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Cerebral Palsy Alliance is a global centre of expertise for cerebral palsy and similar conditions. Join our community of volunteers to make a difference to the lives of people with cerebral palsy and similar conditions and grow your skills and experience as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous.
At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we value diversity, foster an inclusive culture and champion equitable opportunities. We welcome interest from volunteers with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Volunteer opportunities include supporting our allied health therapy teams working with children and adults, supporting our Lifestyles, sports and accommodation clients, or gaining experience in our corporate services.
Details of the role:
Frame Running (Race Running) is an innovative sport for people of all ages with a disability who have impaired balance and are unable to functionally run.
Participants have an opportunity to try Frame Running and improve their individual Frame Running skills. Frame Running provides each individual the freedom to move and run in a supported and balanced way without a walker, wheelchair or similar device.
This role will be located at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre (30 Herbert St, Cambridge Park).
This volunteering opportunity would best suit someone studying Physiotherapy or Exercise Physiology, but we welcome applications from other area's of the allied health space.
Benefits for Volunteers
Provides you with a sense of purpose, personal and professional growth
Make a positive contribution to the Cerebral Palsy community
Support you to make a career change, explore new experiences and make new social connections
Develop confidence and build new skills
Gain hands on experience working with children and adults with cerebral palsy and similar conditions
Dates & Times:
Dates: Monday's, 29th April 2024 to 1st July 2024 (excluding 10th June)
Times: 3:45pm - 5:15pm
Tasks & Responsibilities:
Encouraging our clients to participate at different levels (walking and/or running) based on their goals
Encourage social and community participation.
Help to set activities under the supervision of our therapy team
Volunteers will be involved in setting up and packing down equipment.
Role requirements:
16 years and above
NDIS Worker Screening
Working with Children Check (NSW)
*Important information:
Please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking, or have sought, medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to volunteer. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive environment and engaging volunteers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support you in the recruitment process, and to be successful and safe at CPA.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and students and volunteers. As such all volunteers at CPA must be triple vaccinated against COVID-19, prior to their start date. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the rights, wellbeing and safety of people with a disability. We are a child safe organisation and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct.
CPA is a smoke free workplace including in, on and around CPA sites and vehicles.
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