Volunteer Driver for FareShare Greater Manchester
EMERGE 3Rs
FareShare Greater Manchester is looking for safe, confident drivers to join our busy, friendly delivery team.
We re-distribute tonnes of surplus food a month to charities and community initiatives across Greater Manchester, saving and reallocating good quality food which would otherwise go to waste in landfill, where its emissions would contribute to global warming.
This is an achievement of which we’re proud, and want to expand, and is why we need your driving and delivery skills to support our growing operation, especially in these current times of increased need.
Key responsibilities:
Driving a refrigerated van to deliver surplus food orders to the premises of the many Community Food Members we support.
Loading and unloading the vehicle and carrying out a range of tasks, from basic vehicle checks to delivery administration.
As a Delivery Driver at FareShare, you will be driving a temperature-controlled 3.5 tonnes Mercedes Sprinter van; working closely with a Driver’s Assistant, to re-distribute food orders to the premises of a wide variety of Community Food Members.
You will be involved with loading the vehicle and carrying out a range of tasks, from basic vehicle checks to delivery administration.
The required skills and attributes are as follows.
You should:
- Be aged 25 or over, with a clean driver's licence (or a maximum of 3 points).
- (Experience of driving a van is desirable though not essential).
- Be reliable and be able to commit to pre-agreed volunteer shifts.
- Be physically fit to take on moving and handling of food orders.
- Possess the ability to follow procedures and instructions.
- Have good verbal communication skills.
- Have a high respect for Health & Safety standards and procedures.
- Have an interest in the work of FareShare Greater Manchester and our values.
In return you will gain:
- Practical experience
- Career and CV advice and support
- A reference for future employers
- Reimbursement of travel and lunch expenses
- The opportunity to give practical help to fight food poverty and reduce food waste (and associated CO2 emissions)
- The opportunity to meet like-minded people and make new friends
Our operating hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Driver 4 hour shifts begin at 8:30am.
We especially welcome volunteers who can regularly commit to one day a week.
The days and rota hours of volunteering are agreed around your availability.
We operate from our recently-modified and modernised regional centre, which is based on New
Smithfield Market in Openshaw, North Manchester, and is accessed from the main entrance on
Whitworth Street East (off Ashton Old Road). (For the precise location of our base, please see
the Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/c9YJYPWW24Xbjegg7).
The depot is well served by public transport, with the 219 bus running regularly along the nearby Ashton Old Road.
We also have free car parking on site and secure racks on our premises for cycles and eBikes.
If you would like an informal chat with our Volunteering team about this role, or just need a bit more information, you can call 0161 223 8200 (followed by option 6) or email [email protected]
About EMERGE 3Rs
EMERGE has been at the front line of sustainability and 3Rs practice in Greater Manchester for over two decades, improving people’s lives and upskilling our wider community in the process.
Our charitable activities include running the Greater Manchester operations of FareShare GM in partnership with the national food surplus charity, and our successful Volunteering and Employability Programme. The charity is supported by our sister social enterprise EMERGE Recycling which also runs innovative reclaimed timber workshop Touch Wood.
EMERGE has been at the front line of sustainability and 3Rs practice in Greater Manchester for over two decades, improving people’s lives and upskilling our wider community in the process. Our charitable activities include running the Greater Manchester operations of FareShare GM in partnership with the national food surplus charity, and our successful Volunteering and Employability Programme. The charity is supported by our sister social enterprise EMERGE Recycling which also runs innovative reclaimed timber workshop Touch Wood.
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