Community Lunch helper

FARE Scotland
VO104057

Help us collect surplus food from FARE Share and transporting it back to FARE, helping to provide ingredients for our weekly Community Lunch. You will play a key role in ensuring food arrives safely and on time, supporting our mission to reduce waste and feed the community.

What You Can Get Involved In:

• Accompanying staff on the journey from FARE to Fare Share
• Helping to load and unload food items
• Assisting with sorting and storing food back at FARE
• Supporting staff with any additional tasks to ensure smooth delivery and preparation
• Being a friendly and reliable presence during the food collection process

Commitment:

We’re looking for volunteers who can support us weekly on Thursdays, starting from September. You will need to be available from 8:30am–10am to assist with the food collection and delivery. Although we have an ideal time commitment in mind, we’re flexible — even a little time makes a big difference, and we would love to hear from you!

Volunteers will come from a wide range of backgrounds and will have many different qualities and skills. We are looking for:
• A helpful and dependable attitude
• Willingness to work as part of a team
• Reliability and punctuality
• Respect for food safety and confidentiality
• No experience required — just a positive attitude and a desire to help!

What’s in it for you?
• Be part of a vital link in feeding the community
• Learn about food distribution and sustainability
• Develop teamwork and organisational skills
• Enhance your CV
• Join a friendly, supportive team making a real impact

Support and Training:

• Full induction and role briefing
• On-the-day support from staff
• Ongoing guidance and skill-building opportunities

Ready to hit the road and help us deliver change?
Email volunteer@fare-scotland.org or click Apply below (available when logged in and registered).

Our Volunteer Coordinator will be in touch with you shortly to discuss the next steps in the application process. Please note their working hours are Monday to Thursday, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, so you can expect to hear from us during that time.

If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow on info@volunteerglasgow.org

Experience required

Travel details

The journey begins at 31 Drumlanrig Avenue, Bannatyne House, G34 0JF - food is then collected from FareShare at 1070 South Street, G14 0AP and brought back to Bannatyne House.

Travel expenses

Volunteers may request reimbursement for reasonable, pre-approved expenses incurred on behalf of FARE Scotland by submitting valid receipts. Examples of reimbursable expenses include:
• Travel between home and the volunteering site and travel during volunteering activities.
• Meal costs up to £7.00 (with receipts) when volunteering for four or more consecutive hours.
• Specialist clothing required for the role, subject to prior discussion and approval

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