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Winter warmer pack volunteer

Serve behind the scenes
Provide essential items to people who need them during cold months.
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Role description

Winter warmer pack volunteers help prepare packs for members of their local community. Depending on the location, we may provide bedding packs, warm blankets and hotties, or similar items to help people who are suffering from living in cold houses.  

Your tasks

Your volunteer role will include:

  • Sorting and packing goods.
  • Distributing packs.
  • Working as part of a team.

Volunteer requirements and training

Our volunteers come together to make up the packs when required, usually in the autumn or winter.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW)

We all have a responsibility for our own and others’ Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) when undertaking activities on behalf of Red Cross. Therefore, it is important you: 

  • Take reasonable care of your own health and safety, do not adversely affect the HSW of others
  • Complete health, safety and wellbeing induction, training, programmes and activities – as directed.
  • Follow all reasonable instructions given to you relating to HSW.
  • Cooperate and comply with New Zealand Red Cross policies, standards and procedures related to health, safety, and wellbeing.
  • Use personal protective equipment (PPE) if required, to undertake any work activity
  • If you identify a hazard and/or you are involved in an incident or near miss, report this straight away to your people leader
  • Know what to do in an emergency – for example, how to escape during a fire or what to do if an earthquake occurs
  • You must tell someone in charge if you have any health and safety concerns or worried about someone else’s health and safety
Commitment required
Short-term
Shift duration
4 hours
Shift time
Variable
Min age
All ages with a parent or guardian present
Training
1 to 4 hours
Vetting
  • ID verification
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Contact us
0800 Red Cross (0800 733 27677)

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