Volunteer Grocery Shopper for older residents of Renfrewshire

Food Train
VO100274

Food Train is an award winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Volunteer Shoppers work in our partner supermarket, Morrisons Anchor Mills, to make up the customers’ orders for delivery.

Working as part of team in store each morning the volunteer role includes:

•Making up and checking customers shopping orders from shopping lists provided
•Packing boxes ensuring safe weight distribution
•Putting customers’ orders through the till
•Paying for the shopping using Food Train funds and completing necessary paperwork
•Reporting any matters of concern to Food Train staff
•Informing Food Train Staff of any accidents, incidents or complaints
•Maintaining confidentiality
•Representing Food Train in a professional manner to customers and the wider community.

Experience required

No formal skills required but a reasonable level of literacy would be helpful for reading shopping lists, item labels etc accurately

Travel details

Paisley Gilmour Street, Paisley Canal and Seedhill train stations are all within 15 min walk. Regular bus routes serve the supermarket with stops on the A726 close to the store.

Travel expenses

Reasonable out of pocket expenses are payable on receipt of public transport tickets and completed relevant expense forms. Mileage for drivers is £0.45 per mile and is payable on completion of expense form.

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