Role Title:
WAREHOUSE VOLUNTEER
Role Purpose:
Ensure that all food is received and stowed, assembled and despatched, and accounted for in accordance with standard procedures
Reporting to:
Warehouse Manager
Key Duties:
* Unload food from volunteer drivers' cars
* Weigh and record weights of incoming food
* Write the expiry date using permanent marker in the appropriate place/s on each item
* Put away all items in the appropriate place on the shelves
* Rotate food by date so that the shortest dated food is used first
* Clean shelves and other fixtures according to the cleaning programme
* Assemble orders and pack in crates, boxes or bags for distribution
* Weigh and record the weights of all food for distribution
* Load volunteer drivers' cars
* Bag and weigh out of date and damaged food for disposal
* Make up and issue Emergency Food Boxes
* Complete documentation to accompany deliveries
* Work alongside students from Saxon Hill Academy to deliver objectives
Skills and Experience Required:
* Able to read and record numbers accurately and legibly
* Able to lift weights up to 15kg
* Able to work as part of a small team
* Tolerant of periods of down-time
* Belief in the ethos of foodbanks, helping others in a non-judgemental way
Skills and Experience Desirable:
* Willingness to gain a grounding in how Lichfield foodbank works
* Willingness to participate in the warehouse when irregular supermarket food collections are taking place
* Willingness to undergo a DBS check to work with students
Time Commitments:
The shift duration is generally 2 hours and 15 minutes – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
It is not necessary to do more than one shift, the rota is set to every other week.
Training and Support:
* General overview training will be provided by the Training Manager
* Specific training will be provided by the Warehouse Manager and experienced volunteers
Job Types: Part-time, Volunteer
Pay: £0.01 per year
Expected hours: 2.15 per week
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person