Blue Coat Volunteers
Blue Coat volunteers work across Te Toka Tumai Auckland and Greenlane Clinical Centre. They provide information and assistance to patients and visitors who may need assurance, guidance or a helping hand. They may also accompany visitors to appointments if needed.
Auckland City Hospital is New Zealand's largest public hospital and clinical research facility.
Shift Information (Required one shift per week)
Monday to Friday: 9am-12.30pm, 12.30pm-4pm, 4pm-7.30pm
Saturday: 11am-2.30pm
Applications are temporarily on hold.
Companion Volunteers
Our friendly teams of Companion Volunteers work with patients throughout Auckland Hospital. They engage with patients one-on-one and in group settings through a wide variety of activities, such as playing games, arts and crafts and music.
The Companion Volunteers make a real difference to our patients’ experience. We are looking for people with the following qualities:
- A compassionate, warm and engaging personality with great listening skills
- Excellent verbal communication and English language skills required
- Confidence in approaching people and starting conversations or engaging them in activities
- Comfortable in an acute hospital setting
- Able to commit to 1 x 3-hour shift per week for a minimum of one year.
The Companion Volunteer roles are:
Older People's Health Physical Rehabilitation, Stroke and Neurology volunteers
This friendly team of Companion Volunteers provide non-clinical support to the patients on the 4 Mana Awhi/Older People’s Health Physical Rehabilitation wards as well as an all ages, new state-of-the-art Taiao Ora/Ward 51 stroke and neurology ward. Patients on these wards often experience long hospital stays while rehabilitating from stroke, fractures/falls and are predominately 65 years and over. These patients greatly benefit from companionship as well as support to engage with their physical rehabilitation. Activities on these wards can include conversation, providing books and magazines, encouraging movement, speech practice following stroke, playing music, arts and crafts.
Shifts available: Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 1pm-4pm
Sat:10am-1pm
Applications are temporarily on hold.
The General Wards
Due to the success of the Companion Volunteer Programme on our Rehab wards, we have extended this service to the General wards of Auckland City Hospitals. Our friendly volunteers provide non-clinical support to the patients on currently nine general wards of Auckland City Hospital, including General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Urology and Respiratory wards.
Every day is different, our Companion Volunteers interact with a variety of patients of different ages, cultural and social backgrounds through conversation, playing games, providing books and magazines, playing music, arts and crafts.
If you are an initiator and a team player with great communication skills, we would love to have you on this team!
Shifts available: Mon-Fri 10.30am-1.30pm and 4pm-7pm
Sat: 10.30am-1.30pm
For more information on how you can make a difference and join this wonderful team contact RodneyW@adhb.govt.nz or apply now.