First Response Unit Ambulance Volunteer
Location
Cheviot, Canterbury Region
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists
Posted
June 27, 2026
Job Description
He aha te tūranga - About the role:
We are looking for a team of volunteers to operate our First Response Unit (FRU) ambulance to supplement our frontline crews.
The 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 FRU volunteers will be supplied with pagers 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 and 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...