Eskleigh Foundation Inc

volunteers, staff and residents get prepared for the Grand Final.

VOLUNTEERING: The Eskleigh Experience

Eskleigh Foundation is a non-profit charitable body who provides care for younger disabled persons in contemporary group homes in Tasmania.

Group homes are at Perth, Longford and Kings Meadows in the North, and at Montrose and Mornington in the South, along with the Eskleigh Home nursing facility at Perth.

We are primarily funded by grants from Disability Services and assistance provided from donations, fund-raising and various other benefactors.

Our residents are cared for, particularly at the nursing facility at Perth, by a dedicated group of nurses and extended care assistants who provide ongoing medical and personal support.

In addition to the nursing staff, a group of trained Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinators assist residents with their daily living activities to ensure that they are provided with an independent lifestyle.

To assist the Leisure & Lifestyle team, Eskleigh relies heavily on a dedicated group of volunteers who, in their own time, assist with residents' activities. Some of the activities include social outings, personal grooming, musical soirees, craft and cooking days.

Without the assistance of our wonderful volunteers many residents wouldn't be able to be involved in their favourite past-times.

Our volunteers can also be found out and about in the local community helping with fund-raising activities. Quite often they are the ones with the brilliant ideas!

We consider our volunteers to be members of our Eskleigh family, and we train them in all aspects of client care and support and involve them in the Eskleigh Occupational Health & Safety program.

They enjoy immensely their involvement and a number have been with us for many years and visit on a regular basis. They say that volunteering at Eskleigh makes great use of their time and talents, and keeps them active and involved with their community.

If you would like to feel good about yourself, and open the door to new experiences, why not consider becoming a volunteer at Eskleigh.

Click here to download a copy of the the Volunteer Handbook which includes the Volunteer Application form and the Volunteer Declaration form, or for more information contact us on office@eskleigh.com.au or phone us on 03 6398 7100.

Please note: as a duty of care to our residents, volunteers must provide - or be willing to provide - a current Police check.