Meals on Wheels lead volunteer

Our Meals on Wheels service supports elderly, ill and disabled people living at home who would otherwise struggle to provide healthy meals for themselves. 

The Meals on Wheels volunteers leads support Meals on Wheels Services in their area by helping schedule . Lead tasks and responsibilities may vary from area to area.

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.

Key duties may vary from area to area, but typically involve:

• Ensuring the efficient and safe delivery of Meals on Wheels to clients
• Coordinating and scheduling Meals on Wheels volunteers
• Onboarding and training new volunteers
• Liaising with the local Service Centre

• Annually renewable

• 1 hour per week

• Ability to use your own vehicle
• Ability to pass an NZ Police Vetting check
• Valid full driver's license
• Valid MyVaccine pass

• Tauranga - Greerton

  LEAD URGENTLY NEEDED!

  We are urgently looking for a reliable and energetic lead volunteer to join a team of day leads that report to the programme coordinator.

  Each Day Lead is responsible for scheduling and rostering volunteers for their allocated day for both pick up locations in the Tauranga Area.

  The Meals on Wheels Thursday Day Leader is responsible for rostering volunteer drivers, checking in with volunteers by phone or in person, liaising with the hospital and doing a meals on wheels run when needed. This role takes about an hour a week and has variety and flexibility -  volunteer largely from home with the opportunity to have an active role on the ground when needed by doing a meals on wheels delivery run. 

  Volunteers must be available to travel to meal pickup locations in central Tauranga and to attend some meetings at the Service Centre in Greerton.

  This role would suit a person who enjoys taking initiative, working with other volunteers, has strong communication, leadership and organisational skills and is able to manage complexity.

  Computer skills essential.

  Time commitment is about to two hours a week.

  For more information please contact us at westernbay@redcross.org.nz.

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• Tauranga - Mount Maunganui

  DAY LEAD URGENTLY NEEDED!

  We are urgently looking for a reliable and energetic lead volunteer to join a team of day leads that report to the programme coordinator.

  Each Day Lead is responsible for scheduling and rostering volunteers for their allocated day for both pick up locations in the Tauranga Area.

  The Meals on Wheels Mount Maunganui Day Leader is responsible for rostering volunteer drivers, checking in with volunteers by phone or in person, liaising with the hospital and doing a meals on wheels run when needed. This role takes about an hour a week and has variety and flexibility -  volunteer largely from home with the opportunity to have an active role on the ground when needed by doing a meals on wheels delivery run. 

  The Mount Maunganui Day Leader must be available to travel to meal pickup locations in Mount Maunganui and to attend some meetings in Tauranga.

  This role would suit a person who enjoys taking initiative, working with other volunteers, has strong communication, leadership and organisational skills and is able to manage complexity.

  Computer skills essential.

  Time commitment is about to two hours a week.

  For more information please contact us at westernbay@redcross.org.nz.

  Apply Now