We need your help! Are you friendly and approachable? Do you enjoy meeting a wide variety of people? Are you a foodie at heart and love being in a kitchen. This is the role for you! Totara Hospice (TH) is a supportive and caring organisation, providing palliative care services to patients and their families/whanau travelling through the journey of a life limiting illness. Supporting those living in the South and South East Auckland area. This is an exciting opportunity to join the TH team and make a difference in people’s lives by supporting them through what can be a challenging time

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

• Fabulous people skills, willing and able to create a warm and friendly atmosphere.

• A genuine willingness to be part of a team and be able to take direction. Whilst also being able to take initiative and work independently.

• Sensitivity, understanding and respect for our diverse community.

• Organised, and able to work well under pressure with a flexible attitude.

• Reliability to your volunteer commitment.

• Food, catering and hospitality experience is an advantage but a passion for this area is just as good as training will be provided.

What activities will I be involved in?

• You will be helping our Chefs in the main kitchen by supporting them with dish washing, easy food prep – such as putting biscuits in jars, getting drinks ready for patients.

• The main activity for this role is getting the Patient/Whānau Drinks Trolley ready and visiting the Inpatient Unit rooms to provide Beverages.

• Checking of food orders coming into the kitchen and helping to put away into Chiller and Dry Store.

• Clearing patients food dishes and washing.

• Sometimes collecting food orders for patients for their dinners.

• Helping distribute supplies to meeting rooms in the building.

What support will we give you?

• Volunteer induction and ongoing training opportunities

• Training given on the job and of all systems such as commercial dishwasher.

• Ongoing support from our Volunteer services team and Hospitality team

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.

• The opportunity to work within a supportive integrated team environment, supporting the provision of a professional service to our community.

• Developing new skills and experiences

• Satisfaction of giving time to a local charity

• Valuable work experience and skills that you can add to your CV.

• Most importantly the satisfaction to Make Hospice Happen and supporting the belief of the Totara Hospice team, that even though dying is inevitable, dying unsupported is unacceptable.

Please email [email protected] for more information about this opportunity to really help and make a difference in your community.