Ambulance & Events Volunteer

Ambulance & Events Volunteer

Hato Hone St John has been serving New Zealanders since 1885. Today, we have nearly 12,000 kaimahi working across Aotearoa to enhance the health and wellbeing of our communities. From responding to 111 calls to supporting people to stay healthy through health education, access and monitoring, we make a life-changing difference every day.

About the Role

The Beachlands First Response Unit will operate in time-critical emergency incidents (i.e. a cardiac arrest) when a full-time ambulance is not immediately available. The Ambulance & Events volunteers will be notified of incidents via an automated messaging system and can choose whether or not they can respond, there is no roster or obligation. Volunteer crews will meet at the Station, take the FRU to the scene to provide the critical patient care until further assistance arrives.

What Hato Hone St John will provide:

• Continuous and regular NZQA recognised advanced first aid and clinical training
• Driving and radio training
• Pager/responder tools
• Ongoing support
• An excellent sense of team and purpose
• Membership of one of New Zealand's most trusted brands as well as benefits and discounts for St John services and products and at national and local retailers

Support you can expect after joining our team:

• A two day Operations Induction course.
• A two day Operations Risk Management course which is designed to help you stay safe in the field.
• A two day Ambulance Driving course (where driving is part of your role) which is supported by online learning and the completion of a driving logbook.
• A four day First Responder course which is designed to enable you to assess patients and manage immediately life threatening emergencies in the community. This is supported by online learning and the completion of a First Responder Student workbook.

At the completion of the Operations Risk Management and First Responder courses you will be issued with a Level 3 New Zealand Certificate in Emergency Care (First Responder) and will hold the clinical practice level of First Responder (the foundation clinical level for ambulance in New Zealand).

About You

You will have a desire to help people in a compassionate and professional way, embracing the diversity our communities offer and be committed to continuous learning and training. Without question, you will be trustworthy and reliable, able to display excellent communication skills (written and oral) and have great time management.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• To live within a 5-10km radius of Beachlands
• To be available to be on call throughout the week
• To be able to attend 1-2 training evenings per month
• A full and clean NZ driver's licence for at least 12 months or have completed an approved NZTA advanced driving course (if full licence held for less than 12 months)
• To be 18 years of age or over
• New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency status
• A clean police record
• To be able pass Hato Hone St John assessments - physical assessment, health questionnaire, literacy and numeracy assessments and an interview
• To meet our Medical Standards, a summary can be found here.
• To be available for regular duty and training (approximately two shifts and two trainings per month).

How to Apply

Click "I'm interested" before applications close on 23 August 2026.

For further information please contact Azure Manunui - Recruitment Advisor View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io for a confidential discussion.

At Hato Hone St John, we embrace diversity, welcoming everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We value unique perspectives, fostering inclusivity to better serve our communities, and we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone belongs.

If you need accommodations for accessibility, please reach out to the recruiter listed for equitable participation in our recruitment process.

Research shows that women and people from under-represented groups are less likely to apply for roles when their experience doesn't match the job description perfectly. If you're excited and think you have what it takes, we want to hear from you! Even if your experience doesn't align 100%. Please apply or contact the recruitment advisor listed on the advertisement for a k?rero.