Food banks provide three-day emergency food parcels for people in crisis, working in partnership with organisations across the community. Drivers play a fundamental role in the running of the food bank, collecting food donations from a variety of locations across the local area as well as distributing the sorted donations from the warehouse to the local food bank centres.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Collecting food donations from collection points such as supermarkets, schools and churches around the local area
Delivering food donations to the warehouse
Transporting sorted food from the warehouse to the local food bank centre
Carrying heavy boxes of canned foods
Regular loading and unloading of vehicles
Regular driving across the local area
To mitigate the effects of poverty by the provision of food parcels to clients referred by a range of agencies
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Experience required: THE SKILLS YOU NEED
Clean driving licence
Physically strong
Confident driver
Adaptable and flexible
Personable and committed
You will need to comply with the Driving policy of the food bank
Minimum age: 18
Taster available: Yes
Taster details: Volunteer is welcome to visit the foodbank
Training details: Health & Safety,
Environmental health & Manual Handling,
Child/Vulnerable adult protection
Support:
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