With only four members currently, the group is hoping for another three or four people to bolster its ranks.
Unit commander Bill Kuluris was inspired by a friend to join the local SES and has now been a member for about a year.
Mr Kuluris said volunteers were crucial to ensuring the team could serve the community in its time of need.
“(Volunteers) are really important. If we don’t have volunteers, then we can’t serve the community,” he said.
“You can be assisting in a support role in the office with admin, events, logistics, training etc.”
The SES is a strong presence during flood and storm events and is the largest road crash rescue network.
It also provides support to other agencies, including fire services, Ambulance Victoria and Victoria Police.
If a volunteer applicant is successful, they will receive nationally recognised and competency-based training to ensure they can perform their role.
Once volunteers have completed the initial training, they can nominate themselves further for other specialist roles.
These can include roles that might be available in local units such as Road Crash Rescue, boating, community engagement, urban search and rescue, and more.
While volunteering with the SES is a big commitment, call-outs are flexible and depends on each volunteers' availability.
Mr Kuluris said volunteers were always able to say no if they needed to.
“(The state operations centre) send you an email or a notification, and it’s just about saying yes or no. They’re not going to get offended if you say no,” he said.
“They have a process and an understanding of what they need and they just (put it) out there to see who is available.”
To inquire about volunteering with the SES, visit ses.nsw.gov.au/volunteer
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