We are now recruiting more volunteers to join our existing friendly team.- Can spare a few hours weekly, monthly or occasionally?
- We offer a clean, safe and pleasant environment to work in.
- Volunteering helps to make friends at work and at our social events.
- You have the reward of helping others.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- It’s an opportunity to use your professional skills
- It can can help those looking to return to work or for older students to gain work experience
- People with mobility problems or medical problems are welcome
- We support volunteers with training
Volunteer roles
Volunteer Manager: Includes recruitment and training of volunteers, supervising job rotas, and responding to any welfare/safeguarding/health & safety concerns.
Packers: From a list tailored to an individual client, a packer fills bags with food items from the Food Bank’s storage, ready for collection by the client.
Shopping: A shopper visits a supermarket to purchase fresh food, and brings it to Primley Church.
Collections: Food donations are left at supermarkets and some other locations. These need to be collected and brought to Primley church.
Session Leader: Supervises food distribution from Primley Church. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who could fill this role. Full training given
Deliveries: Some clients are unable to collect food in person. Food bags are delivered to the clients address.
Admin: No organisation can run without paperwork or it’s digital equivalent. This is a role for people who are comfortable using a computer.
Next steps
For more information about becoming a volunteer, please call in to see us at the Food Bank on a Tuesday morning between 9.30 and 11.00 (see map).
Alternatively contact us by email (foodbanksidvalley@gmail.com) or phone (07936 917 507). We will be pleased to provide more information and invite you for an informal chat.
When you have met us and feel ready to apply, please fill in the Application Form.