Volunteers established North Haven Hospice in 1985 years ago, and from day one they have played an essential and crucial role in delivering our care and supporting our services. Simply put, we couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers.
Whether you have a few hours a week or can only assist with specific events, we appreciate any time you can offer.
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Volunteering at North Haven Hospice is flexible and tailored to your skills, interests, and schedule. Whether you have experience in patient care, retail, or something entirely different, we have a role for you. Whatever you might choose to do, you’ll be joining a team of approximately 500 North Haven Hospice volunteers!
Our volunteers contribute their time in a wide variety of ways.
Some provide direct support to people in our care and their families, while others work in our North Haven Hospice charity shops, assist at Te Whare Hūmārie in our In-patient unit (IPU), or help people in the community in their homes.
Training and ongoing support is provided relevant to each volunteer role, making sure you feel confident and comfortable.
Some of the volunteer opportunities available include:
If you’d like to learn more or have a discussion about volunteering, please contact our Volunteering Services team on 09 437 3355 (weekdays) or email volunteer@northhavenhospice.org.nz.
If you’re ready to volunteer now, please complete our Volunteer Application below.
It depends on the role you are interested in. All training (including resources) will be provided by our volunteer leaders, Volunteer Services Coordinator, and appropriately skilled people with the required expertise.
Once you have completed the required training, the time commitment is what you are able and prepared to give. We appreciate your contribution and will fit around you where we can.
We have some flexibility depending on the volunteer role.
Our In-Patient Unit (IPU) runs 365 days of the year and shifts here are from 8:00 am to midday, midday to 4:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. We can be flexible with start times if you coming to help after work or study. If everything the volunteer is required to do has been completed and the IPU is quiet, the volunteer usually goes home early.
Community Support, Life Reflections biographies, and Compassionate Touch massage can be provided during the weekend and depends on volunteer availability.
Yes, we can provide a work reference after a minimum of three months volunteering on a regular basis to show consistent and reliable support.
No, not necessarily. Volunteering is a great way to learn new skills while helping your community. It can keep you connected socially and possibly assist you in finding paid employment. For example, 95% of our health care assistants have come from our volunteer workforce and 5% of nurses started out as volunteers. People from all walks of life have used volunteering as a step to finding their first or a new job.
Many people with disabilities volunteer. Some of our existing volunteers have visual or hearing impairments, mental health challenges, and intellectual disabilities.
It may not be an issue. We look at all applications on a person by person basis. NZ Police vetting needs to be done for every prospective cash-handling Hospice Shop volunteer.
There is a myth that volunteering can affect visa and refugee applications. We have investigated and been advised that volunteering does not affect application status.
If you’d like to learn more or have a discussion about volunteering, please contact our Volunteering Services team on 09 437 3355 (weekdays) or email volunteer@northhavenhospice.org.nz.
If you’re ready to volunteer now, please complete our Volunteer Application form.
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