Our disaster response teams respond to emergencies in communities across New Zealand.
Our disaster response team members, like Gypsy, help their communities make it through emergencies safely.
Our disaster response teams are made up of highly committed, multi-skilled emergency service volunteers. They have a wide variety of professional backgrounds, delivering essential services during and immediately following a disaster.
Team members train regularly. They will mostly train and respond to emergencies in their local area, but may travel throughout New Zealand supporting other Red Cross teams when needed. Our response teams are trained in a variety of skills, from first aid to ground-based rescue, which benefit both themselves and the New Zealand community.
You'll find our teams in our state-of-the-art disaster welfare and support vehicles, providing support and disaster services to affected communities. You’ll find them in Civil Defence centres – they’re the friendly faces looking after you and your family – and you’ll find them on the ground, mucking in and getting on with the job.
New Zealand Red Cross requires its people – employees, members and those that volunteer their time – to be fully vaccinated. If you are interested in volunteering for New Zealand Red Cross you will need to provide your ‘My vaccine Pass’ when required. This is important as we place our people at the heart of everything we do, ensuring we take steps to prioritise health, safety and well-being.
We are looking for looking for highly committed, multi-skilled volunteers for our Disaster Welfare and Support Team in Auckland.
Team trains regularly in Wiri.
The Auckland Disaster Welfare and Support Team recruits by promoting enthusiastic volunteers from the Good and Ready team.
New volunteers can start their Red Cross journey by applying through the Good and Ready Programme.
Waikato | Hamilton - CBD
WAIT LIST ONLY
We are currently not accepting applications for our Disaster Welfare and Support Team in Hamilton.
This team recruits through intakes, please check back for more information at a later date.
Should you wish to, you can place your name on a wait list to be informed about any future recruitment. All expressions of interest will be added to a wait list for the next intake.
We are currently not accepting applications for our Kapiti-Mana Disaster Welfare and Support Team in Paraparaumu.
This team recruits through intakes, please check back for more information at a later date.
Should you wish to, you can place your name on a wait list to be informed about any future recruitment. All expressions of interest will be added to a wait list for the next intake.
We are currently not accepting applications for our Disaster Welfare and Support Team in Nelson.
This team recruits through intakes, please check back for more information at a later date. All expressions of interest will be added to a wait list for the next intake.
We are currently not accepting new members for our Christchurch Disaster Welfare and Support Team in Christchurch.
This team recruits through intakes, please check back for more information at a later date.
Should you wish to, you can place your name on a wait list to be informed about any future recruitment. All expressions of interest will be added to a wait list for the next intake.
We are currently not accepting applications for our Disaster Welfare and Support Team in Dunedin.
This team recruits through intakes, please check back for more information at a later date.
Should you wish to, you can place your name on a wait list to be informed about any future recruitment. All expressions of interest will be added to a wait list for the next intake.
We are currently not accepting applications for our Disaster Welfare and Support Team in Queenstown.
Team trains regularly in Frankton.
This team recruits through intakes, please check back for more information at a later date.
Should you wish to, you can place your name on a wait list to be informed about any future recruitment. All expressions of interest will be added to a wait list for the next intake.
