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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 Wigton. 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.
Tuesdays 10am - 12pm weekly
You’ll understand the importance of supermarket collections in raising awareness of the food bank and be comfortable approaching people, handing them a shopping list and asking for a food donation. You’ll sort donations and deliver them to the local food bank. Your positive, friendly and enthusiastic approach will help to encourage and maximise food donations for those in crisis in your local community.
We will be at Sainsbury's in Cockermouth on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September,
asking the public for donations to our Foodbank.
Could you help us with a few hours to engage with the public and collect food donations?
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.
Wednesdays 12pm-2pm weekly
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. Flexibility in volunteering is vital.
Mondays 10am-12pm weekly
Mondays 12:30pm-2:30pm weekly
Wednesdays 2:30pm-4:30pm
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