Volunteer Vacancies at Kaibosh
We use an online software called Volaby for our volunteer programme. To register your interest, simply click a link below to set up a profile on Volaby and a Kaibosh Volunteer Manager will be in touch.
Volunteer
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Kaibosh. Check out the current vacancies in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Paraparaumu below.
Make an impact for your community 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 230 dedicated volunteers help Kaibosh Food Rescue at our three sites in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Te Awa Kairangai – Hutt Valley and Kāpiti. Our service for the community couldn’t work without them and we’re grateful to have so many wonderful people involved!
“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
Volunteer Roles
We have a range of individual volunteer roles at our three sites – from Food Sorting and Weekend Market Food Rescue as part of a team, to Food Rescue Driver Support and Kitchen Food Prep. Current openings are listed below.
Please consider making a commitment of at least 6 months volunteering with us, due to the time spent with your induction and training.
Note, for organisations or groups: please get in touch with us to find out about other ways your team can support Kaibosh.
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Watch our video below to learn more about volunteering at Kaibosh!
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 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
Note: There are no current Food Sorting or Kitchen Support volunteer vacancies at Kaibosh Pito-one (December 2024) – however our rosters do change every few months, so we welcome sign ups to join our waitlist.
Sign up to join the waitlist for future Volunteering opportunities
Wellington City Volunteering
Wellington volunteer roles include Weekday and Weekend Food Sorting as part of a team at our premises, Food Rescue Driver Support and Operations Support, and Weekend Market Food Rescue at the Newtown Market on Saturday and Harbourside Market on Sunday. All roles require a good level of fitness and lifting 15kg boxes.
Note: There are no current volunteer vacancies for regular shifts in Pōneke (December 2024) however our rosters do change each month, so we welcome you to sign up to join our waitlist.
Or you may like to join our list of back-up volunteers in 2025 to help when our regular volunteers are away. Full induction is provided.
Register for future volunteering opportunities
Kāpiti Volunteering
Volunteer roles based at our Paraparaumu site include Food Rescue Driver Support, Weekday Food Sorting and Kitchen Food Prep. All roles require a good level of fitness to be standing for several hours, and Driver Support requires frequent lifting of 15kg boxes.
Note: There are no current volunteer vacancies in Paraparaumu (December 2024) however our rosters do change every few months, so we welcome sign ups to join our waitlist.
Join the waitlist for future Volunteering opportunities in Kāpiti