VOLUNTEER
"Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once every three years, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in."
Author Unknown
At the core of the Centre’s operations is a team of hard-working, dedicated volunteers. Volunteers do a range of tasks for the Centre, and we would be lost without them.
By volunteering with the Centre, you help to ensure that the Holocaust and its lessons remain relevant and remembered.
Benefits of volunteering include:
The Centre's volunteers come from all walks of life. You can be 15 or 90, Jewish, non-Jewish, in Wellington or anywhere else.
We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with the following:
By volunteering with the Centre, you help to ensure that the Holocaust and its lessons remain relevant and remembered.
Benefits of volunteering include:
- Museum and archiving experience
- Development of your Holocaust knowledge and its connection to New Zealand
- Teaching others about the Holocaust
- Development of a range of other skills
- Being a valued member of a small team
The Centre's volunteers come from all walks of life. You can be 15 or 90, Jewish, non-Jewish, in Wellington or anywhere else.
We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with the following:
- Teaching the Holocaust
- Hosting at the Centre and events
- AV tech
- Graphic design
- Videography
- Social media
- Comms and marketing
Volunteer roles
Visitor hosts
Location: Wellington
We want every visitor to gain insights and understanding of the exhibitions, and the Holocaust in a New Zealand context, through the informed presence of our visitor hosts. Our hosts welcome visitors, provide them guided tours of the displays and answer queries, they also undertake administrative tasks and merchandise sales.
Visitor hosts are usually on a roster of 3 hours per shift 10am - 1pm, on a regular slot or a casual on call basis.
Volunteer educators
Location: Wellington and Auckland
Volunteer educators must have previous teaching experience.
The role of a volunteer educator is to deliver structured education programmes developed by the Centre. School groups typically range from Yrs 7 – 13. We also host adult groups such as Rotary, Probus, corporates, and tertiary student groups.
See our school programmes
Other volunteer roles
Volunteers support our events, administrative activities, fundraising, collections management, library management, social media, marketing, and work on special projects.
Visitor hosts
Location: Wellington
We want every visitor to gain insights and understanding of the exhibitions, and the Holocaust in a New Zealand context, through the informed presence of our visitor hosts. Our hosts welcome visitors, provide them guided tours of the displays and answer queries, they also undertake administrative tasks and merchandise sales.
Visitor hosts are usually on a roster of 3 hours per shift 10am - 1pm, on a regular slot or a casual on call basis.
Volunteer educators
Location: Wellington and Auckland
Volunteer educators must have previous teaching experience.
The role of a volunteer educator is to deliver structured education programmes developed by the Centre. School groups typically range from Yrs 7 – 13. We also host adult groups such as Rotary, Probus, corporates, and tertiary student groups.
See our school programmes
Other volunteer roles
Volunteers support our events, administrative activities, fundraising, collections management, library management, social media, marketing, and work on special projects.
Please complete the application form so that we can better understand how you could contribute to our organisation. Your application will be reviewed by us in light of our current volunteer needs, We will be in contact with you to progress your application as roles and projects become available.
We sincerely thank you for taking the time to apply.
If you have a specific interest in educational delivery, contact our Education Director, Kris Clancy at [email protected]
For other enquiries, please contact our Operations Manager, Sarah Williams at [email protected]
We sincerely thank you for taking the time to apply.
If you have a specific interest in educational delivery, contact our Education Director, Kris Clancy at [email protected]
For other enquiries, please contact our Operations Manager, Sarah Williams at [email protected]
The Centre partners with:
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington for interns under its Bachelor of Arts - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Internship programme.
Austria Services Abroad, an organisation recognised by the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs according to the Austrian Law for Voluntary Work for sending people abroad within the framework of alternative national service or voluntary work.
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington for interns under its Bachelor of Arts - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Internship programme.
Austria Services Abroad, an organisation recognised by the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs according to the Austrian Law for Voluntary Work for sending people abroad within the framework of alternative national service or voluntary work.
