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As the welcoming face of the Foodbank you’ll be sociable, enjoy meeting people and able to offer friendly and caring support to those in crisis. You’ll receive and check food vouchers, give out food parcels and make refreshments for the people who visit the Foodbank in Workington. You’ll provide a listening ear and support people in accessing other services with compassion and dignity. You must be comfortable with using IT. This role is physical and can include heavy lifting. Flexibility is essential.
Weekly Wednesday or Friday afternoon shifts at Workington centre, 11:45am-2:15pm
Centre volunteer (Workington, Wednesdays or Fridays)
You’ll play an important role in transporting food to our distribution centres and collecting donations from collection points and transporting to our warehouse for sorting. A confident and safe driver, you’ll enjoy being part of a team and be physically strong so that you can lift and load crates of food. Your flexible and committed approach will help to maximise donations and improve the efficiency of the food bank.
This role is physical: you must be fit and able, and be prepared to engage with collection and processing tasks for the warehouse and the wider Foodbank network.
Weekly Wednesday van driving shift starting in Cockermouth, 9:30am-12:30pm
Van driver (Wednesday morning)
Centre volunteer (Egremont, Tuesday afternoons)
Weekly Tuesday afternoon shift, 12:45pm-3:15pm
As the welcoming face of the Foodbank you’ll be sociable, enjoy meeting people and able to offer friendly and caring support to those in crisis. You’ll receive and check food vouchers, give out food parcels and make refreshments for the people who visit the Foodbank in Egremont. You’ll provide a listening ear and support people in accessing other services with compassion and dignity. You must be comfortable with using IT. This role is physical and can include heavy lifting. Flexibility is essential.
Warehouse assistant (Cockermouth warehouse)
Weekly Wednesday morning shifts at warehouse, 10am-12pm
Acting as the link between food donations coming in and reaching those in crisis, you’ll support the smooth running of your local food bank. You’ll be part of a team sorting and packing food and additional items in the warehouse. You’ll be organised and have an eye for detail; this includes checking, weighing and recording stock and sorting food by date and type.
This is a physical role; you’ll be on your feet a lot and you must be comfortable with heavy lifting and maintaining a clean and safe warehouse.
Centre volunteer (Maryport, Tuesdays)
Weekly Tuesday shifts at Maryport Foodbank Centre, 12pm-2pm
As the welcoming face of the Foodbank you’ll be sociable, enjoy meeting people and able to offer friendly and caring support to those in crisis. You’ll receive and check food vouchers, give out food parcels and make refreshments for the people who visit the Foodbank in Maryport. You’ll provide a listening ear and support people in accessing other services with compassion and dignity. You must be comfortable with using IT. This role is physical and can include heavy lifting. Flexibility is essential.
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