Food Cupboard Helper

  • VO100320


Description

Helping out at the Food Cupboard Drop-in involves one or more of the following shared tasks:

On Saturday morning: shopping for basic items in (currently) Aldi Myrekirk (requires a car or van); collecting donated items from ASDA Myrekirk (or other locations); delivering items to the church (requires coordination with a keyholder); setting up tables and serving stations, sorting purchased and donated items into crates for distribution.

On Sunday afternoon: arriving early to assist at the drop-in (running between 1.00 and 2.00 p.m.), manning the door to let in clients one at a time; manning the distribution point to give out milk, loo paper, pet food; monitoring to ensure fair distribution and assisting where needed; manning the tea/coffee station; being a presence to show a friendly face and chat to clients where appropriate; clearing up at the end, vacuuming the floor, and washing-up, etc., in the kitchen.

Availability

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2–3 hours on Saturday morning; 1–2 hours on Sunday afternoon; weekly, but several volunteers attend less frequently than that.

Restrictions

Need to be reasonably able-bodied. Some, but not all, tasks include lifting and carrying.
Experience required: Even tempered, assertive but friendly disposition, experience with similar voluntary work is helpful but not essential.
Minimum age: 18

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: Travel expenses reimbursed.
Taster available: Yes
Taster details: Potential volunteers are welcome to attend on Sunday and watch to get an idea of what we do.
Training details: Volunteers will be interviewed informally, given an explanatory leaflet and shown the tasks to do.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer,
Wheelchair Access/Disabled Access Toilet