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Volunteers are the life blood of foodbanks. Thanks to all our volunteers for generously giving their time and energy!
Volunteers are the driving force behind foodbanks. There are thousands of volunteers across the UK, helping The Trussell Trust Foodbank Network get emergency food to people in crisis. We want you to enjoy volunteering and there are lots of ways to get involved. Whatever role you choose, you will make a real difference to the life of someone in crisis.
VOLUNTEER VACANCIES
We have the following vacancies available:
As a Food bank warehouse manager you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of the food bank warehouse, supporting volunteers, coordinating activities and being the main point of contact for handling queries for the duration of the session as well as providing leadership to the volunteers at the warehouse.
The number of people needing food banks has increased in recent years and we anticipate this trend to continue especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a driver you will play a vital role to our food bank ensuring that we are meeting the demand for our services, providing help and support to people in crisis in the local community.
As a Food bank administrator you will help play an important role in the smooth running of the food bank. You will be responsible for monitoring and answering voice mail and email messages. Your support will make a real difference to people’s lives as you will help to maintain the high level of help and support being offered to people in crisis in your community.
As a Food bank fundraising coordinator you will help play an important role in the smooth running of the food bank. This role is focused on maximising the funds raised by the food bank, and through it promoting our message and goals. This valuable role will ensure the food bank has a strong fundraising foundation, that will help shape how it operates now and in the future.
Food bank vouchers are issued to people by Referral agencies (statutory and charitable organisations e.g. Citizens Advice or the Job Centre). People can then exchange their voucher for a three-day emergency food parcel at a local food bank. This is an incredibly valuable data entry focused role, inputting data from food bank vouchers into the online Data Collection System provided by the Trussell Trust, giving crucial information about the food bank’s operations and helping to shape its services.