Become a Volunteer

We welcome volunteers to assist us in the office with general clerical and administrative duties. Recruiting volunteers allows us to operate efficiently and engage community members in our work.

Position Title:

• Centre for Men’s Health Volunteer

University Area:

• Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, School of Medicine

Description and purpose of the job:

• To provide general clerical and administrative support to the
  Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health including the
  Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS)

Responsibilities:

• To follow privacy guidelines with respect to FAMAS data
• To keep Centre business confidential
• To be reliable once agreed to a task

Specific duties to be undertaken:

• Assist with mail outs including printing labels, photocopying, stuffing envelopes
• Writing birthday cards to FAMAS study participants
• Assist with survey administration (ie checks for completeness, data entry)
• Booking clinic appointments for FAMAS participants
• Assist with Centre event organising
• Assist with development and maintenance of a database of Centre contacts
• General office duties (ie filing, photocopying etc)
• Other duties as appropriate

Qualifications – skills, expertise, experience, knowledge:

• There are no specific qualifications required, but helpful experience includes clerical or administrative (general office) experience, up-to-date computer skills (ie word processing, data entry), and research experience.

Training provided:

• On-the-job training as required

Personal attributes required:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm and commitment to excellence
• Team player
• Initiative

Time frame and/or attendance requirements:

• To be negotiated

Location of work:

• Offices of the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health at the
  Adelaide Masonic Centre, 254 North Terrace, Ground Floor

Travel involved:

• None

Supervision (to whom do volunteers report):

• Dr Vanessa Glennon, Executive Manager, Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health

Special requirements – police check, health check, drivers’ licence:

• None

Benefits to the volunteer:

• Contribution to a very worthy endeavour to improve men’s health
• Fostering the partnership between Freemasonry and The University of Adelaide
• Possibility for skills development as appropriate
• Access to Centre events and networking opportunities.