Toy Repairer (Nelson City)

The Nelson Community Toy Library is a not-for-profit organisation, administered by a small group of dedicated volunteer committee. Their membership base inlcudes both families on annual membership rates and also casual and grandparent membership over the longer term.  Operating in a similar way to a public book library, they offer a range of quality toys, puzzles, games and learning activities for members to hire for a set period of time.

The Nelson Community Toy library is a member of the Toy Library Federation of New Zealand.   Their vision is “Let the Children Play” with a mission statement "to actively promote play as being essential to the optimal educational, physical, psychological, social and cultural development of the child".

A volunteer is required to undertake repairs and improvements on toys as needed.  May also need occasional assistance with building maintenance and improvements and on workdays.

Volunteers will gain:

• Ongoing use and possible development of existing trade skills.
• Self satisfaction from knowing you are supporting local families in keeping a worthwhile service affordable.

Requirements

Interested volunteers must have/be:

• Experience in undertaking general handiman work with the skills and ability to do a tidy job.
• Fit and mobile enough to undertake the work at your own pace. 
• Personable, polite, respectful, honest, reliable.

A police vetting check or MOJ check may be required.

A Police background check is required for this role.