Volunteer Foodbank Centre Helper at Tiviot Dale

Can you spare few hours a week to help us run our centre at Tiviot Dale in Stockport? As the welcoming face of the food bank you’ll be sociable, enjoy meeting people and able to offer friendly and caring support to those in crisis. You’ll receive and check food vouchers, prepare food parcels and make refreshments for the people who visit the food bank. You’ll provide a listening ear and support people in accessing other services with compassion and dignity. We are committed to ensuring anybody visiting a food bank is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity. Volunteers take time to share a warm drink, discuss food requirements, offer a listening ear and, when appropriate, signpost people for further support and help.   As a Food bank centre helper, you will play a vital role giving direct support to people who use food banks, meeting and greeting people coming into the food bank, packing their food parcels, making them feel comfortable and providing further signposting support where appropriate. In this role you can make a real difference to people’s lives providing vital help and support to those in crisis in your local community. Tiviot Dale is one of the seven centres part of Stockport Foodbank. We open every Wednesday to people in need in Stockport. This is currently our most attended session across Stockport, which makes it a busy and dynamic environment. We are recruiting volunteers to help us running the weekly session and ensure we are doing the best we can to support people in need our neighbourhood.