Why we need you? Tōtara Hospice’s vision is to honour living and dignify dying. We do this by providing leading edge hospice palliative care services to eligible individuals living with life limiting illnesses, their families, caregivers and communities in South and South East Auckland. All of our services are provided free of charge, being able to continue to do this means we cannot survive without the help of Volunteers.

This role will provide support to our Cultural Liaison Team with hosting their Pacific Talanoa groups weekly on a Friday lunchtime. Looking for individuals who will be happy to assist with hosting, hospitality, taking new visitors on a tour of the Hub, helping with translation if required, and engaging with patients and their families and in turn helping to enhance the service we provide to our patients and their families.

What skills and attributes do we hope you can share with us?

• Knowledge of a Pacific Language is desired but not essential
• Comfortable working with patients and families
• A strong commitment to providing customer service with a friendly, helpful and courteous attitude.
• Sensitivity, understanding and respect for our diverse community, and also for the journey each patient and family is travelling.

How will we support you?

• We will provide all the training you need to feel comfortable and confident in the role.
• Our volunteer team is there to advise and assist you.

What benefits do you get?

• A chance to work in a friendly team, and an opportunity to make new friends and meet a group of diverse people.
• If you are looking for valuable work experience you can add onto your CV.
• Most importantly the satisfaction to Make Hospice Happen and supporting the belief of the Tōtara Hospice team that even though dying is inevitable, dying unsupported is unacceptable.
• We have free on-site parking.

*Tōtara Hospice as an organisation does not conscientiously object to anyone accessing their rights under the End-of-Life Choices Act that passed into law on November 7th 2021. Our focus will remain, as it always has been, on delivering to the needs of our patients and whānau. We will respect and support patients who choose this option.

We can't wait to hear from you so what are you waiting for? Apply now!

If you are keen and available on Fridays between 11:30am and 3pm...we would love to hear from you.