Join our Upper Hutt Meals on Wheels (MoW) team!

We're urgently looking for friendly volunteer drivers to join our Upper Hutt MoW team.

Meals from Upper Hutt depot is delivered to Upper Hutt city and surrounding areas of Upper Hutt.

We need seven volunteers each weekday. Meal pick-up time is 11:00am Monday to Friday on 18 Princes Street, Upper Hutt.

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 at 11.00 am from the pick-up point on 18 Princes Street in Upper Hutt 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 > Wellington > Upper Hutt

Directly serve people in need

Provide an essential service in our communities by delivering nutritional meals to vulnerable people.

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

Most of our drivers deliver meals once a week every two weeks, however shifts are flexible.
• Start your shift between 10.30am and 12pm. • Pick up meals in your car.
• Deliver meals to people and have a brief chat at the door.
• Go home feeling good that you’ve helped someone out today.