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Give back to the community whilst having a whole lot of fun!

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Volunteer with Cahoots

From day programs to weekend and School Holiday camps, there is an experience that is just right for you! Volunteering with Cahoots will be like nothing you’ve experienced before. Have you seen those American movies where they go to Summer Camps? That is what the camping experience looks like at Cahoots! You will build life-long friendships, learn new skills and make an impact for families in need.

  • Give back to your community
  • Develop communication and interpersonal skills
  • Be surrounded by a supportive and friendly team
  • Enjoy a heap of free activities!

What Cahoots Volunteers Do

Duty of Care

Being a volunteer is an important job, as you will be responsible for ensuring the safety of your participant.

Help participants grow

Working alongside your participant to help them learn new skills and build friendships

Have fun

We want everyone to have fun, both the participants and you. Smiles really are contagious!

Different Programs you can Volunteer for

Saturday Half-day Program

Join us for a Saturday of fun, friends, and connection to help children facing exceptional challenges. Your time will be spent ensuring participants have fun, explore new activities, grow in confidence and skills, make new friends and feel connected.

Day Programs run every Saturday during school term.
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: 9:30am
Ends: 2:30pm
Includes: Catering and activities

Saturday Evening Program

Join us for a night on the town with Cahoots Social Club!
A Saturday night of fun, friends, and connection to help children facing exceptional challenges. Your time will be spent ensuring participants have fun, explore new activities, grow in confidence and skills, make new friends and feel connected.

Social Club runs every Saturday during school term.
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: 3:30pm
Ends: 8:30pm
Includes: Catering and activities

School Holiday Day Programs

Keep yourself busy during the school holidays with our programs running Monday – Friday during the week. With every day taking on an exciting activity, you and your participant are guaranteed a lot of fun!

School Holiday day programs run Monday – Friday of the school holidays.
Duration: 7 hours
Starts: 8:30am (All Abilities), 9:00am (High Support)
Ends: 5:30pm (All Abilities), 4:00pm (High Support)
Includes: Catering and activities

Weekend Camps

Spend your weekend building friendships and connecting with like minded people, while helping children facing exceptional challenges grow in confidence and skills. Over the weekend participants come out of their shell, make friends, connect and explore new skills – with your help!

Weekend camps run from Friday evening to Sunday evening, during school terms.
Duration: 2.5 days, 2 nights
Starts: Friday 3:30pm
Ends: Sunday 4:30pm
Includes: Transportation, catering, accommodation and activities.

School Holiday Camps

Give back and have fun during the School Holidays in January, April, September or December! We have a variety of weeklong, 4-day and 3-day camps, with participants of all ages. Depending on the season there is a range of different activities you are sure to love!

Duration: 4 nights, 3 nights or 2 nights.
Includes: Transportation, catering, accommodation and activities.

Fill in an application to volunteer

Volunteers
Testimonials

“This is the best experience of my life… thank you for this rewarding and unforgettable experience. Forever grateful. I will be back for sure without a doubt. Cahoots is officially my new family.”

“I absolutely LOVED helping out at Cahoots and can’t wait for the next program, thank you so much for all that you do for everyone that gets to be apart of such a wonderful rewarding experience! <3”

Our Volunteer Process

4-step process on how to become a volunteer.

Sign up

To sign up click here.

Please note: if you are looking for Student Placement please click here. You will be asked to complete a short form including uploading a Working With Children’s Check and NDIS Worker Screening.  If you don’t have these documents already – we will help you get them!

Attend an induction

Inductions will ensure that you know what to expect when you arrive for your volunteering experience and meet the people that will be along side you.

Find your volunteering
experience

Find a volunteering experience that works best for you.

Congratulations! You are now
ready to volunteer.

Get ready to have some fun and help Cahoots kids feel connected.

Fill in an Application to Volunteer

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply for a volunteering shift?

You can apply for any upcoming volunteering shifts through Better Impact. All you have to do is log into Better Impact, go to ‘opportunities’, and then ‘opportunities list’, select the service you want to volunteer on and then click ‘sign up’.

Will I get training?

Absolutely, we have training modules online and then an induction. This will go over everything you need to know about volunteering. If you have any questions, you can always email volunteer@cahoots.org.au.

What screening checks do I need?

You require a Working with Children Check and a NDIS Workers Screening, if you don’t have these documents, please don’t worry, we will help you obtain them.

Do I need qualifications?

Not at all, anyone who is passionate about volunteering can help.

To view the Cahoots Policy & Procedures click here.

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