Food Pantry Service Delivery Volunteer
Bromley By Bow Centre
Bromley by Bow Centre is looking for a person who is passionate about supporting people with food provision and can volunteer on Thursdays between 09:30 and 13.30. The role includes assisting pantry members with selecting items, taking payments, booking appointments, helping to manage food supplies in a safe manner, keeping food pantry and communal areas safe, clean and tidy. You will talking to and connect with Food Pantry members to provide a warm welcome each week.
Bromley by Bow Centre's Food Pantry supports people experiencing food insecurity by providing low-cost food and essential items, while addressing medium and long-term financial issues through holistic support. It aims to provide individual dignity by lowering the financial barriers to providing food, offering choice, and supporting long-term change. We are looking for a person who is passionate about supporting people with food provision and can commit to volunteering on Thursdays between 9:30am and 1.30pm. The role includes: - assisting pantry members with selecting items - taking payments - booking appointments - helping to manage food supplies in a safe manner - helping to ensure the food pantry and communal areas are kept safe, clean and tidy. - talking to and connecting with Food Pantry members, so we can provide a warm welcome each week. - supporting members to access other services, activities and events, at the Bromley by Bow Centre and externally.
Retail & Charity Shops,Food Supply (i.e. Foodbanks, School meals)
Basic IT skills - internet & email, Language Skills, Customer Service
We are ideally looking for someone who lives locally and/or know the local area, and who has good communication and interpersonal skills so that pantry members feel welcome and supported Work-related experience of food and/or food projects or working in retail would be helpful so the service can run safely Ideally you will be someone comfortable with using technology to take payments and enter and edit data on a spreadsheet.
You will gain experience in helping to reduce food insecurity and loneliness in a community setting. You will have the opportunity to improve your skills including customer service, teamwork and communication, and will receive ongoing support and training relevant to the role. You can claim travel expenses in line with the Bromley by Bow Centre's volunteering policy.
Thursdays between 9:30am and 1:30pm (4 hours per week)
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Bromley by Bow Pantry, Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonards Street, London
The Bromley by Bow Centre is a five-minute walk from Bromley by Bow Tube Station and ten minutes from Devon’s Road DLR Station and Bow Church DLR Station. You can visit us using local bus services; both the D8 and 488 stop outside the Centre on St Leonard’s Street.
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