Get Involved Volunteer
At Life’s Little Treasures Foundation (LLTF) volunteers are part of our family. We love the passion and enthusiasm our ‘vollies’ bring to our day-to-day operations.
From packing and processing parcels for families, helping with events like Walk for Prems or providing peer support at NICU Connections events – our volunteers ensure we can continue to help families with premature and sick babies.
Sign up to volunteer today
To make a real difference and support families across Australia become a valued volunteer for us.
1300 697 736 (1300mypremmie) contact_us@lifeslittletreasures.org.auSign up as a volunteerVolunteering at LLTF is a great way to make new friends, learn new skills, and help vulnerable families across Australia. There are so many ways to get involved with us.
Corporate Volunteers
Corporate volunteering is a great way for big and small organisations to get involved in the work of LLTF.
Areas your staff could assist with include;
- Collating and packing resources such as Precious Prem Packs and Little Bag of Calm for families in hospital
- Wrapping Milestone gifts for special occasions, such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas
- Preparing resource orders for health professionals to distribute in hospital
- Data collation and recording for special projects
- Sorting and packing donations from the crafting community
LLTF offer a corporate volunteering day every month and can take up to 15 volunteers.
Packing and Processing Volunteer
Packing and Processing Volunteering means being part of the dynamic volunteer team on a Monday and/or a Wednesday at LLTF headquarters. Tasks include;
- Collating and packing resources such as Precious Prem Packs and Little Bag of Calm for families in hospital
- Wrapping Milestone gifts for special occasions, such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas
- Preparing resource orders for health professionals to distribute in hospital
- Sorting and packing donations from the crafting community
- Assisting with administration tasks such as organising postage, updating data and preparing ticketing for events.
Peer Support Volunteer
Peer Support Volunteering means joining staff from LLTF to support parents who have had a premature or sick baby. This happens in NICU Connections events, either in hospital or online.
If you decide to become a Peer Support Volunteer you will need to complete training and will need to have been through the experience of having a premature or sick baby that stayed in NICU or SCN. If you are looking to be a Peer Support Volunteer in a hospital you will also need to complete the hospital compliance training. Over a ‘cuppa’ you will share with families your story and offer advice, tips and tricks to help them through their stay.
If you decide to help with NICU Connections – online, the format is a closed Facebook group so parents can sit with their baby and join in cotside using their own personal device.
Event Volunteer
Event Volunteering includes helping out with logistics at events like Walk for Prems (WFP), LLTF’s signature fundraising activity. WFP is held in multiple locations across Australia including Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide and Canberra. Event tasks include;
- Helping with set up and pack down
- Marshalling walkers around the track
- Handing out water and medals
- Setting up signage and equipment
Skilled Volunteering
If you have team members with skills in social media, marketing, office administration or grant writing we’d love to hear from you.
Contact UsVolunteering FAQs
Check out our FAQs below for more information or contact us directly with any questions you may have.
We are looking for people who have a compassionate heart and love to help others. You will need to be over 16 and physically fit and healthy.
Peer Support Volunteer roles usually require a commitment of 4 hours fortnightly or monthly. You can choose to take part in hospital NICU Connections morning teas or closed FB events online.Packing and processing volunteers usually work one day a week for five hours.
Our Peer Support Volunteers need to have had a premature or sick baby so that you have the understanding to support other families.Our Packing and Processing Volunteers need to be capable of standing or sitting for long periods of time and are able to complete light lifting.
If you’re applying to be a Peer Support Volunteer role for our Facebook or hospital groups, then you will need to have had a prem or sick baby. We also have many roles that do not require this life experience.
If you want to help with Packing and Processing then yes, you need to live in Victoria, as these activities are completed at our Head Office in Melbourne. However, there are plenty of Peer Support Volunteer positions across Australia.
All our volunteers are trained in their roles with online and hands-on training.You will be mentored by our staff members until you feel comfortable to do your volunteer role.
Our onboarding process is easy.You will need to fill in an online application form and you will be interviewed to make sure you are the right fit for us, and we are the right fit for you. If you’re successful, you’ll progress through the online training and also get some hands-on training.All volunteers are required to complete a Working with Children Check and National Police Check or ‘blue card’.But don’t worry, we will be there to help you through all of these steps.
We love our volunteers to work together in teams, so you will have a team of equally enthusiastic individuals working alongside you.
Yes, as long as you both have the skills to do the job we are more than happy for you to work with others you might know.
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