Youth Impact is a youth-led initiative working alongside community organisations to strengthen and grow youth volunteering across the Wellington region.

We're looking for new team members who want to contribute in their own way - whether you're an admin legend, a social media star, an events organiser, or just someone keen to help out. The time commitment is flexible (around an hour a week ideally), and we work around study and life.

If you care about making volunteering better for young people, we'd love to have you involved.

Can you make soup? Can you lead a team in the kitchen?

Newtown Community Centre are on the look out for more volunteers who can help lead our Free Soup Friday team in the kitchen.

This role is responsible for preparing large batches of multiple soups, garlic bread and salads and instructing a team of volunteers to make kai for 30+ people.

Free Soup Friday is a weekly event at the community centre, where we provide a free lunch soup to whoever needs it. You will be helping to feed people while they come together for this communal meal.

The kitchen team starts cooking from 9am every Friday, to serve lunch from 1pm. We are aiming to bring on board enough volunteers who can work to a roster, alternating weeks that they are leading the soup team.

Help make a difference for people who have real difficulties in accessing support! Men and Trauma is one of New Zealand's leading mental health agencies working throughout the country with males and others who have experienced abuse and trauma.

We are small not-for-profit agency that works with people who have experienced abuse and trauma.

We are looking for an outgoing, creative, and organised person to help us with our communications and social media platforms.

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2026 is International Volunteer Year (IVY26) and Volunteer Wellington is seeking a dedicated and proactive Volunteer Sponsorship Coordinator to support multiple events and training initiatives throughout the year.

This important volunteer role focuses on securing sponsorships that will help recognise and celebrate the invaluable contribution of volunteers across the region. The Sponsorship Coordinator will play a key role in identifying potential partners, preparing compelling sponsorship proposals, and building strong, lasting relationships with businesses and organisations that share a commitment to community and volunteerism!

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Volunteer Wellington are looking for a volunteer with policy experience to review, update, and strengthen our organisation's policy and procedure framework. This short term volunteer role is ideal for someone with strong analytical skills, experience in policy writing, and an interest in the community sector.

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Volunteer Wellington are looking for a volunteer with experience in publication design and formatting to help us put together our Annual Report for 2025-2026. You will work closely with the General Manager to produce a clear, engaging, and professional publication that reflects Volunteer Wellington's work and impact.

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Te Hopai Trust Home and Hospital are looking for a cheerful, patient volunteer to help our residents with cognitive impairment tackle jigsaw puzzles - one-on-one or in a small group. Your mission: chat, laugh, and celebrate every piece that fits

Te Hopai Trust Home and Hospital are looking for caring and reliable volunteers to support some of our active residents who are living with cognitive impairment. A gentle slow walk, indoors or outdoors around our facility can make a meaningful difference to someone's day. Your role would be to provide companionship, encouragement, and reassurance while supporting a resident either one-on-one or in a small group setting.

Love being ouTe Hopai Trust Home and Hospital are looking for a friendly, reliable volunteer to support our residents with cognitive impairment on weekly van trips. It's about companionship, encouragement, and sharing the journey. You'll help residents get on and off the van and make the experience fun and meaningful.

Sisters of Compassion are currently looking for a clothing room volunteer to organise and tidy the clothing room at the Suzanne Aubert Heritage Centre, shifts are outlined below:

At the Land Information Freehold Education (LIFE) Trustwe use Toi Whakapapa and personal stories - memories, art, family trees, parents' homes, kitchens, backyards and letterboxes - to secure tino rangatiratanga (self-determination). We support whaanau and individuals in 'low income' situations by addressing the root causes of trauma and providing pathways to stability and tino rangatiratanga through a key question asked by the MaaoriLand Court: what is your relationship to your whaanau and whenua in the absence of a will for over 200 years?

