Volunteer For Us
Our volunteers get involved for a variety of reasons
Some volunteers want to make a difference to the lives of people affected by a brain tumour, others want to develop new skills, and some simply want to meet new people and have fun. We don’t have a typical volunteer. Every person who volunteers for us does have one thing in common: they’re absolutely vital to our work and we are absolutely grateful!
To learn more about some of our volunteers and what’s involved, check out our Volunteer Spotlight series here:
Become a Support Friend, help out with fundraising, social media, raising awareness or research - there are many ways you can help support brain tumour patients and their families! Complete our online volunteer application form and join our team of volunteers today.
What you can expect from us
Our commitment to volunteers, we will:
Always treat you with respect, consideration and appreciation.
Ensure you have a clear idea of your responsibilities, including the length of time we’d like you to be involved in a project.
Give you information about the support available to help you carry out your role.
Provide you with support through regular meetings or discussions (dependent on your role).
Offer you fair, honest and timely feedback on your work.
Update you on how your work has made a difference.
We expect high standards from all our supporters, whether they are paid staff or volunteers.
To ensure you get the most out of your role, please try to do the following:
Always treat Brain Tumour Support NZ staff, supporters and fellow volunteers with respect, consideration and appreciation.
Act in a professional way whenever you represent Brain Tumour Support NZ in public.
Act in a way that doesn’t discriminate against or exclude anyone.
Provide as much notice as possible if you are unable to fulfil your volunteering commitment, or if you no longer wish to be involved in a project.
If you don’t fully understand your role and responsibilities, please ask your Brain Tumour Support NZ contact for guidance.
Health and safety
It’s important that you carry out your duties without endangering either your own health and safety, or that of colleagues, third parties and/or the general public.
Confidentiality
Volunteers must maintain confidentiality during their time with Brain Tumour Support NZ. For this reason, when you complete an application form you are also signing a confidentiality declaration. This means that confidential information about people we support, volunteers, Brain Tumour Support employees and our work is kept private, unless sharing this information is required by law.
Criminal history check
Some of our work will involve working with or supporting children, young people and vulnerable adults in a wide variety of ways. If your role involves working with these people you will be required to undergo a criminal history check as part of our policy on safeguarding. Your Brain Tumour Support NZ contact will be able to provide you with more information if it’s required for your role.
How much you mean to us
We rely on our volunteers to help us to achieve our mission; we literally could not do it without you and we can’t thank you enough for your time and expertise.
You help us to ensure that everyone living with a brain tumour has the support, information and access to best treatments, so they feel less afraid, less alone and more empowered.
