St John Ambulance SA_Annual Report 2021-2022

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St John Ambulance Australia SA Inc

ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE

COMMUNITY CARE

The St John SA Community Care program is focused on creating a sense of purpose, enjoyment and meaning in life through support and companionship to the elderly and those at risk of social isolation in the community. Our team of passionate and dedicated volunteers are matched on a one-to-one basis to accommodate shared interests and goals to build an empowering volunteer-client relationship. The Community Care program centres its activities on wellness and reablement to allow for clients to retain independence and continue to live their lives in a way that is meaningful to them. With guidance and support by the Community Care team, volunteers create tailored activities with a view of activities to “do with” rather than “do for”.

Community Care program

Volunteers

4 COMMUNITY CARE REGIONS IN METROPOLITAN ADELAIDE

Extending the gift of friendship as a volunteer can include home visiting or outings, help with shopping or a friendly chat, to improve quality of life. 337 COMMUNITY CARE

A network of volunteers makes a life-changing difference by building bridges to community involvement, independence, self-esteem and confidence.

12,483 VOLUNTEER HOURS $581,957 VALUE OF VOLUNTEERING HOURS 1

North East South West

CLIENTS MAINTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE WITH SOME SUPPORT 106 Male (31%) 231 Female (69%) 220 COMMUNITY CARE VOLUNTEERS 55 Male (25%) 165 Female (75%) 6 COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT TEAM (Headcount, not Full Time Equivalent) 2 Male (33%) 4 Female (67%)

SPECIALISED SERVICES PROGRAM (METRO-WIDE) - Treasured Stories Program

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Funding

Commonwealth Government Department of Health – Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)

Commonwealth Government Department of Health – Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) Home Care and Residential Care

The Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) activity received grant funding from the Australian Government.

Volunteer: www.stjohnsa.com.au/join-us Donate: www.stjohnsa.com.au/donate

Commonwealth Home Support Program Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Visit the Department of Health website: http://www.health.gov.au/ for more information. Although funding for this program has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Australian Government.

1 The updated volunteer dollar replacement hourly rate figure for 2021/22 is $46.62 per hour and was provided by Volunteering SA/NT. The basis of this calculation is taken from the biannual Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) average weekly earnings figures for Australia. This methodology follows Associate Professor, Dr Lisel O’Dwyer’s (previously Prof Duncan Ironmonger) approach to calculating a dollar value figure for volunteering, and is one of the calculations that forms the overall value of volunteering figure.