We are currently seeking a qualified and compassionate Volunteer Art Therapist to support the emotional and psychological wellbeing components of the Toi Whakapapa Educational Programme.
An art therapist is a trained mental health professional who uses the creative process of art-making, combined with psychotherapy techniques, to help individuals improve their mental, emotional, and social wellbeing. Within our programme, the Art Therapist will facilitate safe, structured creative sessions that enable Work and Income Clients - Maaori and non-Maaori, particularly aged 20+, to explore identity, whakapapa, belonging, and personal narratives, particularly where emotions or experiences may be difficult to verbalise.
The Art Therapist will ensure that creative activities are delivered within a therapeutic framework that prioritises psychological safety, process over product, and culturally grounded practice. They will support Work and Income Clients in expressing thoughts, memories, and emotions through visual media while guiding reflective discussion in age-appropriate ways.

This role requires clinical training in art therapy and the ability to integrate therapeutic practice with kaupapa Maaori values, ensuring sessions are mana-enhancing, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate.

Mary Potter Hospice are recruiting Volunteer Drivers for the Eastern/Southern Suburbs and the Wellington CBD for the Annual Appeal on Thursday 14th May!

The Street Appeal collection is one of the major events during the year to raise money to help keep the Mary Potter Hospice services free and to raise awareness of its services.

A driver (or driving team) is responsible for managing the safe collection of funds on the day of the Street Appeal from the Appeal Area/Site Coordinators to the bank/Hospice. The driving team will follow a predetermined route making pickups along the way. They will deliver the labelled buckets from the collection points to the count team at the bank/Hospice.

Mary Potter Hospice are recruiting Volunteer Area Coordinators for Thorndon and the Northern Suburbs for the Annual Appeal on Thursday 14th May!

The Street Appeal collection is one of the major events during the year to raise money to help keep the Mary Potter Hospice services free and to raise awareness of its services.

The Annual Appeal Site/Area Coordinator is responsible for managing volunteer collectors leading up to the collection day and on the day itself.

As a Volunteer at CanBead, you'll play a key role in creating a welcoming, supportive, and creative space for our participants. You'll assist with various aspects of the beading workshops that focus on offering healing through crafting, providing participants with a chance to express themselves and connect with others.

To work under supervision maintaining walking tracks through the bush at Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration project. The work involves re-benching tracks and cutting back encroaching vegetation.

At Huntleigh Home in Karori, we take every opportunity to make sure our 71 rest home and hospital residents enjoy companionship, experience spontaneity and have a sense of purpose in their life. And we would love your help.

We are looking for someone to drive a small mobility van to take Huntleigh residents (predominantly two - one who owns the van) to wherever they need to go. The van is based at Huntleigh and there is comprehensive insurance for any driver over 25.

Newtown Festival is right around the corner (Sunday March 8th) and Vinnies will be holding a huge Fill A Bag clothing stall at the back of our Newtown store on the day. We are on the hunt for helpers, sorters and sales people to make the event super successful. Just one day! And an awesome face paced vibe.

An Activities Assistant is needed to provide practical support to the staff at The Chelsea Club, a Wellington residential daycare facility in Lyall Bay for people with mild alzheimers: dementia and related diseases.

Karori Youth Centre aims to provide a safe space for young people Karori.

Our program is run for young people aged 10-18 and they generally connect really well with the age group that is just above them so this role is great for tertiary students looking for an opportunities that fit around their uni schedule.

We currently open Mondays 3-7pm and Wednesdays and Fridays 3-6pm.

Our hope is that you can join our team and make a difference in the lives of young people.

Your role in our team will include playing games with youth, building quality relationships with them and helping with centre set up and pack down.

• Build positive relationships with young people and serve as a role model.
• Participate in and facilitate games, activities, and discussions.
• Support the Youth Development Worker (YDW) in the general running of the center.
• Ensure safe and appropriate interactions in line with best practices.

Te Hopai Trust Home and Hospital are inviting members of our community to bring the joy of poetry into our aged care home.

If you enjoy reading aloud and connecting through conversation, this is a beautiful and meaningful way to give back. Sessions can be small and intimate or with a larger group - whatever suits your style and comfort. From Shakespeare to Dr Seuss, classic favorites to contemporary gems - all words are welcome. It's about presence, connection, and the simple pleasure of sharing language together.