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.

The meal pick-up time is 11.30am Inglewood is relatively small, so delivering all meals typically takes approximately one hour, depending on the number of meals. If there are a couple of you, one can drive, and the other can deliver, and it takes less time.

Generally, we schedule drivers for a month at a time. Volunteers typically drive on the same day each week they are rostered. We will roster you based on the time you have available.

Your tasks

Most of our drivers deliver meals once a week every two weeks, however shifts are flexible.

• Start your shift at 11.30am
• 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.

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. You can also find more information on this on our tools and guidance for volunteers page.