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Volunteering with Bega Valley Shire Council

Become a volunteer, it is a great way to make a difference and support your local community.

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Volunteering with the Bega Valley Shire Council can provide you with an opportunity to do something positive for your local community.

We engage more than 450 volunteers in a wide range of roles and programs, and recognise the unique skills, strengths, experiences, and passion volunteers bring to our organisation.

Did you know that the Bega Valley Shire Council has over 36,000 residents, and most of these people reported being a volunteer in 2021?

We value our volunteers, and the contribution they make to our community. Volunteering is a wonderful way to make a difference in your lives and the lives of others. It’s a great way to develop skills, create new social networks, meet like-minded people and be actively engaged in the community.

We offer several opportunities for volunteering. View opportunities to volunteer with Council below:

Bega Valley Shire Council is a Child Safe Organisation; some volunteer roles in council may require a working with children check. For more information please vist the following site

 


or download our volunteers form


If you have a keen interest in volunteering opportunities and display the qualities listed below, we would love to hear from you:

  • Meet new people
  • Expand your social network
  • Gain more experience
  • Stay active and connected to the community
  • Learn new skills
  • Give back to the community and have fun

Bega Valley Shire Council will provide a training and induction process for all successful applicants, to various volunteer programs. 

We will provide ongoing support, direction and guidance and may conduct an occasional review of your general performance in the role. This is also an opportunity for us to check whether there's anything we could be doing better.

Find a role that interests and view the Activity Statement.

Current opportunities:

  • Award Committee
  • Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee
  • Affordable Housing Implementation Group
  • Bega Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund
  • Cemeteries Volunteer
  • Cemeteries General S355 Advisory Committee
  • Coastal Planning and Flood Management Committee
  • Library Services - view the Activity Statement
  • Halls Committees - view the Activity Statement
  • Montreal Goldfields Committee
  • South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA) - view the Activity Statement
  • Sportsground Committees

Apply online

or download our volunteers form

Everyone who submits an EOI application will be contacted by one of our volunteer supervisors.

We will work in with you to arrange a time to come in for an interview where we will have the opportunity to discuss the role that you have applied for,

discuss your goals from volunteering and some of the practical things related to the role such as available days, times and any skill or training required of the role.

Everyone who attends an interview will be contacted by phone to discuss the outcome of your application.

In the event that we don’t have an appropriate role for you we will refer you to other volunteering opportunities in the local community.

Your supervisor will be in touch with you to arrange your program and role induction.

This will include an introduction to your colleagues and program staff, day to day task instructions along with access to our volunteer handbook,

Council’s policies, and procedures, WHS training and any information relevant to the program and role.

After completing the above you and your supervisor will sign an agreement verifying all training/requirements completed for the role.

Once these have been completed you will be signed up as a Bega Valley Shire Council volunteer.

During your volunteering role with Bega Valley Shire Council, you will be provided with ongoing support, opportunities to attend training and connect with your colleagues at celebration and recognition events.

We encourage you to let us know how things are going, successes you’ve had and any challenges you are experiencing.

The better experience you have as a volunteer, the better the outcomes will be for our whole community.

If you have any questions or concerns about the process in becoming a volunteer with Bega Valley Shire Council please contact us on 02 6499 2222 or email council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au

Thanks for letting us know.

Please select relevant option below and also let the Committee know if your contact details have changed or that you can no longer volunteer and need to resign.

 


 

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