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.

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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.

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Latest roles

Volunteer Visitors - North Taranaki Area

Ref: #00592

Our Accredited Visiting Service (AVS) is a befriending service that provides regular visits to older people who would like more company; to reduce social isolation and loneliness. Our visitors are volunteers who are keen to spend time with an older person for about an hour each week to enjoy conversation and shared interests and activities. We are looking for men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds and ages - aged 18 and upwards. What we are looking for is warmth, friendliness and a desire to make a difference in the life of an older person. Current volunteers have said that they enjoy the opportunity to get to know their older person, and that they benefit and learn from the experience too. This role involves face-to-face visits with the understanding that if you or your older person feel uncomfortable with in-person visiting at any time, you may switch to phone calls or zoom/facetime communication (depending on the recipient’s ability). There are protocols for in-person visits and of course, do not visit if you are unwell. These will be explained during the orientation training session.

Volunteer Visitors - Central Taranaki Area

Ref: #00591

Our Accredited Visiting Service (AVS) is a befriending service that provides regular visits to older people who would like more company; to reduce social isolation and loneliness. Our visitors are volunteers who are keen to spend time with an older person for about an hour each week to enjoy conversation and shared interests and activities. We are looking for men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds and ages - aged 18 and upwards. What we are looking for is warmth, friendliness and a desire to make a difference in the life of an older person. Current volunteers have said that they enjoy the opportunity to get to know their older person, and that they benefit and learn from the experience too. This role involves face-to-face visits with the understanding that if you or your older person feel uncomfortable with in-person visiting at any time, you may switch to phone calls or zoom/facetime communication (depending on the recipient’s ability). There are protocols for in-person visits and of course, do not visit if you are unwell. These will be explained during the orientation training session.


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