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Health Promotion Service for Older People (HPSOP) needs volunteers who can speak, read and write English and/or other language/s well.
The volunteers will deliver education sessions to groups of seniors in the Southern Highlands, Illawarra and Shoalhaven region.
Full training will be provided through adult education and health training facilitators.
Volunteers will receive two full days 'presentation skills' and 2.5 hours 'working with an interpreter' training.
They will also receive training on the various health topics which will be delivered to the communities.
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No previous training or experiences are necessary and all training will be provided at no cost. Costs incurred in carrying out volunteer work will also be reimbursed by the service.
Volunteering in HPSOP is very flexible and should not affect other commitments which volunteers may have.
HPSOP is funded by the NSW Ministry of Health and auspiced by the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW, to provide free health education sessions to English and multicultural communities.
If you are interested, please call Habib/Estelle on 8836 2146, 8836 2147 or 1800 451 488 or email health@cpsa.org.au.
Applications close on May 4.
Free health education sessions can also be organised through HPSOP.
Volunteers are available to independent seniors' groups to provide informative sessions on a variety of topics. These include:
- Arthritis
- Diabetes Awareness
- Falls Injury Prevention
- Healthy Brain Ageing
- Medicine Management
- Oral Health Care
- Osteoporosis Awareness
To organise a free health education session for your group call 1800 451 488, or email health@cpsa.org.au
Further details: www.cpsa.org.au
