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

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.

Administrative Support

Ref: #00764

The Administrative Assistant is the right-hand support person to the Supportive Care Coordinator, helping keep everything organised, up to date, and running smoothly behind the scenes. This role provides practical day-to-day administrative support, helping with filing, data entry, document management, and creating resources using Canva so the Supportive Care Coordinator can focus on supporting clients and delivering programmes.

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