How You Can Help > Volunteer

Volunteers help us make a difference!

Many of the support services, activities and events MS Auckland Region provides rely on help from Volunteers.

Our Volunteers come from all walks of life, such as students, people in part-time employment, recent immigrants to New Zealand or retired individuals. Some of our Volunteers have MS, or know a family member or friend with MS. But you don’t have to know a lot about this condition before becoming an MS Auckland Region Volunteer, just a willingness to help!

Volunteering for MS Auckland Region can also help you if you want to:

• provide support and services to people with MS
• make a worthwhile contribution to your community
• meet new people and make friends
• gain work experience
• develop and enhance skills

Whether you want to make volunteering for MS Auckland Region a regular weekly commitment or you have limited time to spare, MS Auckland Region has a range of Volunteer Roles to fit your time, interests and abilities.

Fill in your contact details in the form below and tell us how you would like to help. If you are unsure on the role that would suit you, let us know about your skills and experience and we can discuss the opportunities we have available.

Volunteer Form

Community Friends

Community Friend Volunteers visit people with MS who have little social contact, fostering companionship and providing meaningful social contact to both the Volunteer and person with MS.

This role would suit people who want to meet others or improve their communication skills. It would involve an spending an hour weekly, fortnightly or monthly with one of our clients.

Aqua Exercise Assistants

MS Auckland Region organises weekly aqua exercise classes for people with MS in Epsom, Henderson, Papatoetoe and Mairangi Bay. The classes run for an hour each week and are focussed on improving fitness, strength and co-ordination.

This role would suit people who enjoy being in the pool, are keen to learn and have fun and are able to commit to helping at regular times each week.

Office Volunteer

If you want to learn new skills, have good computers skills, enjoy working in a team environment and you are available for an hour or more every week or month, we would like to hear from you!

We have a range of office-based tasks that need your help, such as:

• word processing
• fundraising and events administration
• data entry
• accounts administration
• website maintenance

Volunteer Form

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for MS Auckland Region, please complete and submit the form below. If you have any further questions please contact Shelley Oliver, (09) 845-5921 or email shelley@msakl.org.nz.