Meals on Wheels driver — Hastings

Join our Hastings Meals on Wheels team!

We're looking for friendly volunteer drivers to join our Hastings team. Meals from Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital are delivered to areas within Hastings. We need nine volunteers each weekday.

Weekly or fortnightly shifts available, these are flexible and can also be casual or relief driving.

Shifts start and end at Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital. Meal pick-up time is 11:00am Monday to Friday.

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. Meals are picked up from Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Hastings. We need nine (9) volunteers each weekday.

Start your shift between 11am and 12pm

• Pick up meals from the pick-up point
• 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.

For more information about this role and to apply please head over to our website

Volunteer Meals on Wheels driver

We would love to have you on our team!

For more information, contact:
eastwest.area@redcross.org.nz