How you can help
Our mission, vision, and values are at the very heart of everything we do here at Mary’s Meals and working for Mary’s Meals Australia, offers an opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic, flexible and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal and professional development. By gifting your time, you are helping us to reach more hungry children with food and hope for the future. We believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding.
Volunteer with Mary's Meals
Take a look at all of our volunteer roles and find out how you can help us reach the next child waiting for Mary's Meals.
Volunteer - Events
Organisation: Mary’s Meals Australia
Location: Sydney area
Availability: As required
Role purpose:
As an Events volunteer, you will provide vital in-person support to the wider team, our volunteers and supporters. This key role, will help us deliver positive and engaging experiences at events sharing the story and mission of Mary’s Meals.
Key responsibilities & activities:
- Assist with event setup and clear down - arranging tables, signage, registration areas, information/merchandise stands, AV setup, and ensuring the venue is tidy before and after).
Support guest engagement - welcoming attendees, guiding them to the right areas, answering basic questions, and representing the charity warmly.
Help with registrations and check-ins - managing attendee lists, handing out name tags, collecting donations, and directing people to programme materials.
- Operational support during the event - running errands, restocking materials, supporting speakers or performers, coordinating with staff, and solving small issues as they come up.
Promote the Mary’s Meals mission - talking to attendees about the cause, sharing impact stories (as trained), and encouraging ongoing support or sign-ups.
Essential skills & experience required for this role:
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills
- Adaptable and able to manage changing priorities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Problem solving mindset with a proactive approach.
- Reliable and dependable.
- Aligned with the vision, values and mission of Mary’s Meals.
Qualifications:
- RSA qualification – trained to serve alcohol, preferable but not essential.
Volunteer - Administrator
Organisation: Mary’s Meals Australia
Location: Remote
Availability: TBC
Role purpose:
As volunteer Administrator, you will provide vital administrative support to the wider team, our volunteers and supporters. This important role, will allow us to help effectively co-ordinate activities within the team.
Key responsibilities & activities:
- Provide general administrative support to the Mary’s Meals National Manager
Manage database entry and research.
Respond to supporter and general enquiry email requests.
- Contact community organisations, such as churches and schools to arrange talks.
Help steward supporters and provide guidance and resource materials, as required
Essential skills & experience required for this role:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office skills: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Salesforce experience would be an advantage
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy for data entry and record keeping.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Adaptable and able to manage changing priorities.
- Problem solving mindset with a proactive approach.
- Aligned with the vision, values and mission of Mary’s Meals.
Qualifications:
- Relevant professional or personal experience in an administrative role.
Volunteer - Church Speaker
Organisation: Mary’s Meals Australia
Location: Remote
Availability: TBC
Role purpose:
As a church speaker volunteer, you will be involved in the vital work of telling the story of Mary’s Meals in your local community. You will arrange to give talks to churches and parishes in your area, and follow-up with additional support and resources with engaged groups/individuals.
Key responsibilities & activities:
- Engage in church/parish community outreach, introducing Mary’s Meals, offering to visit or present remotely the work of Mary’s Meals.
Deliver talks and presentations in line with how we message on our work and mission.
Demonstrate ways in which audiences can get involved with Mary’s Meals.
Provide follow-up support, resources and signposting to other stakeholders, as required.
Maintain records of talks given and any follow-up activities.
Collaborate with the wider team to promote and share information.
Essential skills & experience required for this role:
- Confident and engaging public speaker.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Attention to detail and accuracy in record keeping of talk details and follow-up.
- Ability to work well with others in the wider team.
- Aligned with the vision, values and mission of Mary’s Meals.
Volunteer - School Speaker
Organisation: Mary’s Meals Australia
Location: Remote
Availability: TBC
Role purpose:
As a school speaker volunteer, you will be involved in the vital work of telling the story of Mary’s Meals in your local community. You will arrange to give talks to schools in your area, and follow-up with additional support and resources with engaged groups/individuals.
Key responsibilities & activities:
- Engage in school community outreach, introducing Mary’s Meals, offering to visit or present remotely the work of Mary’s Meals.
Deliver talks and presentations in line with how we message on our work and mission.
Demonstrate ways in which audiences can get involved with Mary’s Meals.
- Provide follow-up support, resources and signposting to other stakeholders, as required.
- Maintain records of talks given and any follow-up activities.
Collaborate with the wider team to promote and share information.
Essential skills & experience required for this role:
- Confident and engaging public speaker.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Attention to detail and accuracy in record keeping of talk details and follow-up.
- Ability to work well with others in the wider team.
- Aligned with the vision, values and mission of Mary’s Meals.
- Working with Children Certification or equivalent would be advantageous.
Qualifications:
- TBC
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Volunteering overseas
Please note, while we rely on local volunteer cooks to ensure children receive much-needed meals every school day, we cannot offer opportunities to volunteer in the countries where our meals are served.
Mary’s Meals is owned and run by local communities, and this is a very deliberate feature of our working model. Our experience is that equal, trusting partnerships between schools, communities and Mary’s Meals are essential to underpin effective school feeding operations and community commitment is key to the long-term success and sustainability of our programme.
Volunteer application
Looking to become a Mary’s Meals Volunteer? Fill out the form below and we will be in touch.
Please note, this form is for Australian residents only. If you are not based in the Australia, please visit our international website.
