Volunteer opportunities

Refugee Resettlement volunteer

Each year, 750 former refugees come to New Zealand under the refugee quota. Families arrive in New Zealand and stay in the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre in Auckland for a 6 week orientation to the country. Families then move to their homes throughout New Zealand and are supported by a network of government and community groups.  If you would like to support our Refugee Resettlement Coordinator, volunteers help with sorting, packing and transporting household items for house set ups.

For more information or to register your interest please contact  reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz. or phone 04-385-8642

Seasons for Growth Companion

If you are interested to train as a Seasons for Growth Companion to facilitate a course in one of the different age group programmes (ie Children, Young People, or Adults), we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Jess Ferroni, Seasons for Growth Trainer/Coordinator at:  seasons@wn.catholic.org.nz or her work mobile:  +64 2137 4405 for more information. (Jess’ role is part-time and works Monday and Tuesday.)

Social Media Coordinator

If you have social media skills and would like to help us to tell Catholic Social Services stories, please contact Chris Ward at  reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz.

Women’s Friendship Project

We invite women to register their interest if they would like to be part of the Women’s Friendship Project, which is connecting newly arrived women to Wellington to locally-connected women to build friendship and community. For more information contact Deirdre Meskill at d.meskill@wn.catholic.org.nz.

Volunteer as a member of the Ecology, Justice and Peace Commission in 2025

Are you motivated to contribute to work for justice and peace inspired and informed by Catholic Social Teaching? The Archdiocesan Ecology Justice and Peace Commission and Committees (Integral Ecology, Poverty, and Bicultural Relationships) invite nominations for membership for 2025. As a member you will work to promote the social teaching of the Church throughout the Archdiocese and shine a light on issues of injustice. Activities of the Commission are diverse and include making submissions to parliament, organising events such as the Season of Creation, Te Tiriti Mai Rānō hui and the Housing Forum, and supporting movements such as the Living Wage Movement and Death without Debt. Find out more about the Commission at https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/about/commission-for-ecology/ or contact Deirdre Meskill, the facilitator, at d.meskill@wn.catholic.org.nz, ph 021 2213944