VICSES provides emergency assistance to thousands of Victorians every year. Our volunteers are the backbone of our organisation, and come from all walks’ of life, ages and backgrounds.
You will find our volunteers assisting their local communities throughout Victoria in rural, regional and metropolitan locations, on the front line, in emergency planning and strategy centres, and providing education to help community members understand what to do when an emergency strikes. We respond to our communities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.
Fitness and training requirements
Each of our volunteers receives accredited, recognised training as part of their role, ranging from first aid, general rescue, chainsaw operations, community education, media training, and much more.
Our Minimum Physical Fitness for Role Program ensures volunteers in operational roles in the field have the minimum physical fitness requirements to undertake their roles safely. Each role below provides an Advised Fitness Level between 1 (lowest) and 5 (highest), in addition to further skills and fitness requirements.
Select a volunteer opportunity below to learn more:
Responding to Storms
Rescue Boat
Community Engagement
Search and Rescue
Advised Fitness Level: 3-5
VICSES offers a variety of volunteer search and rescue roles in remote and harsh environments, as well as specialised search and rescue that includes flood and swift water rescue, and response to road, air, industrial and rail incidents.
Managing Units
Advised Fitness Level: 1
There are a number of roles for volunteers who want to help us run our units as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Regional Unit Member
Advised Fitness Level: 1-2
Managing Incidents
Road Crash Rescue
