Volunteer

These are the roles we are currently recruiting for:

Community Group Coordinator

The Community Group Coordinator is the voice of the foodbank. You will take opportunities to educate, inform and raise awareness to local community groups (such as WI’s, Scouts/Guides, Rotary clubs etc) of how we work and the services we provide. You will develop partnerships with a particular community groups and individuals within the group, by delivering talks, attending cheque presentations and holding awareness stands at local community events.

You need to have excellent people skills, be enthusiastic and have effective presentation skills. Knowledge of the local area and support groups for our client group would be useful but not essential.

Health and Safety Coordinator

Your role is to support the Foodbank in monitoring and reviewing measures in place to minimise health and safety risks and accidents. You must be a positive advocate for health and safety at work and be a point of contact for volunteers/employees on H&S topics. We want you to carry out a program of health and safety inspections across all sites and support with carrying our risk assessments.

Having experience in H&S in warehousing or a public interface environment would be advantageous.

Schools Coordinator

You will develop partnerships with nurseries, primary and secondary schools within our catchment area, maintaining regular communication with them and sharing our Most Wanted list on a monthly basis. You will coordinate and deliver various activities/assemblies/talks/programs within the school setting to raise awareness of what Foodbanks are and how we operate. You will support any fundraising activity the schools put on for us.

An ideal role if you have previously been a teacher or delivered training.

Warehouse Lead

You will oversee and lead a small group of warehouse support volunteers as they process food donations. This involves directing volunteers to label, weigh and shelve food. You will open up the warehouse, brief the volunteers and meticulously weigh in our donations. You will also need to complete housekeeping tasks to make sure our warehouse stays tidy.

Distribution Session Lead

As one of two DSL’s you will oversee our food parcel distribution session, guiding a small team of volunteers as they meet our clients, understand their needs and create tailored food parcels for them. You will ensure the smooth running of the session, providing a clear briefing at the beginning and tidy up at the end.

You need to have a compassionate and empathetic manner, be able to cope under pressure and have great customer service skills to deal with vulnerable people.

Delivery Drivers

Enjoy driving, have your own car and a UK drivers license?

We’re looking for committed and caring people to help us deliver food parcels! You must be able to volunteer for at least one session a fortnight on a Tuesday or Friday lunchtime between 1PM and 3PM and be physically able to load and unload shopping bags from the car.

Food parcels are collected from the foodbank warehouse (CV37 6QY) at 1PM. We deliver to a wide geographical area within the Stratford District, going north as far as Henley, south to Admington, east to Loxley and west to the Worcestershire/Warwickshire borders. For safety reasons we always work in pairs, so couples are also welcome to volunteer together or even volunteer with a friend! Mileage covered at 45 pence per mile.

For further information, the role profile and to apply, please email [email protected]

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