Welcoming visitors to the Animal Village.
You can volunteer to work either:
- Weekdays: 4 to 8 hours once a week.
- Weekends: 4 to 8 hours once every four weeks.
To volunteer in the Animal Village you need to be at least 18. If you are younger than this, don’t worry – there are still plenty of ways you can help.
Animal Village Intern
Throughout the year we have a number of interns who work in different areas of the SPCA Auckland Animal Village. If you are a student or are looking to study, an internship can be a great way to get the required hours you need, or get a feel for working with the animals. If you are interested, visit our vacancies page for more information.
Administration Volunteers
SPCA Auckland is lucky to have a number of people who want to help the animals, but don’t wish to play a hands-on role. Our Admin Volunteers help out in a different areas with photocopying, data entry, and various mail-outs.
Op Shop Volunteer
Op Shop Volunteers help out in lots of ways, including working in the shop, sorting through pre-loved items, washing clothes, and mending items that need minor repairs. The Op Shops are open year round, Monday to Saturday in Browns Bay, Howick, Onehunga and Glen Innes.
For information on helping out, please contact your local store. You can find a store listing here.
Driver
Be part of the public face of the SPCA. You will be transporting animals and or donated goods to and from our shelter at Mangere. You will be assigned jobs by our call centre and collect animals from members of the public and veterinary clinics. You'll need good people skills, plus basic animal handling skills and the ability to multi-task. You must have a full, clean licence and able to drive a manual transmission van. Training will be provided for this role.
Event Volunteer
Throughout the year, SPCA Auckland is involved with a number of events, including sausage sizzles, manning stands at community days, or our annual cupcake day. Event Volunteering is ideal for those people who lead busy lives and are unable to commit to regular days. If you are interested in becoming an event volunteer, register your interest and we will contact you when we have events coming up.
Appeal Week Collector
SPCA Appeal Week runs from 3 –11 November and helps to raise vital funds for the animals. We will have street appeal collectors out in the Auckland region from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 November. Registrations are now open. To find our more, click here
Rag Fairy
This fun role involves cutting up sheets and blankets into squares for the animals and making plaited rope toys for our dogs to use as enrichment toys. This can be done at home and you can involve all the family. If you have children under 18 years of age who wish to help the SPCA, this is one of the ways that they can get involved.