Volunteer

Our Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do at Te Omanga.

Volunteers are an integral part of the valuable service we provide to all our patients and families.

The positions cover a wide range of skill sets, and there are many opportunities for you to be involved. All voluntary positions come with a Position Description, so you are clear about your role and what is expected of you.  

 

Here are some ways you can volunteer:

  • Gardeners
  • Family Support
  • Fundraising Events
  • Retail Shops
  • Receptionists
  • Housekeepers
  • Kitchen Helpers
  • Floral Arrangers
  • Biographers
  • Truck Hand- Retail Drivers

Talk to our Volunteer Services Manager Rachel if you are interested in finding out more about how you can help. Please call 04 974 8121 or email volunteers@teomanga.org.nz

We currently have the following volunteer positions available:

Retail Volunteers
We are needing volunteers for various shifts in our Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Petone and Wainuiomata shops. If you have a passion for retail, enjoy assisting people and would like to join our friendly retail team then please contact Rachel on 04 974 8121 or email volunteers@teomanga.org.nz

Kitchen helpers
We are looking for volunteers to assist with the preparation of nutritional appetising meals for patients in the inpatient unit and provide back up for the kitchen supervisor. Weekly shifts are available from either 8:30am-11am or 11am-1:30pm or as negotiated with the supervisor. Evening and weekend volunteers prepare and serve light meals to patients – this is a solo role.

Housekeepers
We are needing volunteers to work with a happy team to clean the inpatient unit daily, in a manner not intrusive to the patients and families in the hospice. Rostered one morning a week between the hours of 9am-11am.

Library volunteer – we are looking for a volunteer who has experience as a librarian or knowledge in this area and could give 1-2hrs a week to help with cataloguing and sorting of new books and resources, ensuring that the system we have in place is workable and making small changes if necessary.

Lawnmowing help – We need some more volunteers on our happy lawnmowing team.  Once a fortnight commitment, or could be once a month.  Need to be able to bring your own lawnmower.