What is a Volunteer?
A special person who lends a helping hand, a listening ear, offers care and support to those in need. They dedicate their time, energy, skills and knowledge to make a difference. Someone who is caring, generous, thoughtful and selfless. People who like to Get it Done for Hospice!
Our Volunteers Provide a Network of Support
Specially trained and supervised volunteers support all components of our hospice.
Why Should You Volunteer?
- You will feel a sense of purpose, meet new friends, and learn new skills.
- Volunteering is a great way to strengthen your ties to the community and broaden your network
- Together, as a team, we will work hard and get the job done to ensure hospice palliative care continues to be freely available in our community.
Volunteer Roles:
Some volunteers help support patients and their families
Others will help with:
- Reception
- Administration
- Drivers
- Fundraising
- Day Programme hosts
- Flower arranging
- Baking & preserving
- Knitting
- Biographers
- Gardeners
- Housekeeping
- Car cleaners
- HospiceShops
- Respite Sitter
- Patient Meals – evenings
- Evening Meals Volunteer
To become a volunteer – we need you!
- If you are interested in volunteering in a retail HospiceShop see our HospiceShop volunteers page.
- Te Rangimarie and/or in the community, then please contact Lianne McElroy at Te Rangimarie 06 753 7830 or email Lianne McElroy to arrange a time to meet.
- Biographies, then please contact the Support Services Manager – Stacey Marshall
If you are not sure how your skills might help then please contact Lianne McElroy either with a call, between Mondays and Thursdays: 06 753 7830 or email lianne.mcelroy@hospicetaranaki.org.nz
Current vacancies
- HospiceShop Warehouse, many varied roles including cleaning, repairing, various roles around quality control and driving for deliveries and collections of donations.
- All HospiceShops are looking for volunteers – many varied roles, it is ideal if you are strong/strength to carry boxes of donations and furniture around. Pop into your nearest HospiceShop to ask the Manager how you can help.