Leadership and Volunteer Opportunities
From time to time the opportunity comes up for a rewarding volunteer leadership role in one of our communities. This is a chance to give back by leading a local Bellyful branch, or taking on another key role.
All Bellyful volunteers must be Police vetted, and we ask that you also be vaccinated against COVID-19, Measles and Whooping Cough (Pertussis). Find out more on our Become A Volunteer page.
Various Roles – Bellyful Central Auckland
Our Bellyful Central Auckland branch has some important volunteer opportunities. We are looking for:
- Recipient Coordinator 2IC
- Delivery volunteers – Mt Roskill and surrounding areas (New Windsor, Lynfield, Hillsborough)
- Delivery volunteers – Mt Wellington/Ellerslie
If you are interested fill out our volunteer form, or get in touch with our Branch Coordinator Deb Payne.
Find out more about some of our volunteer roles here.
Various Roles – Bellyful Franklin
Our branch is busy and we need more volunteers:
- Social Media Coordinator
- General Cookathon and Delivery Volunteers
If you are interested email Sally Warrender. Find out more about some of our volunteer roles here.
Branch Coordinator – Bellyful Tauranga
We’re looking for a new volunteer branch co-leader for our rewarding local charity – can you help? Bellyful Tauranga cooks and delivers meals to whānau, with babies or young children, who need support. This is a fantastic volunteer role, supporting a busy branch and a strong team, and a chance to really make a difference in the local community.
Email [email protected] to have a chat or get more information.
Finance/Grants Coordinator – Bellyful Tauranga
Our branch is the busiest in New Zealand and we would love support from someone to be our new volunteer Finance/Grants Coordinator. You’d monitor our branch’s bank accounts and work with our Bellyful NZ national support team to apply for local grants as and when needed. A finance background is ideal but not mandatory. It would take about three hours a month.
If you are interested please email [email protected] to have a chat or get more information.
Co-Cookathon Coordinator
Our Cookathons are lots of fun but also require planning, as we are churning out more than 400 meals each time. We’d love to spread the volunteer load with a new Co-Cookathon Coordinator. The Cookathon Coordinator ensures we have enough Cookathon volunteers and ensures health and safety and food safety requirements are adhered to. They also run the Cookathon, from making sure the ingredients are ordered to ensuring the kitchen is spotless afterwards! Cookathon Coordinators do not need to be chefs, but do need to be great organisers and communicators. This role takes a few hours a month.
If you are interested please email [email protected] to have a chat or get more information.
Branch Coordinator – New Plymouth
We’re looking for a new volunteer branch leader (or two) – can you help? Bellyful New Plymouth cooks and delivers meals to whānau, with babies or young children, who need support.
This is a fantastic volunteer role, supporting a great team, and a chance to really make a difference in the local community.
If you are interested email Fiona Purchas. Find out more about some of our volunteer roles here.
Various Roles – Bellyful Hawke’s Bay
Our Bellyful Hawke’s Bay branch is busy and growing and we need to expand our volunteer team. We have two roles we would love to fill:
- Fundraising Coordinator
- Co-Cookathon Coordinator
If you are interested email Aliesha Gordon. Find out more about some of our volunteer roles here.
Recipient Coordinator/s – Bellyful Porirua
We are looking for a Recipient Coordinator, or two, for our Bellyful Porirua branch.
Recipient Coordinators are often the first contact a whānau will have with Bellyful. They work with Delivery Volunteers to ensure our meals arrive where they are needed and in a timely manner. You need to be well-organised and have a big heart.
Cookathon Coordinator 2IC – Bellyful Porirua
Bellyful Porirua would love someone to help plan and run our Cookathons. You do not need to be a Masterchef, just well-organised with a bit of time to spare each month.
If you are interested get in touch with our Branch Coordinator Nicole Barlow.
Cookathon Coordinator and Delivery Volunteers – Bellyful Wellington South
The Cookathon Coordinator ensures we have enough Cookathon volunteers, books the community kitchen and ensures health and safety and food safety requirements are adhered to. They also run the Cookathon, from making sure the ingredients are ordered to ensuring the kitchen is spotless afterwards! Cookathon Coordinators do not need to be chefs, but do need to be great organisers and communicators.
We also need some more Delivery Volunteers. Working with your Recipient Coordinator, you get to collect and deliver our frozen meals to the whānau who need them. All you need is a vehicle, a driver’s licence, the ability to find your way around your community – and of course a friendly face! The time commitment for a delivery volunteer is entirely up to you and what you can give.
Interested? Email our Branch Coordinator Wendy Lindsay
Social Media Coordinator and Delivery Volunteers – Bellyful Waimakariri
We need a social media volunteer to help keep our branch Facebook page fun, engaging and informative. This role only takes an hour or so a week, maybe more if there is an event or special fundraiser happening. You get as much support as you need, you just require a bit of social media nous and the ability to write punchy words / an eye for good visuals.
We also need some more Delivery Volunteers to help get meals to locals who need them. Working with your Recipient Coordinator, you get to collect and deliver our frozen meals to the whānau who need them. All you need is a vehicle, a driver’s licence, the ability to find your way around your community – and of course a friendly face! The time commitment for a delivery volunteer is entirely up to you and what you can give.
Interested? Email our Branch Coordinator Carol Burdon on [email protected]
Social Media Coordinator – Bellyful Selwyn
We need a social media volunteer to help keep our branch Facebook page fun, engaging and informative.
This is a role that only takes an hour or so a week, maybe more if there is an event or special fundraiser happening.
You get as much support as you need, you just require a bit of social media nous and the ability to write punchy words / an eye for good visuals.
Interested? Email our Branch Coordinator Aurelie Laugraud on [email protected]
How do I know if being a Branch Coordinator is for me?
Do you like organising, making things hum, or are you a whiz at managing projects and people stuff?
Our Branch Coordinators are people who:
- Love supporting and encouraging awesome volunteers
- Enjoy making a real difference in your local community
- Prefer to be part of an established charity that is well organised, known and trusted
- Have some time to give others
Many of our Branch Coordinators work full or part time, some are retired or semi-retired, others are parents at home looking for a way to utilise their skills or develop new skills. The role involves recruiting, training and managing volunteers within your branch and ensuring all aspects of the branch are running smoothly. Each Bellyful branch has a core team of awesome volunteers, including people in key roles such as Cookathon and Delivery Coordinators.
Our Branch Coordinators work from home at times that suit their work and whānau commitments.
You don’t need to have been involved with Bellyful before – we give you great support. You’ll also get plenty of back-up from the fabulous branch volunteers, Bellyful NZ management and other Bellyful branches.
Read more about all our volunteer roles here
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