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 HCNZ’s operations is a team of hard-working, dedicated volunteers.
We are proud to be a volunteer-driven organisation and greatly appreciate the commitment.
HCNZ volunteers include people of all ages, from students to retirees, who enjoy working and socialising together as well as conveying meaningful experiences to visitors, both local and international. They often work closely with staff and their input is greatly appreciated.
Our volunteers:
We are proud to be a volunteer-driven organisation and greatly appreciate the commitment.
HCNZ volunteers include people of all ages, from students to retirees, who enjoy working and socialising together as well as conveying meaningful experiences to visitors, both local and international. They often work closely with staff and their input is greatly appreciated.
Our volunteers:
- Operate our HCNZ Exhibition/ museum space: Visitor Hosts welcome visitors, provide them guided tours of the displays and answer queries. We aim to see that every visitor gains some insight and understanding of the exhibitions, and the Holocaust in a NZ context, through the informed presence of the Volunteer Visitor Hosts.
- Volunteer 'admin activities': At times volunteers may take on more of an admin assistance role by helping with data input, online or telephone research, event preparation (such as photo copying, scanning, laminating).
- Facilitate scheduled school and adult group visits: Volunteer Educators provide structured educational sessions. See Programmes
- Support our governance, policy, operations, outreach, and special events activities.
- Work on special projects as required.
- Come from a variety of backgrounds.
- Are invaluable to the organisation.
HCNZ benefits from volunteers with the following attributes:
- Knowledge of, or interest in learning about, Holocaust history and heritage.
- Ability to engage and work with a diverse range of individuals.
- Willingness, initiative and attention to detail
- Flexible, adaptable and with problem-solving capability
- Friendly and reliable, with a positive team-based attitude
- Excellent communication skills - oral and written
- At least basic computer literacy, familiarity with Word and Google docs/sheets an advantage
- Volunteer Educators are required to have some form of teaching experience
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Volunteers come from all walks of life. We have a variety of ages and backgrounds and the diversity only makes the team stronger. |
Benefits of Volunteering
Through volunteering you can build valuable skills and new networks.
You will be welcomed as a valued member of a small team, where you will have the opportunity to learn more about the Holocaust and its connection with New Zealand, along with the opportunity to contribute your own ideas and skills.
By volunteering with HCNZ, you will be helping to ensure that the Holocaust and its lessons remain relevant and remembered.
For further enquiries, please contact our Operations Manager, Sarah Williams at operations@holocaustcentre.org.nz or call (04) 801 9480.
If you have specific interest in educational delivery please contact Education Director Kris Clancy on educdirector@holocaustcentre.org.nz or call (04) 8019480
The Holocaust Centre is also a partner with Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington for interns under their Bachelor of Arts - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Internship programme, and with Austria Services Abroad, an organization 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.
