Volunteering
Thank you Auckland for giving us a helping hand through 2019. We are grateful for the outpouring of support across our services! We knew we could count on you!
It’s a new year and there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in 2020, get in touch now!
Click here to view a recent news story about Mission volunteer drama tutor, Patrick Spillane.
GROUP VOLUNTEERS – CORPORATE | COMMUNITY | WHANAU
Each year we engage hundreds of volunteers at the Mission as part of a corporate, community or whanau group. We NEED your help year round in both our Distribution Centre and Haeata Community Centre.
Our distribution centre is located in Grafton. Group volunteers most often participate in packing emergency food parcels for struggling families, or sorting donated clothing and household items. This activity is suitable for groups of 3 – 15 (larger groups up to 20 by arrangement). The distribution centre is open Monday to Saturday and groups can volunteer as follows:
- Half day 9.00am – 12.00pm or 12.30pm – 3.30pm (smaller groups in the afternoon)
- Full day 9.00am – 3.00pm
Group Volunteer Information Distribution
Group volunteers help provide our essential daily meal service in our Haeata Community kitchen, onsite at 23 Union St, CBD. Volunteers help by preparing food for serving, serving food to our Homeless Community, and helping to clean up and pack down at the end of the meal service. Opportunities are available for smaller groups of 5 – 6.
- Weekday lunch service – 11:00am to 3:00pm
- Weekend/Public holidays – early dinner service 2.00pm to 6.00pm .
Group Volunteer Information Haeata
Individual corporate volunteers also welcome, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator to discuss.
REGULAR INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER ROLES
Retail Assistants
Seeking customer service stars to work in our K-Road and Glen Innes Opportunity Shops. This role involves customer service and sales as well as merchandise presentation. Hours by negotiation. Minimum age requirement 16 years.
Distribution Assistants
Seeking reliable people available on a regular basis to assist in our Distribution Centre located in Grafton. This roles offer a variety of activities from packing food parcels, assisting drivers with pick ups and deliveries, sorting clothing and donated household items. A good level of physical fitness is required.
Drivers – Social Detox
We are seeking volunteers to drive our clients to their weekly meetings on Tuesday and Thursday & Friday evenings. The time commitment is 3 hours the hours are 6.00pm – 9.00pm. A full, clean NZ drivers licence is required.
To APPLY please contact: Anne Lawson Volunteer Coordinator.
Anne Lawson | Volunteer Coordinator
Email: anne.l@aucklandcitymission.org.nz