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
Pop Up Shop Volunteers
Ref: #00766
Helping in our Organisation's Pop Up Shop. Helping/Serving Customers, hanging clothing, keeping the shop looking neat, tidy & fresh.
Volunteer Visitors
Ref: #00765
This role is about volunteers offering one hour of their time per week to visit an older person. The aim is for you and the person you visit to get to know each other and enjoy conversation and shared activities. You are there to offer company and friendship, and to support the person you visit to extend their social activity in their own way and in their own time.
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