Volunteer

Help those in need and give back to the community

Volunteering for Breast Cancer Care WA

Every day in Western Australia, five women are diagnosed with breast cancer. We are here for them, their partners and their families. They need us and we need you. Volunteers play such a vital role, donating their precious time, skills and support to assist us in continuing our support of West Australians affected by breast cancer. As a volunteer you can make a huge difference by assisting in events, fundraising and practical support as well as office and administration tasks.

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915

is the number of new clients who BCCWA provided specialist care for in 2025

805

clients receiving specialist counselling services

48%

increase in clients in the Great Southern area in 2025

39%

increase in First Nations clients in the metro area – we provide tailored support and services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities too

Our impact

We receive no government funding, and rely on our generous supporters to be able to provide support to everyone affected by breast cancer in WA. The donations we receive go towards specialist care and counselling, but also towards practical support.

We know that impact that we have makes a real difference to those who are affected by breast cancer.

Whilst we do rely on the generous support of our donors, we know that the impact people like you are enabling us to make is really making a difference to everyone in WA who needs our support.

Why volunteer

Participating in volunteering has a variety of benefits:

  • An opportunity to help those in need and give back to the community
  • Gain skills and experience as well as building on existing skills :
    • Leadership
    • Team work
    • Time management
    • Build self confidence and self esteem
    • Build your self identity
    • Focus on industry related skills – related to admin, events management etc
  • Create new social contacts & friends
  • Earn academic credit & addition to your resume
  • Feel good about yourself & the positive impact you’re making
  • Challenge yourself and give yourself more purpose

How to volunteer

Our volunteers are the very reason we exist – Breast Cancer Care WA started in 2000 as a volunteer-run organisation, and has grown over the years thanks to the passion and dedication of so many who have generously given their time to support those affected by breast cancer.

As a volunteer you can be engaged in events, fundraising, practical support as well as office tasks. You will be able to enjoy meeting new people, learning new skills, gaining work experience and most importantly, knowing that you are making a difference!

Every effort is made to ensure that volunteers are given suitable roles that are aligned with their interests and skills. Breast Cancer Care WA endeavours to provide volunteers with roles that offer the opportunity for challenges, growth and personal rewards. If volunteers find their role not suitable, this can be discussed with the Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteers can assist in a variety of ways, if you have a special skill you would like to share please let us know so we can explore opportunities on how you can use them to help!

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Volunteer roles

What do our fundraising and event volunteers do?

These roles are generally at Breast Cancer Care WA events or external events that benefit Breast Cancer Care WA.

Specific duties include:

  • Shaking donation tins
  • Selling raffle tickets
  • Helping us setup & pack down our displays and events
  • Hospitality duties
  • Preparing gift bags
  • Gift wrapping
  • Sending out event packs
  • Meeting, greeting and seating guests
  • Prize sourcing
  • Creating decorations
  • Car park attendants

Skills you can learn or build on:

  • Leadership
  • Time management
  • Team work
  • Communication skills
  • Creative expression
  • Professional development
  • Other ways you can benefit from this role:
  • Connect with new people and make friends
  • Have a good time
  • Make yourself more appealing for future jobs
  • Help support a good cause
  • Feel good about yourself

What do our promotional & community activity volunteers do?

  • Help us setup and pack down our promotional materials we have on display at shopping centres, schools and other public events
  • Share your own experience of Breast Cancer Care WA with the public
  • Hand out flyers
  • Collect information from interested attendees
  • Assist with our gift wrapping stall during Christmas
  • Collect donations

Skills you can learn or build on:

  • Public speaking skills
  • Time management
  • Team work
  • Leadership
  • Communication skills

How you can benefit from this role:

  • Feel good about yourself
  • Give back to the community
  • Meet and connect with lots of new people
  • Give yourself more purpose

What do our client support and practice assistance volunteers do?

  • Assist those diagnosed with breast cancer with domestic services that they may be unable to perform like:
  • Transport to medical appointments
  • Gardening assistance
  • Home cleaning
  • Shopping
  • To be a general ear and support carer

Skills you can learn:

  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Problem solving
  • Compassion
  • Patience

Other ways you can benefit from this role:

  • Connect with people
  • Make yourself more appealing for future jobs
  • Get hands on experience for future roles like nursing
  • Feel good about yourself

What do our administration and office volunteers do?

  • Make calls to thank monthly donors
  • Database entry
  • Ad hoc duties
  • Stocktake
  • Mailouts

Skills you can learn or build on:

  • Leadership
  • Time management
  • Teamwork
  • Communication skills
  • Professional development
  • Experience using relevant software

How you can benefit:

  • Give back to the community
  • Feel good about yourself
  • Gain valuable transferable skills and experience you can use in future jobs
  • Add experience to your resume
  • Interested in volunteering in one of our admin or office volunteer roles? Apply below

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