Driver Buddy (Van Drivers Mate)

Food banks provide three-day emergency food parcels for people in crisis, working in partnership with organisations across the community. 

Van drivers and their buddies play a fundamental role in the running of the food bank, collecting food donations from a variety of locations across the local area as well as distributing the sorted donations from the warehouse to the local food bank centres.

What you will be doing

Collecting food donations from collection points such as supermarkets, schools and churches around the local area

Delivering food donations to the warehouse

Transporting sorted food from the warehouse to the local food bank centres

Carrying heavy boxes of canned foods

Regular loading and unloading of vehicles

The skills you need

Physically strong

Adaptable and flexible

Personable and committed

What's in it for you

A chance to meet new people

Contribute to your local community

Build your confidence and feel a sense of purpose