Enthusiastic, hands-on volunteers needed to help provide food to the community. Bounds Green Food Bank is fortunate in receiving food and other donations from local supermarkets, businesses and individuals. We are grateful to our team of volunteer drivers who both collect and deliver on the food bank’s behalf each week.
Hours: At any time during the week - this is a very flexible role and there is no minimum time commitment, can choose deliveries to suit your own schedule.
Location: Around the Enfield and Haringey area
About Bounds Green Food Bank:
Open since June 2020, we serve over 1,500 children and adults in the community. We are committed to improving lives by providing food and essential household items to build a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. We strive to promote social inclusion by supporting people who find themselves in a crisis situation where they need assistance to feed themselves and their families.
Requirements:
- A driver's license and your own vehicle
- WhatsApp, as this is how deliveries are organised
The role:
- Each week a timetable showing scheduled food donations by local stores and businesses is posted on the volunteer drivers’ WhatsApp group
- Drivers indicate to the group that they are able to make a particular collection, adding their name to the schedule (this is editable by all chat members)
- Once collected, the donation will need to be delivered either to the hall or to a nearby storage facility according to instructions
- The food bank also makes up parcels for guests unable to access the hall in person. Drivers collect from the hall and deliver to guests, all of whom live within the surrounding area
Person specification:
- Flexible
- Attend training as required (Zoom Induction)
- A patient and cheerful approach are helpful!
Benefits:
- Give back to the community - one of the NHS’ 5 Ways to Wellbeing!
- Upskill on a range of topics, e.g. customer service, interpersonal skills, organisational abilities and health and safety
- Gain a sense of community and meet the huge team of volunteers
How to apply:
Complete the enquiry form to register your interest and find our more about the role: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_inAncsZ_TQUsKU36b2WFktfISX56f31mmSjFE_gwh7LLQA/viewform
Please note this is an unpaid position - the food bank is completely run by volunteers
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance, Permanent, Volunteer
Application question(s):
- Are 18 or over?
- Do you understand that this is a volunteer position and you will not receive payment?
- Please complete the enquiry form to register your interest and find our more about the role: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdinAncsZTQUsKU36b2WFktfISX56f31mmSjFE_gwh7LLQA/viewform
Work Location: On the road
