Volunteer

Thank you for considering a volunteer role at the Wellington City Mission. Volunteers are a vital part of our response to needs in the community.

We have a range of volunteer roles at Whakamaru, some of which are listed below, plus our other sites around the Wellington region. To apply click here to complete the application form. Please note that we do not have any ‘one off’ individual volunteer opportunities.

Full training will be provided ahead of starting a new role. Each volunteer shift is 3-4 hours long. We recommend doing one shift per week. Shifts are available Monday-Saturday in the morning and afternoon.

Please note, we do not have any ‘one off’ individual volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer Opportunities at Whakamaru:

We have a brand-new catering initiative starting soon from our café at Whakamaru, Craig and Gail’s.  This initiative will directly support the work of the Wellington City Mission.  To make this happen we are recruiting now for a team of drivers who will deliver the food around Wellington.  A full drivers licence is essential for this role.

Note: All volunteers, including individuals or groups, must be at least 18 years of age.

Monday to Friday, our busy shuttle bus travels between Newtown and Whakamaru continuously. This role involves coming to Whakamaru each Saturday for two hours between 9am and 2pm to give the shuttle bus a thorough clean, inside and out.

Note: All volunteers, including individuals or groups, must be at least 18 years of age.

With laundry and shower facilities available on-site at Whakamaru, Laundry Volunteers will assist with operating washing machines and dryers, as well as returning cleaned and dried laundry to owners. They will also guide individuals to the shower facilities.

Note: All volunteers, including individuals or groups, must be at least 18 years of age.

Our Volunteer Hosts will welcome people to Whakamaru and help each person get where they need to go. Always engaging with visitors, our Volunteer Hosts will be great conversationalists and will be knowledgeable about the facilities on site at Whakamaru.

Note: All volunteers, including individuals or groups, must be at least 18 years of age.

Our Social Supermarket Volunteers will re-stock shelves and refrigerators, pack shoppers’ bags, assist at checkouts (using a basic computer system) and help with cleaning the Supermarket.

Note: All volunteers, including individuals or groups, must be at least 18 years of age.

A Floating Volunteer will receive training for all the volunteer roles mentioned above and will be assigned to the role with the highest need on a given day. The Floating Volunteer will be confident and self-managing.

Note: All volunteers, including individuals or groups, must be at least 18 years of age.

Volunteer Opportunities at Kemp Home & Hospital:

Our Kemp Home and Hospital is looking for a volunteer to play the piano for our residents sing a long sessions. This would be regular commitment (fortnightly or monthly), at Kemp Home and Hospital in Titahi Bay preferably in the afternoon 1:30-2:30pm.

If you are a confident, experienced piano player we would love you to get in touch by filling in the application form and writing in the notes section – sing a long piano player. 

Note: All volunteers, including individuals or groups, must be at least 18 years of age.

Volunteer Opportunities at Mission Store:

At our Mission Store on Taranaki St, our volunteers play a key role in keeping the space tidy, stocking shelves, working the register, and handling various other tasks. While prior retail experience is not required, it is definitely a plus. If you don’t have experience, as long as you’re eager to learn, we’d love to have you on board!

Note: All volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.

Group Volunteering

We have a wide variety of groups who volunteer their time at the Wellington City Mission; schools, corporate, churches, community groups and more. There are various opportunities throughout the year for your group to get involved but mostly towards the end of the year in the lead up to Christmas. If you are interested in joining our group volunteering waiting list, please email volunteering@wcm.org.nz.  Alternatively, you might like to organise a fundraising event.  For more information about this please click here.

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