Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Kaibosh.

Volunteers are at the heart of our work. In just a couple of hours a week you can make a real difference, helping to reduce food poverty and food waste in our communities.

Over 220 dedicated volunteers help with the collection and sorting of food at Kaibosh at our three sites in Wellington City, Lower Hutt and Kāpiti. Our service couldn’t work without them – we’re lucky to have so many wonderful people involved!

Keen to lend a hand and be part of Kaibosh?

For individuals: watch our video below to find out more, then scroll down to view current openings at our three sites below.

For organisations or groups: please get in touch to find out about ways your team can support Kaibosh.

If there are no current vacancies near you, stay connected with what’s happening at Kaibosh by signing up to our newsletter or following us on Facebook, Instagram or Linkedin.

“I can give something back to the community by volunteering here. Kaibosh reduces waste and at the same time helps people in need. The working atmosphere here is awesome and dynamic.” – Monique, Kaibosh volunteer

Current Volunteering Vacancies

We have a range of volunteer roles at our three Kaibosh sites in Pōneke, Pito-one and Paraparaumu.

Please consider making a commitment of at least 6 months volunteering with us, due to the time spent with your induction and training.

We use an online software called Volaby for our volunteer programme. To apply simply select your preferred site below, click the ‘Apply to Volunteer’ link to set up a profile on Volaby. A Kaibosh Volunteer Manager will then be in touch.

Hutt Valley Volunteering

Lower Hutt based volunteer roles include Weekday Food Sorting, Kitchen Support and Operations Support on site at our premises in Pito-one; and Food Rescue Driver Support roles on weekdays or Saturday. All roles require a good level of fitness and lifting 15kg boxes.

Food Sorting 

Shift timings (approx): Weekdays 1:30pm – 3:30pm

About the role: Working in a small team, food sorting volunteers make sure that donated food is recorded, quality checked, sorted and stored, ready for community groups to collect.

No current vacancies (September 2024) – however our rosters do change every few months, so we welcome sign ups to our waitlist.

Apply to Volunteer in the Hutt Valley

Food Rescue Driver Support

Shift timings (approx): Monday – Saturday: 7:00am – 11:00am

About the role: Working with our Kaibosh drivers, food rescue volunteers are out and about in our vans, collecting quality surplus food from supermarkets around the Hutt Valley. A good level of fitness is required and lifting 15kg boxes.

Apply to Volunteer in the Hutt Valley

Kitchen Support

Shift timings (approx): 10am – 12pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 

About the role: Join us in our Kaibosh Kitchen – Pito-one! Help our Kitchen Coordinator to prep and cook kai from rescued food, which we then distributes to our community partners who are supporting whānau in need. You will be prepping and chopping vegetables and fruit; checking through the second-sort boxes of rescued food; helping with baking; and cleaning.

Note: There are no current Kitchen Support vacancies (October 2024) – however our rosters do change every few months, so if this interests you please sign up to our waitlist.

Apply to Volunteer in the Hutt Valley

Wellington City Volunteering

Wellington volunteer roles include Weekday or Weekend Food Sorting as part of a team on site at our premises, Weekday Driver Food Rescue Support and Operations Support, and Weekend Market Food Rescue in Newtown on Saturday and Harbourside on Sunday. All roles require a good level of fitness and require lifting 15kg boxes.

Note: There are no current volunteer vacancies in Pōneke (October 2024) however our rosters do change every few months, so we welcome sign ups to our waitlist. 

Join the waitlist for future Volunteer vacancies: Apply to Volunteer in Wellington

Kāpiti-Horowhenua Volunteering

Volunteer roles include Weekday Food Sorting, Kitchen Support and Operations Support on site at our premises in Paraparaumu, plus Food Rescue Driver Support on weekdays. All roles require a good level of fitness and Operations Support and Driver Support require frequent lifting of 15kg boxes.

Note: There are no current vacancies (October 2024) however as rosters do change over the summer months, please do register your interest and sign up to our waitlist. 

Join the waitlist for future Volunteer Vacancies here: Kaibosh Volaby platform

Contact Aimee, Volunteer Manager at Kaibosh Kāpiti-Horowhenua, if you’re keen to find out more about future opportunities.

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