Role Title: Volunteer Shopper
Purpose of Position: Food Train is an award winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Shoppers work in the local stores to make up the customers’ orders for delivery.
Reports to: Food Train Staff
Location: Tesco South Road or Asda Milton of Craigie (please advise preference)
The Role:
· Making up and checking customers shopping orders
· Packing boxes ensuring weight distribution
· Putting customers’ orders through the till
· Pay for the shopping and complete necessary paperwork
· To report any matters of concern to Food Train staff
· To inform Food Train Staff of any accidents, incidents or complaints
· To maintain confidentiality
· Representing Food Train in a professional manner to customers and the wider community.
Skills and experience:
- There are no formal educational requirements for this role however knowledge of the needs of older people acquired through life and family experiences, training received or practice based experience is desirable.
- Good literacy and numeracy skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Friendly, sociable and patient with a caring manner.
- Good level of fitness, motivated, reliable, trustworthy and enthusiastic individual who can be responsive and flexible on delivering positive outcomes and experiences for the older people.
Time Commitment:
- 2 hrs – 8am to 10am approximately
- Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
- On-going role
Application question(s):
- Do you understand that this is an unpaid volunteer role?
Location:
- Dundee, Dundee City (required)
Work Location: In person
