New Plymouth Volunteer Centre

About us

Volunteering New Plymouth was established in 2002.
The main purpose of Volunteering New Plymouth is to assist ‘not for profit’ community groups in recruiting and retaining volunteers and to offer ongoing support to all community organisations and their volunteers. To do this we offer our service as a contact point for all volunteers and community agencies. We provide information about opportunities for volunteering, we raise community awareness of the importance of the work that is undertaken by volunteers, we organise recognition awards, we advocate on behalf of volunteers and community organisations at a local and national level and we provide a channel where resources can be shared, particularly in the training of volunteers and their coordinators/managers. We aim to help organisations recruit and retain volunteers and we support existing volunteers through free or low-cost training in order to increase their efficiency, effectiveness and capacity.

Events and Trainings

Volunteering New Plymouth runs a number of events and trainings to support the not for profit sector. These include Volunteer Awareness Week activities, our annual Volunteer Recognition Awards, Volunteer Managers' recognition events, Volunteer 'snap shots' and the Volunteers Thank You event.

Latest roles

Volunteer Puppy Raisers

Ref: #00668

Put a little Puppy in Your Life!! Puppy Raisers Needed for Hearing Dogs NZ Charity. Seeking loving homes for wee puppies to be raised till they are old enough to start training school to become an Assistant Dog. All costs of puppy raising and all equipment are provided by Hearing Dogs NZ but this position is an unpaid volunteer position. If you have a fenced property, time to spare and want to help others please get in touch.

Secretary

Ref: #00667

We would welcome someone with a keen interest in and or experience with performing arts to join our team. The secretarial role is important in keeping our database of members accurate so attention to detail is important. We work with people from different ethnic groups, so excellent communication skills, patience and understanding are required.

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