Volunteer Role Vacancies

We would love to expand our team of volunteers! We’d also love to increase our foodbank’s engagement and visibility in our wider community. Could your life experience, knowledge or skills be of help? Please get in touch to find out more about any of the roles below.

Youth Engagement
DESCRIPTION
Welcoming youth organisations to the warehouse in the evening. Showing them the workings of the warehouse, using a PowerPoint to explain what we do and how we help. Giving practical experience of dating and sorting.
Going into primary schools giving an assembly about the foodbank, teaching about the power of kindness, community and food justice.
Resources and full training will be given.

Time Commitment: varies – average 2 hours a month
When: Mornings and evenings. Max of 1 or 2 events a month.

Social Media & Communications Volunteer
DESCRIPTION
As a food bank we are part of a growing movement that is taking action to create a fair and compassionate society and deliver our vision for a UK without the need for foodbanks. Through our social media platforms, we are aiming to gain support for our activity as a foodbank and raise awareness in our local community of the drivers pushing people into poverty in order to inspire local people to support us. We are looking for a Social Media and Communications volunteer to help oversee and drive this important activity forward.

We are also looking for someone that can put together our quarterly newsletters for volunteers and external supporters.

Time commitment: 4 to 7 hours weekly
When: Hours are flexible over the week

Signposting Volunteer – 2 roles. Wetherby – Friday am. Tadcaster – Wednesday am.
DESCRIPTION
You’ll play an important role in taking time to listen to people in crisis, understanding what’s driving their poverty and identifying agencies they can be referred to for specific help. You’ll enjoy being alongside an enthusiastic team of volunteers. Using your empathy, confidentiality and motivation to support others you will truly make a difference and help to change lives.

Time commitment: 3 hours a week after training.
When: Wednesday 9:30-12:30 or Friday 9:30-12:30

Safeguarding Coordinator
DESCRIPTION
You’ll make sure that policies and procedures are in place and kept up-to-date so that safeguarding is effectively dealt with at our foodbank both from a day-to-day perspective and when a matter may need to be reported to a Statutory Agency. Using external resources, you will also ensure that safeguarding training is delivered to staff and volunteers.

Time commitment: 3-4 hours a month after training.
When: Hours are flexible. One meeting a month for 1-1.5 hours

All roles

Volunteering is a fantastic way for you to be involved in your local community and our volunteers are at the heart of all that we do as a food bank. The role of volunteers dedicating their time and skills will continue to be critical as we work to fulfil our vision of seeing the UK without the need for food banks.

**Support and personal development**

We are happy to arrange a taster session for you to meet other volunteers and to find out more about the role and the food bank. We will also buddy you up with another volunteer during your first few weeks.

This role can be done from home; however, you will be required to spend some time in the food bank to understand how the food bank operates and to engage with other volunteers and our staff. You will need to live in the district we serve.

**How to apply**

Whatever your background, we want to make sure you are supported, empowered and enjoy your time volunteering with us. We know that having volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds, and with varying experiences, can help to make what we do as effective as possible. As such, we welcome all applicants regardless of age, religion or beliefs, disability, ethnic background, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We also encourage those with lived experiences of poverty to apply.

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