Reception / Admin Superstars

We’re looking for people to help around the centre with general office and administrative tasks during our opening hours, (between 9am & 4pm Monday to Friday). There are additional voluntary opportunities that can be explored through conversation. We have opportunities through our community garden, we have a range of community events and activities that people can get involved with such as Lark in the Park & our Community Dinners. We are a warm and welcoming staff team that love to make sure that volunteers feel welcome, involved and appreciated.

Victory Community Centre (VCC) is a Community Centre located in Whakatū Nelson’s multicultural Victory Village. We offer a range of health services, a large programme of activities and events, advocacy and support for community members & a place to gather and meet other people. Our vision is that Victory is a thriving and caring community of health, hope and possibility.

General VCC Reception / Admin Superstar Volunteer Tasks:

• Answering and responding to enquiries on the telephone, retrieving voicemails from our messaging system,
• Warmly greeting Community Centre guests & visitors, dealing with their enquiries at our front desk and connecting them with the appropriate service or team member
• Supporting community members to register and get involved in our range of community activities
• Data entry, filing, shredding of old documents and other administrative tasks
• Tidying and refreshing the Centre notice board & window posters & flyers
• Folding the quarterly, community activity flyers. Restocking card rack holders, delivering the flyers to local residents

If this doesn’t sound like you then there are other tasks that volunteers can fulfil that we always appreciate support with:

• Picking up food from Kai Rescue, pick up from Haven Road in one of the VCC vehicles. (11.30am – 12noon, Mon to Fri)
• Making up the Kai Parcels for local people requesting assistance. (12noon – 1pm, Mon to Fri)
• Kitchen Cleaning
• Tidying the pantry & back store cupboard
• Taking out the Rubbish & Recycling if the bins are full
• Stocking and tidying the VCC Pātaka Kai / Food Pantry
• Sweeping the pathways
• Tidying & weeding the front gardens
• Cleaning the windows
• Wiping down tables, chairs, door handles, Etc. Keeping the foyer tidy & Hygienic

Skills acquired: Communication Skills, Customer Service, Driving, Facilities Management, Gardening/Grounds Maintenance, General Administration, Interpersonal Skills, Office Reception, Problem Solving