Current Positions

Explore the volunteer opportunities below and find a role that’s right for you. From helping the environment to supporting your community, there’s something for everyone. Check out the roles and get involved!

PS: Job hunting while volunteering? Just let the organisation know. They'll understand – and it helps them place you in a role that's more flexible or easier to cover if you get work. That way, you can still help out without stress, they can plan ahead, and they'll really appreciate your honesty.
Current volunteer positions

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Hospice Waikato Trust
Hamilton

Join Our Hospice Lake Road Volunteer Team

Join our Lake Road volunteer team and help support free hospice care for Waikato families. Whether you’re working behind the scenes with linen and donations or supporting our retail spaces, your time helps turn generosity into care and compassion.
Retail Both/Flexible
Op Shop St Francis Cooperating Parish
Hamilton

Op Shop Retail Assistant – Hamilton

Do you enjoy people and creating a warm welcoming space? We’re looking for volunteers who can help make our Op Shop a place where people feel comfortable, valued and at ease. We sell clean, preloved, good quality items for the whole family at a low prices
Retail Working Hours
Brain Injury Waikato Inc
All Towns

Board Members

Brain Injury Waikato is looking for expressions of interest to join the board. Preferred skills include: Legal and Ethics knowledge in relation to Health and Disability and employment, Health Industry Experience, Lived experience with a brain injury.
Committee & Board Both/Flexible
English Language Partners Waikato
Cambridge, Hamilton, Te Awamutu

ESOL Home Tutor Volunteer

Join English Language Partners as a Home Tutor and make a difference in the Waikato community. Through our training program, you'll learn how to provide free English lessons to former refugees and migrants, helping them navigate daily life in New Zealand
Tutoring Both/Flexible
The Refugee Orientation Centre Trust
Hamilton

Driving Supervisor

The Refugee Orientation Centre Trust (ROC) is seeking an experienced Driving Supervisor to deliver driving lessons to former refugees and migrants who may have little to no English language skills.
Driving Both/Flexible
Habitat For Humanity – ReStore Hamilton
Hamilton

Customer Service Volunteers – Hamilton

Help Habitat for Humanity raise vital funds to build homes, communities and hope! We’re looking for friendly people with great customer service skills to help in our ReStore op shop.
Retail Both/Flexible
Paeroa Community Support Trust
Paeroa

Grocery Shopping Assistant – Paeroa

Volunteer with our Grocery Shopping Service in Paeroa and help elderly and vulnerable locals with a weekly or fortnightly shop — either for them or alongside them.
Practical Help Both/Flexible
Dress For Success Hamilton Trust
Hamilton

Boutique Cleaner

We are looking for a cleaning fairy to help us keep our boutique looking fabulous.
Practical Help Working Hours
Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust
Putaruru

Literacy Ambassador-Putaruru

Join us as a Literacy Ambassador in Putaruru and support people in your community to access free reading and writing help. It’s a flexible role for people who enjoy connecting with others and supporting your local community.
Promotion Both/Flexible