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Communication toolkit – Online version
This toolkit is designed to support your communications with the community to help recruit local aged volunteers this National Volunteer Week.
What’s in this toolkit
Editorial and website content
Content
This week is National Volunteer Week (20-26 May), a time to celebrate the positive impact volunteers make in [insert location].
Aged care volunteers are essential in our community.
You can help with hands-on tasks like gardening, transport and meal delivery or simply just be there for a chat. You don’t need any specialist qualifications or prior experience, just a willingness to help others.
Your contribution will support older people to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. You can also benefit from meeting new people, learning new skills and positively contributing to the community.
Start your volunteer journey this National Volunteer Week and make a difference to an older person in [insert location] by visiting health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/volunteers
Key messages
These messages may assist in your communications with the community about recruiting volunteers.
Content
- Think about becoming an aged care volunteer this National Volunteer Week. All the information and support you need to volunteer in aged care is available at health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/volunteers
- Volunteering can be life-changing, for you and the people you visit. You can benefit from meeting new people, learning new skills and positively contributing to your community.
- Aged care volunteers can help with hands-on tasks like gardening, transport and meal delivery or simply just be there for a chat. You don’t need any specialist qualifications or experiences, just a willingness to help others.
- Aged care volunteers can give support to older people from diverse backgrounds, life experiences and cultures to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
Social media posts
Below are suggested images and captions to use for your social media channels. You can add the following hashtags to Instagram and X (Twitter):
- #AgedCare
- #AgedCareVolunteering
- #Volunteering
- #NationalVolunteerWeek
Post 1
National Volunteer Week
For use on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
It’s National Volunteer Week 🎉
If you’re interested in helping others, aged care volunteers are needed in [insert location].
You can help with hands-on tasks like:
🌱 gardening
🚗 transport
📦 meal delivery
or simply just be there for a chat.
No specialist qualifications or experience required – learn more at health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/volunteers
For use on X (Twitter)
It’s National Volunteer Week 🎉
If you’re interested in helping others, aged care volunteers are needed in [insert location].
No specialist qualifications or experience required – learn more at health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/volunteers
Post 2
For use on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
Positively impact the life of an older person by becoming an aged care volunteer 💜
You don’t need any specialist qualifications or experiences, just a willingness to help others.
Find aged care volunteering opportunities in [insert location] by visiting health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/volunteers
For use on X (Twitter)
Positively impact the life of an older person by becoming an aged care volunteer 💜
You can find opportunities in [insert location] by visiting health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/volunteers
