The Felix Project Warehouse Assistant

Role Detail

Driving License & Vehicle Required

Travel Expenses

Role Title

The Felix Project Warehouse Assistant - Acton Park Depot

Organisation

The Felix Project

Short Description

You will be volunteering in our warehouse, helping to sort rescued surplus produce for delivery to our community organisations.

Detailed Description

You will be volunteering in our warehouse working with staff and volunteers to help sort rescued surplus produce and pick food into orders ready to go out to our community organisations. You should be comfortable carrying out physical work including repetitive lifting of crates of food (up to 10kg). You should be 18+ but if you are younger you are able to volunteer with a responsible adult. Volunteering vacancies are available Monday – Friday (AM/PM/EVE) and Saturday (AM/PM) and shifts are generally 3-4 hours long.

Activities you will be doing

Community Work,Environmental,Support Work,Employee & Group Volunteering,General & Helping

What skills are required for this role

Basic IT skills - internet & email, Cleaning & Tidying, Organising & Planning, People Skills

Why these skills are required

Team work Good communication Physical Fitness Ability to pitch in Good time keeping Using IT to book shifts Following staff and H&S guidance and manual handling procedures

What is in it for you

The Felix Project collects fresh, nutritious food that cannot be sold. We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society. Incredible impact; rescuing surplus food, reducing food waste and food insecurity in local community and London-wide. H&S Training/Manual Handling Training Level 1 Food Hygiene Training (Kitchen volunteers) Meals and snacks during shifts Travel and parking expenses (in line with Volunteer Expenses Policy) Safeguarding, Confidentiality and Equality & Diversity Policies Opportunity to develop employment-based skills References following a satisfactory period of volunteering Access to like-minded community Social opportunities, including annual Felix Birthday Party, Summer and Winter parties Opportunities for Event Volunteering Newsletter Paid employment opportunities (in line with usual recruitment practices) Volunteer Voice (volunteer feedback group) Quarterly meetings with CEO and COO to discuss organisational developments

Time Commitment

There is no minimum time commitment. Volunteers are able to volunteer weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually to suit their schedules. Shifts usually last 3-4 hours.

Postcode

W3 7QE

Role Address

The Felix Project Unit 11 Acton Park Industrial Estate, The Vale, London W3 7QE What3words: coffee.ally.bath

Directions

There is parking for volunteers at the Acton Park Depot but there are a limited number of spaces. The Depot is served well by public transport. The nearest station is Acton Central on the Mildmay Overland Line, which is about 5 minutes walk away. Turnham Green (District) and Acton Town (Piccadilly) stations are approxitmately 25 minutes walk away. Buses which stop at or near to Acton Park include; 70, 207, 218 & SL8.

Number of volunteers required

Suitable For

18 and over

We Welcome

The Felix Project’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging policy outlines three areas in which Felix is working to foster EDIB. Foremost, the policy highlights Felix’s commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive working and volunteering environment through People policies and practices, so that all team members feel a sense of belonging. Secondly, the policy summarises the steps Felix takes to engage staff and volunteers in EDIB through a range of informal and formal mechanisms that enable people to feedback on, contribute to, and access information on our EDIB work. Finally, the policy provides a framework for Felix’s zero-tolerance approach to creating a culture free from discrimination, where people’s differences are valued and where all team members are treated with respect, dignity and fairness.

Location

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