you volunteer an hour or two each week to brighten the day of an isolated Irish senior in our community? Our telephone befriending volunteers are hard at work telephoning seniors to ensure that they have a social support who can share news and events on whats happening in Australia and Ireland. They also assess any other needs of their 'friend' and pass over to our Outreach Worker as necessary.

In Person

We are searching for a rotation of volunteers to help us at our fortnightly seniors drop-in. It is a great way to support our team and enjoy the craic with our fantastic bunch of seniors. We will reimburse you for your time in tea and sandwiches!

The group meets every fortnight on a Wednesday, from 9.30 am to 2 pm.

Please note, at the moment we have a full roster of volunteers for our Cara Club. If you would like to put your name down on our standby list, please complete the volunteer application.

In Person

Every Wednesday afternoon, we hold our Silver Surfers IT lessons in the Gaelic Club from 2pm-4pm. Our seniors are delighted to be able to learn more and the world wide web and the many wonders of it! It enables them to keep in touch with friends and family, look up their interests and generally be a source of entertainment for them.

Please note, at the moment we have a full roster of volunteers for our Silver Surfers. If you would like to put your name down on our standby list, please complete the volunteer application.

In Person

We have many ad hoc administration tasks that we need assistance with across multiple days/weeks.

The tasks will take place in the ISA office in Surry Hills and you must be able to commit to 5 days of work over a 6 month period.

If you are a provider of professional services that could be of assistance to our clients or the administration of the organisation, we would love to hear from you.

For example:

Legal

IT

Sales and Fundraising

Social Media and Marketing

PR

Photography