Meridian was founded on the hard work and dedication of volunteers. Volunteers play a key role in the work of the organisation. If you support the vision and the mission of Meridian and have a desire to help us with our work, you will be welcomed as part of a dedicated team of volunteers. There are no rules about the amount of time you would be expected to devote when volunteering with Meridian, and there are many ways that people can help us do our work.

Volunteers must become members of Meridian to be covered by Meridian’s public liability and personal accident insurance policies. Volunteers can choose to become non-financial, or financial members, and are offered a special reduced membership rate. You can find out more about the benefits of membership here.

It is a policy of Meridian that all volunteers must complete a Working with Vulnerable People’s Check. This is free if you are applying for it in a volunteer position. If you have one for another organisation, we will need to cite your card, as well as be aware of any restrictions that may be in place.

Volunteer Training

As a volunteer of Meridian, you get access to a range of training opportunities. All volunteers who will be doing any work to represent Meridian, such as working on a stall or working on reception, need to do the basic volunteer training. This short training session is run regularly and introduces volunteers to the work of Meridian and information about HIV that will help them in their roles.

Other training is provided as necessary for specific roles, such as workshop facilitation, STRIP sexual health clinic outreach and NSP training.

Volunteer Opportunities - New opportunities are updated as they become available

Please indicate which volunteer opportunities you are interested in using the form at the bottom of this page.

• Condom Packing
  During business hours, light activity.
• Pronoun Badge making
  During business hours, light activity.
• Stalls & Events Assistant
  Attend pride events, hand out resources and interact with community members. Also includes the following events:
  • Candlelight Memorial
    3rd Sunday of May, 3-4 hours, light-moderate activity. Ushering, bump in, basic food preparation, resources and banner set up, bump out.
  • World AIDS Day
    December 1st, 3-4 hours, light-moderate activity. Minding stalls, bump in, bump out, selling WAD merchandise. More information to come. Register your interest today!
• Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS)
  1 hour per fortnight, preferably a 12-month commitment, light activity. Provide regular friendship and companionship to socially isolated aged care recipients, this can include conversations and sharing stories, tea/coffee, games and more. ACVVS is funded by the Australian Government.
• Office Support
  During business hours, light-moderate activity.

If you would like to help with any of the above opportunities or have ideas for projects and ways that you would like to assist the work of Meridian that are not listed here, please contact us or call 02 6257 2855.