{"id":17031,"date":"2025-12-17T14:24:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/?post_type=vacancies&#038;p=17031"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:39:29","slug":"volunteer-burwood-chatworks","status":"publish","type":"vacancies","link":"https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/?vacancies=volunteer-burwood-chatworks","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer at Burwood Chatworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17031\" class=\"elementor elementor-17031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"vacancies\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd168c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdd168c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed099a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed099a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Umbrella Dementia Caf\u00e9s is looking for fun, motivated and team-oriented volunteers to support the Burwood Chatworks dementia cafe.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c80e66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c80e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1688a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1688a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Location<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d8a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80d8a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Burwood Chatworks\u00a0<br \/>Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre<br \/>Level 1<br \/>70 Middlesborough Road<br \/>Burwood East, Melbourne\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f599f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f599f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opportunity <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00adf5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00adf5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are looking for 4 new volunteers to join our existing and long-standing volunteer team at Burwood Chatworks dementia cafe.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>All interested volunteers will get the chance to visit the cafe and see if it&#8217;s right for you.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1353c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1353c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hours<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64506d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64506d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four hours, twice per month.<\/p><p>Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.<\/p><p>12.30pm &#8211; 4.15pm<\/p><p>February to December.\u00a0<\/p><p>If we have a large team, we have a roster system.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69261a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69261a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Volunteer Teams<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3f54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3f54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our volunteer team are the heartbeat of our dementia cafes and play an integral \u00a0role in supporting our dementia cafe members.\u00a0<\/p><p>We priorities positive team cultures within all our volunteer teams. Our volunteer training has a strong emphasis on empathetic (not sympathetic) communication styles, dementia-friendly environments and having a continuous improvement mindset.\u00a0<\/p><p>Each of our cafes have a maximum of 10 and a minimum of 5 volunteers for each cafe meeting. This ensures we maintain our commitment to have a 1:2 ratio of volunteers per people living with dementia for every cafe.\u00a0<\/p><p>We are also very proud to say our volunteer team also great friends and often hang out socially between cafes. \u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>All our volunteers;\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>have a Working With Children&#8217;s Check,<\/li><li>enjoy 10 hours of induction training (in the first year),<\/li><li>opportunity to visit other cafes,<\/li><li>access to a Dementia Training Australia training portal, and<\/li><li>lots of team bonding, fun social activities throughout the year!\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87ff99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87ff99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Would love to hear from you! <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc89594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc89594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out the happy poster below for more information on volunteering at Burwood Chatworks.<\/p><p>Please send a one-page introduction letter, include why you&#8217;d like to volunteer to;<\/p><p>Jess Conley &#8211; Dementia Cafes Operations Manager<\/p><p><strong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:enquiries@umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\">enquiries@umbrelladementiacafes.com.au<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">.<\/span><\/p><p>We&#8217;ll respond on the 12th January, when our team is back on deck.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a452bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a452bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:enquiries@umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enquire Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3ab8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3ab8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burwood Chatworks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658a5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"658a5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chatworks-Cafe-Volunteers-Needed-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17025 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chatworks-Cafe-Volunteers-Needed-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chatworks-Cafe-Volunteers-Needed-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chatworks-Cafe-Volunteers-Needed-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chatworks-Cafe-Volunteers-Needed-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chatworks-Cafe-Volunteers-Needed-600x849.png 600w, https:\/\/umbrelladementiacafes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chatworks-Cafe-Volunteers-Needed.png 1414w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 724px; 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