Join our Napier South Meals on Wheels team!

We urgently need more volunteer drivers to deliver meals in Napier. Shifts start and end at the meal pick up point in Napier. We need twelve (12) volunteers each weekday.

Role description

Our Meals on Wheels service supports older, ill, and disabled people living at home who would otherwise struggle to provide healthy meals for themselves. We need volunteers keen to deliver hot meals and a friendly chat, to people in need across New Zealand.

Your Tasks

• Pick up meals from 10.30 am to 12.00 pm from the pick-up point in Napier South in your car.
• Meals are packed in insulated chilly bins.
• Deliver meals to people and have a brief chat at the door.
• Return chilly bins to the depot
• Go home feeling good that you’ve helped someone out today.

Volunteer requirements and training

You’ll need to be a friendly person who has their own car and a valid driver's licence. We’ll train you in how to carry out the role and you’ll be supported by Red Cross volunteers or staff members.

Meals on Wheels volunteer onboarding may take anywhere between 2-6 weeks depending on your availability and the availability of the local coordinator. NZ Police response time can vary from a few days to about a month after we submit the Police Vet request.

You'll need to follow our Health, Safety and Wellbeing policies and procedures, which will be advised during training.

Apply Online on the Red Cross website

To apply go to our website and choose Get involved > Volunteer in New Zealand > Find a Volunteer Role > Meals on Wheels > Hawke's Bay > Napier South