Food Hub helpers

The Food Hub is open on Monday 1-2:30pm, Wednesday 3:30-5:30pm and Saturday 11-12pm. We need volunteers to help before, during and after the sessions.

Volunteering involves:

Helping to set up before the Food Hub session. This includes weighing any food donations, checking the food is safe to give out and setting up the food stations.

During the session, responsibilities include serving food to visitors, chatting with them and making the Session Lead aware of any further support visitors may need.

We're particularly in search of volunteers who are happy to get trained up to be on our Pantry checkout. This involves using a tablet and card reader to take payments and using a computer to track attendance of Pantry members.

After the session: helping to clear away - putting away any fruit and veg that needs to be stored in the fridge until the next session and discarding of any food that will not be safe to keep until the next session. Packing away other food into crates, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and helping to sweep and mop the floor.

This role is incredibly flexible and we can adjust it to your needs e.g. for anyone with anxiety, you can come help set up before we open to the public or for anyone who can't do much heavy lifting, you can sit at our welcome desk and chat to people as they wait to come in :)

Young volunteers: we can accommodate young volunteers at the Food Hub. Under 16s will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Without our team of incredible and dedicated volunteers, the Food Hub would not still be here. Come join our friendly team, get to know the local community whilst providing a service that so many depend on.