Thank you for your interest in our volunteers' service program.

On this page we hope to answer some questions that you may have about volunteering with The Salvation Army.

There are two ways you can volunteer - 

• In the community, as described on this page
• Or by being a volunteer collector for the Red Shield Appeal

Why Volunteer?

It is estimated that one in four people in Australia do some kind of volunteer work. That is, they choose of their own free will to work without payment for the benefit of the community. It was volunteers who began the welfare, health, education, emergency, social justice, animal welfare, cultural and recreational services which we take for granted today.

Since its beginnings The Salvation Army has been a means through which many volunteers can be involved in community work.

If you want to help others in your community then why not volunteer some of your time to aid The Salvation Army as we endeavour to help the disadvantaged.

What does it do for you?

In helping The Salvation Army in their important work you will be...

• Contributing to the community which brings a sense of worth to you and to those you are helping.
  
  
• Developing personal skills.
  
  
• Gaining work experience, giving you the opportunity to receive a reference which will assist you in job applications.
  
  
• Making new friends.
  
  
• Having fun

What does it do for us?

In helping The Salvation Army you allow us to...

• Allow Salvation Army staff to be more effective in their work by concentrating on area to which their training particularly equips them.
  
  
• Involve more people in the provision of services, ensuring that those services are responsive to community needs.
  
  
• Help more people in the community by involving volunteers in tasks which may be impossible or impractical for paid staff.
  
  
• Increase public awareness of The Salvation Army, its services and its needs.
  
  
• Ensure a more cost effective service, making best use of funds available.
  
  
• Gain from your enthusiasm, ideas and new perspectives.

What can you do?

Samples of existing volunteer positions include:

accompanying aged care clients on excursions typing clerical mailroom team research shop attendant gardening

playing music bus driving emergency services: lunchtime or evening meal centres coffee vans

Working with the Salvos will make you a partner with us in our community service programs, which last year assisted more than one million Australians. With your help, we will continue to be there for those in crisis.

Contact Details

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Northern Territory Robert Williams The Salvation Army Director of Volunteers PO Box 189 Darwin NT 0801 Tel: (08) 8944 6000 Fax: (08) 8944 6099 robert.williams@aus.salvationarmy.org	South Australia Major Stuart Hamilton The Salvation Army Director of Volunteers PO Box 300 Fullarton SA 5063 Tel: (08) 8408 6900 Fax: (08) 8338 3362 stuart.hamilton@aus.salvationarmy.org
Tasmania Daniel Keane The Salvation Army Director of Volunteers PO Box 50 New Town TAS 7008 Tel: (03) 6228 8414 Fax: (03) 6278 7193 daniel.keane@aus.salvationarmy.org	Victoria Glenyse Guinan The Salvation Army Director of Volunteers Locked Bag 3020 Blackburn VIC 3130 Tel: (03) 8878 2408 Fax: (03) 8878 4841 Glenyse.Guinan@aus.salvationarmy.org
Western Australia Katrina Perera The Salvation Army Director of Volunteers PO Box 8498 Perth Business Centre, WA, 6849 Tel: (08) 9260 9509 Fax: (08) 9328 2146 katrina.perera@aus.salvationarmy.org