Jobs at Saint Vincent de Paul Hastings Area Council

Our Vision

To live the gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice, hope, and joy, and by working to shape

a more just and compassionate society.

Our Mission

Vincentians work to provide person to person, practical and effective help to those in need; sharing their burdens and joys; sowing seeds of hope, and promoting human dignity, justice, and self sufficiency.

Our Core Values

Generosity 

Giving of one’s self and one’s time.

Integrity

Promoting, maintaining and adhering to our Vision, Mission and Values.

Compassion

Welcoming and serving all in need with understanding and without judgement.

Empathy

Establishing relationships with those in need based on respect, trust, friendship, and perception arising from actively listening to them.

Responsiveness

Identifying and responding to unmet needs of the poor, the lonely, the marginalised, and the dispossessed.

Advocacy

Helping those in need to navigate bureaucracy to secure their rightful entitlements to welfare and to actively work in conjunction with other like-minded organisations to transform the causes of poverty, and challenge injustice.

Commitment

Fidelity and passion in service of our Vision, Mission and Values.

Respect

Serving all in need regardless of creed, ethnic or social background, health, gender or political persuasion.

Courage

To ask for forgiveness and to forgive, to be merciful, and to pray courageously for the grace to serve, to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and in difficulty.

Social Justice

The Society of St Vincent de Paul in New Zealand claims justice for the poor and works to influence social and economic systems to bring about positive change. We use the voice and good name of the Society to speak out on issues of justice and social conditions and address these concerns to both political and social institutions to effect change. We work with national politicians, Ministry of Social Development and national and Catholic media to identify issues affecting the poor.

In 2006 the National Council resolved to work alongside Caritas to combine practical grassroots experience together with analysis and research, to respond to Social Justice issues within New Zealand.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul in collaboration with Caritas has facilitated research into issues relating to social justice advocacy, submissions to the Select Committee including joint letters and statements on power disconnections, loan sharks and poverty. 

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