To provide food boxes for the local community
Key information
- Duration: Ongoing
- End Date: 1st July 2023
- Volunteer: Weekly, Fortnightly
- Availability: Tuesday PM, Wednesday AM
- Tasks: Take delivery of food from Fare Share on a Tuesday afternoon and run the club on Wednesdays. We are looking for someone to be part of a team that provides boxes of food to the members who come to collect. We fill the boxes, complete the required paperwork to ensure we are compliant, deal with our members in a friendly and non-judgemental manner and tidy and clean up at the end.
- Training: All volunteers have the opportunity to complete Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2, Manual Handling, Allergy Awareness. Family Action also have a online training platform available to our volunteers.
- Skill And Qualifications Required: Are friendly, non-judgmental and empathetic
Have an understanding of working with vulnerable families
Have an interest in or experience with working to tackle food insecurity or poverty
Are confident speaking to a diverse range of people and an active listener
Are able to work in a confidential environment
Are a team player
Are organised and proactive - Interests: Community, Foodbanks, Hunger
- Suitability: Employee Volunteers, Indoor, Older people, People seeking work, University students, With friends, Other, 18 and over
- Activities: Customer Services, Food banks
- Skills: Cleaning and tidying, Listening, Organising, Talking to others, Teamwork
- Home Based: No
- DBS Check: Yes
- Accessibility: Clearly marked accessible parking spaces, Accessible toilets
Have an understanding of working with vulnerable families
Have an interest in or experience with working to tackle food insecurity or poverty
Are confident speaking to a diverse range of people and an active listener
Are able to work in a confidential environment
Are a team player
Are organised and proactive