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

Food Packer

Ref: #00734

Help organise food for distribution and to pack food parcels in an efficient and effective manner as directed by the Manager, Coordinator or other designated person.

Food Collection

Ref: #00733

To collect food and other donations on behalf of our Organisation as directed by the Manager. • Pick up food on time and as directed by the Manager. • Inform the Manager of any changes to the donors’ arrangements for food pick up. • Identify hazards or safety issues and report these immediately to the Manager. • Pickups are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday or Friday except public holidays and any shut down period as notified by the Manager or Board of Trustees. The time is to be arranged with the donor business and will be timed to ensure donations are collected in time to be delivered to the food bank between 9am and 10am.

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