Mercy Refugee Service
Help refugees feel welcome! and share your knowledge of how to survive in Sydney.
The Mercy Refugee Service are looking for volunteers to assist refugees with settling in Sydney. Each volunteer will be assigned to a refugee individual or family as their Settlement Assistance Officer. Volunteers are asked to make a commitment to 5 hours per week. This can be either in or out of regular working hours. Volunteers are reimbursed for travelling expenses. Volunteers are not expected to be out of pocket through their activities.
Initial training is provided as well as ongoing training at group meetings. All volunteers are provided with support through the Project Coordinator.
As we are working with families and vulnerable people volunteers must sign the "Prohibited Employment Declaration" and are interviewed prior to acceptance into the program.
A second language will be useful but not essential.
Volunteers will be asked to visit people in their homes and assist with orientation to various public services such as public transport, libraries, community services etc. so the location will vary greatly.
We aim to place volunteers within their LGA. Training and meetings are conducted at our offices in Lewisham.
For additional information, please contact Julie Moujalli on:
Phone: 02 / 9564 1911
Fax: 02 / 9550 9683
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