Volunteering with us
Volunteer Positions
Five Simple Steps to Become a BCCT Volunteer
Student Placement
Volunteering with us
Bankstown Canterbury Community Transport (BCCT) services are provided by both volunteer and paid team members. Our volunteers come from a wide range of professional, personal, and cultural backgrounds. The one thing they all have in common is a desire to support those in need.
Volunteering with BCCT is a great opportunity to learn skills and gain experience and offers a number of personally and professionally rewarding experiences by enabling you to:
- Give back to your community,
- Develop new skills and broaden your existing skills and knowledge
- Improve self-esteem and self-confidence,
- Help those in need,
- Meet new people and make new friends,
- Achieve true satisfaction from helping others,
- Be a part of a fun working environment,
- Gain career experience,
- Potentially gain paid work in the not-for-profit sector, and
- Add community volunteering to your resume for future job opportunities.
Volunteer Positions
Vehicle Assistants: We are looking for volunteers to accompany and assist clients on our vehicles for social outings and shopping services. Duties may include helping clients in and out of the vehicle, carrying shopping bags, assisting to reach groceries on shelves, pushing wheelchairs and communicating with clients who speak different languages.
Drivers
We are looking for volunteers to drive clients in our vehicles for trips, social outings and shopping services. Other duties may include helping clients in and out of the vehicle, pushing wheelchairs and communicating with clients who speak different languages.
Vehicle assistants
We are looking for volunteers to accompany and assist clients on our vehicles for social outings and shopping services. Duties may include helping clients in and out of the vehicle, carrying shopping bags, assisting to reach groceries on shelves, pushing wheelchairs and communicating with clients who speak different languages.
Office & Admin assistants
Various admin support roles are available for volunteers looking to assist in our office. These may include one or more of the following: reception desk, answering phones, taking client bookings, translation for non-English speaking clients, filing, light computer work, and general office duties.
Committee Members
If you would like to join our Management Committee, the general public are welcome to apply for nomination. Committee members are elected each year at the Annual General Meeting. Nomination forms are available through the office.
All community transport volunteers are provided with a clearly defined position description, support and training.
Five Simple Steps to Become a BCCT Volunteer
- Get in touch with us,
- Come in and meet the team,
- Complete the paperwork and orientation,
- Choose your days and hours,
- Get Started!
For more information on volunteering with BCCT please see our Volunteer Brochure call us on (02) 9772 4928 or email us at info@bcct.com.au and we will send you an application pack.
Student Placement
BCCT openly welcomes students seeking work experience or TAFE work placement. We have a good relationship with local TAFE’s and Universities and regularly take in student volunteers. We especially love bi-lingual students, or those studying aged or disability care. BCCT is a friendly and welcoming environment with a great attitude towards training. Contact us for more information.